I would also add Berlin Flak Towers. Great video , BTW.

@NexusCool1

3 ай бұрын

Exactly

Thank you so much for making this video.I've been interested in history for a long time and I will surely visit all the sights in the video

@dagmarvandoren9364

Жыл бұрын

Ja must not miss As a thing

@krikortersak

Жыл бұрын

all the sites.

Not entirely sure Otto von Bismarck ‘commissioned’ the Reichstagsgebaude in 1871, as it took quite a few years to decide on a site, and, as far as I’m aware, 1894 is the official build date. Architect was Paul Wallot and it replaced a Polish noble’s palace that previously occupied where this great building now stands. The 1933 fire only saw the main debating chamber burned out, as the side annexes basically remained untouched. The NSDAP reconvened their ‘parliament’ across the Konigsplatz at the Krolloper, an infamous building in the story of the Third Reich, now long gone.

@NicolaW72

Жыл бұрын

The first planings went back to the early time after the German-French War of 1870/ 1871 (the new German Reich got a new Parliament = needed a new Parliament Building, as simple as that). The construction works started in 1884, they were finished and the building opened in 1894. The best history of the building was written by an American Historian: Michael S. Cullen: Der Reichstag (2004 and 2014). The building got a first re-building in the 1950ies and then a second one in the 1990ies by Norman Foster - about this part of its history: Norman Foster/ David Jenkins: Der neue Reichstag (2000). Btw: The Reichstag Building was always a Symbol for Democracy and Unity in German History, not so much as Symbol for Power. When the building was constructed the German Parliament had few real Power in Policy Making, but it was the only democratic Institution of the Country. The Architect, Paul Wallot, constructed the building as aesthetically equal to the Royal Castle on the other side of the "Linden" and as a Symbol of the Unity of the Country = the four Towers of the building represented the four Kingdoms of that-time Germany: Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony and Württemberg. So obviously the Nazis neglected this Building largely. That the Red Army of the Soviet Union used it as the "central goal" and "crown jewel of Fascism" was at best a total misunderstanding of German History and the Place of this Building in this History. You can still see the Scraffiti of the Soldiers of the Red Army at the walls inside of the Building.

@rwa844

2 ай бұрын

The Neo-Renaissance building was built between 1884 and 1894 in the Tiergarten district on the left bank of the River Spree to plans by the architect Paul Wallot. It housed both the Reichstag legislature of the German Empire and the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic. The Reich's Federal Council also originally met there. The building was initially used by the Reichstag for Nazi Germany, but severe damage in the Reichstag fire of 1933 prevented further use and the Reichstag moved to the nearby Kroll Opera House. The 1933 fire became a pivotal event in the entrenchment of the Nazi regime. The building took further damage during the Second World War and its symbolism made it an important target for the Red Army during the Battle of Berlin. that's from Wikipedia, nothing from Bismarck

@OrnumCR

2 ай бұрын

@@rwa844 …Quite an impressive building nonetheless! Visited it in 2001 and will do so again late this year. One of my favourite buildings in Berlin and a tour of that dome is pretty cool…did that in 2001 too…

Fantastic video, Thank you so much for taking the time to make this, you did a great job!

So informative, looking forward to my next visit to Berlin, thank you !

Thanks, very well narrated.

Great job. Thank you for posting.

Wonderful description.

i really enjoyed this piece thank you sir

Very well made video, congrats !

Thanks for that, really interesting. Off to Belin latter this year so ill try and see some of your suggestions.

Thank you for the list.. Will try to check them out on my visit to Berlin in Janurary.. Cheers

Great Video!

excellent stuff. Love it

Thank you so much. I really enjoyed your tour of interesting sites to visit in Berlin. I hope some day to visit Berlin in person

I would love to visit these WWII historical sites!

@dagmarvandoren9364

Жыл бұрын

They are.so uplifting. Alone 80 percent of the town was bombed. Must give a rush...

Very fascinating, great video!

@Sir-Worthington

Жыл бұрын

Subscribed!

Wow, thank you!!

Thank you, coming in March, def have to see the train station - no other video ive seen mentioned it

Really well presented

This video starts by misspelling Reichstag as "Reichtag" in big letters. Moments later the speaker states that it was "completely destroyed by fire". This is plainly untrue - as the script later makes clear. However, it was not left "in a further dilapidated state until German reunification". It was restored and it housed, among other things, a museum of German parliamentary history. Get your facts right.

@onthefronttours7243

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment paulwebbiweb, great to have you apart of the conversation. The typo on Reichstag is regrettable. Following the fire, the Reichstag was a ruin. I’m happy to split hairs over the definition of ‘destroyed’ but the building having been gutted by fire, no longer served as the German seat of Parliament. During the war years it served intermediary as a maternity ward and further damage by Allied bombs and fighting during the last days of the war followed by the subsequent division meant it could no longer be used for its original purpose. After 1961 the Berlin Wall ran along the back of the building. Since the capital of West Germany was now in Bonn, the Reichstag could not be used as a seat of government. In 1955 the German Bundestag decided the structure should be preserved and an architectural contest was held for the design of the renovation. Architect Paul Baumgarten designed the reconstruction which took place from 1961 to 1964. After 1971, the Reichstag housed a museum with an exhibit called “Fragen an die Deutsche Geschichte” but the building sat largely unused until 1990 and German reunification. I hope that helps to clarify my comments.

@liamobrien4767

2 жыл бұрын

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing !

@ColinH1973

Жыл бұрын

@@liamobrien4767 If a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, then show me the man who is out of danger.' Oscar Wilde

@ColinH1973

Жыл бұрын

I agree with you Paul. Badly researched and badly put-together to satisfy people who know nothing about Berlin, and who will probably never visit.

Great video..planning a tour to Berlin and this has helped Couple I'd not heard of before

@ernestkhalimov1007

8 ай бұрын

Add the German Russian Museum in Karlshorst to your list it's where the unconditional surrender was signed

Outstanding video

I might have included Checkpoint Charlie as it is a result of the war. I was there 3 years ago and it's touristy beyond belief. But there are other parts of the wall that seem unvisited.

@Eupher6

Жыл бұрын

Definitely agree. The Cold War went on from 1945 till 1989 when the Wall fell; perhaps the gentleman can add CPC to a followup video.

@jochem420

Жыл бұрын

its crazy how many tourist stores around Checkpoint Charlie sell 'real pieces of the wall' aka ridiculously overpriced pieces of concrete

@lawrencelewis2592

Жыл бұрын

@@jochem420 If you want a piece of the wall, look down at Checkpoint Charlie- there are multicoloured bits of gravel that I can only assume were once part of the wall. You can just pick them up for free. But- I understand that the wall had a lot of asbestos mixed into the cement which was common 60 years ago.

@WormholeJim

Жыл бұрын

I walked right past it even while looking for it. Never realizing it was this small shed in the road until I saw a sign about the Berlin standoff at the other end of the area..

@kurtthecat3995

4 ай бұрын

In its current state Check Point Charlie is treated like a joke. I went through there a few times back in the day when it was "serious business." I wish it was treated with more reverence.

Like your delivery.

Awesome. I have been many times to Berlin. I also recommend Berlin underground. Visit war bunkers and there is also a cold war bunker.

@halamadrid6733

Жыл бұрын

Do people in Germany speak English or if you go to Germany you have to have some knowledge of speaking German

@derekhellmann515

Жыл бұрын

they speak English in large cities because of tourism. Not so much in smaller towns or villages.

I had planned to go to Berlin on my Western European vacation, with my friend. At the time, I was getting a security clearance in 1984…so I didn’t go there - and missed going through Checkpoint Charlie. Missed a bit of history.

Really love the research and effort put into your videos. If i ever come to Germany I'd love to have you as a tour guide :) keep up the videos. Loving it!

Excellent and well researched. Thank you and keep 'em coming!

@ColinH1973

Жыл бұрын

Please read my comments above if you think that this is well-researched.

Please make more video's and I'm amazed on what you're seen,God bless.

The Reichstag building was probably not well liked by Hitler because the building is a Tartarian style building. Hitler as an artist and architect had the appreciation for the Roman buildings with large pillars and high ceilings and marble.

There’s Sachsenhausen concentration camp, the Olympic stadium and Tempelhof Airport. Plus the remains of the Berlin Wall.

@miroslavmilosevic1040

Жыл бұрын

in some ex-DDR parts of the city you can stil lsee something that is very likely holes from shellings. I noticed them close to the Ostkreuz.

Nicely done. Very professional. I'll have to check these places out on my next trip to Germany.

Very cool love ww2 history plan to visit most of the sites

@onthefronttours7243

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video BrickMan Reviews. I will be making further videos on WW2 sites to visit in Berlin. So be sure to watch out for those.

I was able to tour West Berlin back in my college days in 1980. So yes, the city was still divided. My group had a tour of the Reichstag and a lecture on the German government. I have a distinct memory of looking out one of the large windows that overlooked the wall and watching the guards in the towers pulling up their binoculars to see all of the college girls in the window. I also remember when our bus drove past the Brandenburg Gate which was part of the Wall. We drove past the Soviet Memorial but couldn't get out to see it because it was the Soviet's and they had built their memorial on the wrong side of the wall. There were still bombed out ruins throughout the city which was striking especially when we went into East Berlin for a couple of hours (thru Checkpoint Charlie) and there were people living in some of the bombed out buildings. We rode the UBahn to some of the museums and at least one of the rail lines went thru East Berlin stations and did not stop, guards very visible. The Wall itself was a very striking visual (it was a block from our youth hostel) seeing the curtains still hanging in the windows of some of the buildings. I'd love to go back one day and see for myself how the city has changed since reunification.

Amazing and thank you a million for bringing the top 10 of berlin . really amazing.

@onthefronttours7243

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Anil, I'm glad you enjoyed the video

U earned a new subscriber

@onthefronttours7243

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 766545 Hgfgu, great to have you apart of the channel

Excellent Narration

Saw most of these places last year. Plus Checkpoint Charlie (or what's left of it) and lots of areas where the Berlin Wall once stood (and lots of places remembering the 1953 "Worker Uprising".)Our hotel was across from the Anhalter Bahnhof which is surprisingly still in operation. Also took the Bahnhof to Wannsee.

I was in Berlin at the end of August. Saw each place but the last one...the Anhalter Bahnhoff. I'd never heard of it.

@halamadrid6733

Жыл бұрын

Do people in Germany speak English or you need to know German if your visiting Germany

@stevedavis3527

Жыл бұрын

@@halamadrid6733 I know very little German. Most places have someone that speaks English. Not an issue at all.

@ernestkhalimov1007

8 ай бұрын

​@@stevedavis3527I recommend a visit to the German Russian Museum in Karlshorst where the unconditional surrender was signed

I think Plötzensee Prison is a morbid yet interesting site. ..after the last attempt on Hitler's life many of the plotters were killed here.

Impressive 👌

I've been to: 1. Reichtag Building. 2. Brandenburd Gate 6. Memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe. 7. Hitler Bunker. 9. Topography of Terror I visited twice, 2012 and 2019. Hopefully will come back again in the next few years. There is always something amazing to see.

@divebomb99

Жыл бұрын

I'm trying to learn some level of basic German to visit one day soon. Roughly speaking, how easy or difficult is it to navigate around Berlin as an English speaker?

@murtagh232

Жыл бұрын

Most people speak English it’s very easy to get by. 😊

@ernestkhalimov1007

8 ай бұрын

Visit the German Russian Museum in Karlshorst where the unconditional surrender was signed

Great video I didn't know about the Anhalter Bahnhof. Major site missing is the German Russian Museum in Karlshorst where the unconditional surrender was signed

Ironically, Anhalter Bahnhof is now located a few blocks away from Berlin's new museum for flight, expulsion, and reconciliation.

I’m your 200th subscriber! Love the content!

@onthefronttours7243

3 жыл бұрын

Great to have you apart of the channel Eucliid. It's fantastic to have you as the 200th subscriber

amazing

Very interesting video! Thank you :) But I'd like to see a video about the German resistance

Surely a place in the top 10 for the Bendlerblock?…. Fantastic city to visit,the Topography of Terror museum is probably the best museum I have visited

@NicolaW72

Жыл бұрын

Indeed.

Brilliant tour of Germany Sites fantastic Job Well done.

Even w the mistakes still fascinating

Amazing concept. Would have been better if you showed more of the overall place than just a glimpse

Why did he forget to mention Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi and the Kalergi Plan ?

2:11, the Brandenburg Gate.

The Gestapo headquarters was the German Patton Office before the Nazi’s.

Absolutely brilliant video. Can't wait to see it in October 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

@ColinH1973

Жыл бұрын

Please read my comments above, David.

@davidlambie5276

Жыл бұрын

@@ColinH1973 hi Colin, I can't seem to find the comment from you. Can you please send it to me. Thanks 👍

@davidlambie5276

Жыл бұрын

I found the comment Colin. Thanks very much. I'm going to look into the places you mentioned and see if I can get to see them when I get there, It's only a 2 day trip so hopefully I'll have enough time to take it all in. Cheers again 👍 👍

Thanks for the video lots more to see and learn about!!😎🇬🇧🇺🇦

What a wonderful video ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

Nice job!

İt was fun, thanks

Wansee House, but its far from the city center.

@ernestkhalimov1007

8 ай бұрын

German Russian Museum in Karlshorst where the unconditional surrender was signed

Aww...Matt. We saw you in January during one of your tours around Berlin.

The main WW2 site in Berlin, the “Gedächtniskirche” ought to be added.

I completely agree with the burning of the books but my school didn't and my lone action got me threw out only joking watching with interest as I want to go there,, ☘️☘️☘️☘️

Hello. How many days would one plan for this tour please?

More more more! Great!

Several another "Must sees" in Berlin: 1) Tempelhof airport, the "mother" of all modern airports, true megastructure even by modern standards; 2) Schwerbelastungskörper - concrete '"puck" used in research of pressure exerted on soil by gigastructures like Volkshalle; 3)Remains of the flakturms (I see You've covered them in another video).

@onthefronttours7243

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestions Anatolij Cimarkin. I will be making videos on those sites in the future, so be sure to look out for those.

@williamgriffiths9453

2 жыл бұрын

Flakturm Tiergarten

@wanderschlosser1857

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamgriffiths9453 The 3 Flakturm sites in Berlin were 1. Zoo (southwest corner of Tiergarten) - that one completely vanished 2. Friedrichshain - demolished, forming hills (Mont Klamott) in the Volkspark Friedrichshain and 3. Humboldthain - partially demolished, north fassade still more or less intact and visible, now a viewing platform in a park. If you want to see complete Flaktürme you need to visit Hamburg or Vienna.

@ColinH1973

Жыл бұрын

@@williamgriffiths9453 It isn't there. The British Army blew it up after the war, and after a struggle.

Mate? Love your videos. Why have you stopped?

... gut !

Olympic stadium

Good work

The site where Baron Vo Stafenberg was executed. My Aunt had an Apt. across the canal where this happened.

Great stuff…

Did they ever turn the top of the Brandenburg gate back around after 1989? I visited Berlin in June 1989. I hear there have been a few changes since. :-)

01:44 I don't want to be picky, but the Reichstag wasn't taken until 2 May 1945. The Soviet troops entered the building on 30 April but it took them two days to occupy it fully.

Even though not in walking distance of central Berlin the Olympiastadion and the entire olympic park is in my opinion one of the, if not the best historical site, at least in regards of the Nazi era.

Aye but what happened to AH’s cat,Peter?

Hay quá

What about the Kaiser Wilhelm?

Gedenkstätte Plötzensee!!!! Shocking place

The Flak tower in Gesundbrunnen ?

pity thing the Bunker was not preserved, it would be a world-class museum now.

Kannste das auch auf Deutsch?

Maybe the flak tower could have been Included

What about the Olympic Stadium too, where Hitler and his cronies used to hold mass rally’s before and during the first years of the war?

@dagmarvandoren9364

Жыл бұрын

Richtig. You must see that. More hitler......

@Exodon2020

Жыл бұрын

Wouldn't consider it "walking distance" from the Reichstag...

When soviet there with soldier caring soviet ussr flag.

@13:45 "the ministry of aviation collapsed in late '45" ??

I’ve heard that the video of Hitler awarding Iron Cross medals to those poor children was actually in mid March ‘45. You could be right. Just a thought.

... you seem to have omitted the Russian War Cemetery at Treptow Park ... not an insignificant omission ...

Plotzensee Memorial?

Goering's Luftwaffe HQ great inclusion there and would be my Number 1 all the way through to number 10 having visited Berlin. Very *"American USA"* and reminds me of the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Headquarters in the USA. Very 20th Century *"modern Government"* and I think a kind of "scourge" upon Berlin that it was the one Building that really kept 3rd Reich Nazi Germany running before, during and after World War 2 and I imagine as the tax office today still does so in its own way.

You missed Tempelhof. I know it is not in walking distance.

Maybe the publishing of this video at the beginning of the Corona Pandemia made this video not as succesful as it deserves to be. Thank you very much nevertheless for making this very informative video. The Historical Memorials of Berlin remembering to WW 2 and the Nazi Regime are indeed really worthy to visit them.

Do people in Germany speak English or plain German

It is Heinrich Heine, not Heinrich Hein. The last e is not silent.

Unfortunately you forgot Tempelhof airport...

So many historians here

the nazis started the fire as a way to swing the movement into motion

For those that know history and exactly what happen Berlin was brutally victimized by the allied powers civilian men used to clean up the mess they left and dig graves for the fallen soldiers and those civilians killed women were rape massively 2 million in Berlin alone kids died of starvation or by trying to defend theyre mothers getting raped the atrocities done by the alleged liberators was sickening

Is this all about world war 2. Again. How exiting. We have apparently not heard enough. I was three wenn berlin was bombed....the war is over for me. And how about the other 700 years? Something. Besides adolf? Danke

@mollygrubber

Жыл бұрын

The name of the channel is "On The Front Tours". Maybe that should have been a clue it wasn't about medieval sites.