• Halbe Kaiserbahnhof - The Battle of Halbe took place in the town of Halbe, 60 km south of Berlin, from April 24th to 28th, 1945. On April 24, the left flank of the 1st Belorussian Front and the right flank of the 1st Ukrainian Front encircled the German 9th Army, leading to several breakout attempts against Soviet forces, concurrent with the Battle of Berlin. By April 27, Soviet troops had trapped German soldiers and civilians fleeing west in a small forest between Märkisch Buchholz and Halbe. A rescue attack by the 12th Army from south of Potsdam on April 29th and 30th enabled many to escape westward via Kummersdorf-Gut to Beelitz, reaching the German front on May 1st. The remaining were killed in the forests.
• Kriegsgraeberstaette Waldfriedhof Halbe - The Halbe Forest Cemetery is one of Germany’s largest war graveyards, with over 28,000 World War II victims buried there, most of whom died in the Halbe Pocket. There are also graves for executed Wehrmacht deserters, forced laborers, and those who died at the Soviet special camp Ketschendorf between 1945 and 1947.
• OLD CASTLE BARUTH - A massacre of nurses and the wounded.
• Bundesstraße 96 - The Battle of Halbe soldiers’ Soviet military cemetery in Baruth was constructed between 1946 and 1947. The final battle out of Berlin occurred from April 24 to May 1, 1945, between the Soviet Red Army and the Wehrmacht.

The remnants of the German defense retreating from the Oder bank fought two major Soviet Army columns south of Berlin near Halbe. German forces were largely surrounded in a salient. Both sides suffered tens of thousands of casualties.

Two T-34 tanks guard the Soviet soldier battle cemetery, where thousands of fallen soldiers rest.

• Bucher- und Bunkerstadt Wunsdorf - Built in the late 1930s near Wünsdorf, Brandenburg, the Wünsdorf Zeppelin bunker served as a communications hub for the German Wehrmacht and later the Soviet Forces in Germany. Constructed between 1937-1939, this bunker featured a two-story building and a three-story extension, connected to the Maybach I bunker complex. It played a crucial role during WWII as a key telecommunications node. Post-war, it was used by the Soviet Forces, undergoing renovations to withstand nuclear impacts and serving as a command post and intelligence center. After the Soviet withdrawal in 1994, the site underwent redevelopment, including a museum opened in 2009 to showcase its historical significance.

• Bottled water
• Wifi access (Inside the vehicle)

Imagine standing amidst the dense Spree Forest, where the air is thick with history.

Venture beyond the pages and YouTube videos. Walk the ground that beneath your feet has witnessed a desperate dance of tragedy and survival – The Battle of Halbe.

With each step on this journey, the past comes alive. The scent of cordite fills the air, the distant rumble of tanks, the haunting whistle of incoming shells, and the heart-wrenching cries of soldiers and civilians.

Tour Highlights:
Walk the streets of Halbe and Spree Forest
German War Graves
German Field Hospital
Zossen Bunker Complex

Learning Outcomes:
Historical Context
Personal Stories
Tactical Mastery
Battles Within the Battle

Why Choose Us?
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Experience
Interactive Engagement

Total time spent at locations: 4.5 hrs. Travel time to, from and between stops 2.5 Hrs.

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