Gdansk – Opening Shots of WW2 by Air
On 1st September 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland, heralding the outbreak of the Second World War. On this incredible tour, we look at the opening shots of the war at Gdansk and visit the city's superb WW2 museum, as well as travelling to the Wolf’s Lair: Hitler’s headquarters in the East.
Tour Includes
- 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- Specialist Battlefield Guide
- Return flights to Gdansk with hand luggage allowance and airport transfers in Poland
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Fly to Gdansk and transfer to our hotel for four nights.
Today we start at Westerplatte where German forces invaded on 1st September 1939. We see the area where the fighting took place, visit the memorials and take a boat trip to see the battlefield from the sea.
Later, we visit the superb new Second World War Museum in Gdansk with their incredible collection that tells the WW2 story from the Polish perspective.
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Key Visits
Today we have an early start as we travel to the Wolf’s Lair. This bunker complex was Hitler’s headquarters in the East and was first used during Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, in June 1941. It was also where the assassination attempt on his life took place on 20th July 1944, orchestrated by Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg. We have a full day here to explore the site before returning to Gdansk.
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Key Visits
On our final day, we look at the story of the Holocaust in Poland, travelling to Stutthof Concentration Camp. It was one of the earliest established in German-occupied Poland and used to detain the Polish aristocracy. It became a Death Camp later in the war, and we visit the site, museum and memorials.
Includes Breakfast
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Transfer to airport for your return flight to the UK.
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Accommodation
You will stay for four nights at the 4-star Mercure Gdansk Stare Miasto Hotel.Got a question about
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