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re: Europe, WWII and WW I sites
Posted on 3/20/22 at 8:39 am to supadave3
Posted on 3/20/22 at 8:39 am to supadave3
I’ve never been to Auschwitz and I’m knowledgeable about the Wars but by no means a buff on them.
If you are going to Normandy, I would suggest maybe a trip to Munich instead of Auschwitz to go to Dauchau. Munich has the Deutches Museum for Germany Tech and history. It’s a huge museum and I was honestly dissapointed in it, it gets great reviews and I assumed it would be like a German Smithsonian. I was dissapointed in the English there. But it’s got a lot of the German early 20th century tech including WW1 and 2 planes.
But then there’s the Eagles Nest not terribly far from there also. 1.5 hours away. You could probably rent a car and do Dachau in the morning and Eagles Nest at Night though that would a long day and pushing it.
ETA: I would consider flying into London now that I think about it. Some others can help you with the London museums and sites to see.
Id do London, then a couple years ago we did Dover, and I’d highly recommend going there next. Then go from Dover to either Dunkirk or Normandy.
I’d personally probably fly into London, go to France, then work my way east. Fly out of Berlin or Munich or Poland.
If you are going to Normandy, I would suggest maybe a trip to Munich instead of Auschwitz to go to Dauchau. Munich has the Deutches Museum for Germany Tech and history. It’s a huge museum and I was honestly dissapointed in it, it gets great reviews and I assumed it would be like a German Smithsonian. I was dissapointed in the English there. But it’s got a lot of the German early 20th century tech including WW1 and 2 planes.
But then there’s the Eagles Nest not terribly far from there also. 1.5 hours away. You could probably rent a car and do Dachau in the morning and Eagles Nest at Night though that would a long day and pushing it.
ETA: I would consider flying into London now that I think about it. Some others can help you with the London museums and sites to see.
Id do London, then a couple years ago we did Dover, and I’d highly recommend going there next. Then go from Dover to either Dunkirk or Normandy.
I’d personally probably fly into London, go to France, then work my way east. Fly out of Berlin or Munich or Poland.
This post was edited on 3/20/22 at 8:45 am
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Posted on 3/20/22 at 9:20 am to baldona
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If you are going to Normandy, I would suggest maybe a trip to Munich instead of Auschwitz to go to Dauchau.
So much to see and do. I went to Dachau many years ago and agree if the OP ends up in Germany it's a must see and near Munich. Dachau. There were 32,000 documented deaths.
I will say there is no comparison to the size and magnitude of Auschwitz. The camp was actually a number of different camps built over the war. It consisted of Auschwitz I, the main camp, Auschwitz II-Birkenau, and others. The death toll has often been the subject of a lot of historical debate. Some put the number over 4 million, but it seems about 1.1M is the number often quoted. LINK Either way, it's a must see, BUT you have to really want to go there and be in Poland vs. easier access to sites in Germany.
Posted on 3/20/22 at 11:46 am to baldona
I have never been to Auschwitz but I have been to Dachau. That was an interesting tour and a very moving experience. And it is right outside of Munich which is a great place to visit.
If you do visit Poland be careful not to go too far east. We don’t want you to hit the trifecta. While visiting the WWI and WWII sites you may find yourself in the middle of WWIII
If you do visit Poland be careful not to go too far east. We don’t want you to hit the trifecta. While visiting the WWI and WWII sites you may find yourself in the middle of WWIII
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