On this episode, we take a tour of places in Berlin connected to World War 2; the square where the Nazis burned books, the stadium where they held their showpiece Olympics in 1936, the sites of their HQ and of Hitler's bunker and the museums which tell tell the story of war, devastation and resistance. A little history and a lot of tips on what to look out for on a visit. Reading Berlin 1936 by Oliver Hilmes Useful links https://www.visitberlin.de/en/deutsches-historisches-museum https://www.visitberlin.de/en/book-burning-memorial-bebelplatz https://olympiastadion.berlin/en/guided-tours/ https://www.visitberlin.de/en/topography-terror https://www.life.com/history/after-the-fall-photos-of-hitlers-bunker-and-the-ruins-of-berlin/ https://www.gdw-berlin.de/en/home/ https://www.visitberlin.de/en/berlin-tourist-info-centres https://www.germany.travel/en/home.html City Breaks: all the history and culture you'd research for yourself if you had the time! Check our website to find more episodes from our Berlin series or to browse our back catalogue of other cities which are well worth visiting: https://www.citybreakspodcast.co.uk We love to receive your comments and suggestions! You can e mail us at [email protected] And if you like what you hear, please do post comments or a review wherever you downloaded this episode. That would be very much appreciated!
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