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WW2: Secrets of The Third Reich Battlefield Tour

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Eagle’s Nest, Dachau & Munich

Join this amazing 4-day tour as we reveal the secrets of the Third Reich. Based in Munich the tour explores Hitler’s rise to power and brings to light how the Nazi State changed under his tyrannical Dictatorship.

With this guided sightseeing tour of Munich, learn about the history of the Third Reich. Munich, sometimes referred to as the "capital of the Nazi movement," was essential to Adolf Hitler's ascent and the establishment of the Nazi Party. This tour offers a thorough, realistic look at the sites that were essential to the Third Reich's growth.

You will get a look inside the early years of this notorious movement by touring the locations where the Nazi Party was founded. The tour includes a stop at Hitler's Offices, the site of a pivotal moment in the prelude to World War II—the signing of the infamous Munich Agreement.

Day 1 – Munich

Fly from Dublin to Munich. Meet your Tour Manager at Munich Airport and transfer by coach to your hotel for check-in. Walk from the hotel to Lowenbrau for lunch at own expense. In 1923, this beer hall was the location of the unsuccessful Beer Hall Putsch which Adolf Hitler led against the government. Continue to the city centre for a guided tour of Munich, visiting key Third Reich history sites including the mass rally square Konigsplatz, the Nazi powerbase at Brienner Strausse and Fuhrerbau,the site of the infamous Munich Agreement. Return to your hotel for overnight.

Day 2 – Dachau Concentration Camp, Lietenburg Hill & Deutsches Museum

Breakfast at your hotel. Full day tour with a guided tour of Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site and Museum – the only camp open for the whole duration of the Third Reich. A broad range of different aspects of camp life are discussed during its different periods of operation right through to the liberation in April 1945. Visit the SS Shooting range and Lietenburg Hill and the pretty town of Dachau, a stark contrast during WW2 to the neighbouring camp. Contunie to Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Oberschleißheim, an aviation museum with many aerospace exhibits on display including fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and aircraft engines. Overnight at your hotel.

Day 3 – Berchtesgaden & The Eagle’s Nest

Breakfast at your hotel. Full day tour to Berchtesgaden, an area purchased by the Nazi’s in the 1940’s for senior members to enjoy. Visit the famous Eagle’s Nest, the Documentation Centre and the extensive underground bunkers and tunnels. This area high in the Alps was Hitler’s mountain retreat, home to the Nazi-leadership and Hitler’s second seat of government. Overnight at your hotel.

Day 4 – Free time & Depart

Breakfast at your hotel and check-out. Free time to enjoy Munich before transferring to Munich Airport for your return flight to Dublin.