Halbe Pocket Battlefield Tour (Private Tour)
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? Expertise Intimacy 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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Halbe Pocket Battlefield Tour (Private Tour)
What's included in Halbe Pocket Battlefield Tour (Private Tour)
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Halbe Kaiserbahnhof
The Battle of Halbe occurred in the town of Halbe, 60 km south of Berlin, on April 24th and 28th, 1945. On April 24, the left flank of the 1st Belorussian Front and the right flank of the 1st Ukrainian Front closed the ring around the German 9th Army, followed by multiple efforts to break out against the Soviet soldiers parallel to the Battle of Berlin. On April 27, Soviet troops cornered barely able-to-fight German troops and civilians fleeing west in a small forest between Märkisch Buchholz and Halbe. The 12th Army's rescue attack from south of Potsdam on April 29th and 30th allowed considerable portions to escape westward via Kummersdorf-Gut to Beelitz and reach the German front on May 1st. The rest where slaughtered in the forests.
Kriegsgraeberstaette Waldfriedhof Halbe
One of the largest war graveyards in Germany is the Halbe Forest Cemetery. There are in excess of 28,000 World War II victims buried there, most of whom fell in the Halbe Pocket. There are additional graves for executed Wehrmacht deserters, forced labourers, and those who passed away at the Soviet special camp Ketschendorf between 1945 and 1947.
A massacre of nurses and the wounded.
Inclusions
- Bottled water
- Wifi access (Inside the vehicle)
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Tour meets at the Park Inn by Radisson Berlin Alexanderplatz - Main Vehicle Entrance Note: The main entrance is along ALEXANDER STRAßE. I will be holding a sign “Halbe Pocket Battlefield Tour.”
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Thank you for booking the Halbe Pocket Battlefield Tour MEETING POINT: Tour meets at the Park Inn by Radisson Berlin Alexanderplatz - Main Vehicle Entrance Note: The main entrance is along ALEXANDER STRAßE. I will be holding a sign that reads “Halbe Pocket Battlefield Tour.” What to Bring - Snacks - Comfortable shoes - Umbrella or raincoat in unfavourable weather Running Late? Don't panic. Please call or text Matt at +49 (0)152 0468 9477. (Available on WhatsApp) *Do you want to learn more about World War II? Click the links below or visit us at www.onthefront.com to see all of our tours. » Hitler’s Berlin - The Rise and Fall (https://bit.ly/3z9BHHT) » WWII Battlefield Tour - Seelow Heights (https://bit.ly/3PcDTni) » Berlin Battlefield Tour (https://bit.ly/3aISKXB) » Holocaust & Nazi Resistance Tour (https://bit.ly/3Pq7FEY)
