Discover Leipzig's turbulent WWII and post-war history. Go on a guided tour of the Forum of Contemporary History and the GDR secret police museum. See the most magnificent Monument dedicated to the 1813 Battle of the Nations.

Highlights
  • Discover Leipzig’s WWII and post-war history with a 5-Stars Private Guide 
  • Visit the Leipzig Forum of Contemporary History to see “Our History. Dictatorship and Democracy after 1945” exhibition
  • Unravel the hidden history of the GDR secret police at the Museum in der Runden Ecke
  • Contemplate about war and peace at the Monument to the Battle of the Nations
  • Find out how Leipzig became the epicentre of the Peaceful Revolution in 1989 Germany

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  • 2 - 6 hours
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  • Live GuideEnglish, German, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish
  • Walking tour
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Take a trip back in time through German history, all the way back from the Napoleonic wars, through the devastating WWII and the turbulent GDR period to the final achievement of democracy. Follow your Private Guide around significant landmarks of modern history and visit WWII and post-war themed museums. Unravel the hidden chronicles of Leipzig and hear about the city’s significant role in altering the European history.

Join the 2-hours themed walking tour to immerse yourself in the atmosphere of post-war Germany. You will meet with your Local Guide in front of the St Nicholas Church, which is the site of the legendary “Monday demonstrations”  that facilitated the demise of the GDR. Then you will walk through the Old Town to the Leipzig Forum of Contemporary History, admiring the building of the Old Stock Exchange and the Statue of Goethe along the way. At the Forum, the permanent exhibition “Our History. Dictatorship and Democracy after 1945” offers an in-depth insight into the socio-political state of East Germany after WWII. You will find out about the rise and fall of the GDR as well as about the daily lives of its ordinary citizens. 

During the extended 4-hours option, you will also visit the Museum in der Runden Ecke. The museum is located only a short walk from Leipzig’s historical marketplace, in the original office of the GDR secret police. Here, you will learn about the rise and fall of the Stasi political police force, their methods of work and the surveillance equipment. This exhibition will paint you a gruesome picture of how the East German government operated during the Cold War period.

Choose the 6-hours option to visit the Monument to the Battle of the Nations with a 5-Stars Private Guide. It is Europe’s largest monument site, dedicated to the values of valour, faith, national strength and self-sacrifice. Once you reach the site by public transport, you will hear the history behind the 1813 Battle of Leipzig. It’s an astonishing place, with a colossal structure and breathtaking design, a deserving memorial to the bloodiest battle between Napoleon’s army and the Coalition forces of Austria, Prussia, Sweden and Russia. Don’t miss out on this most informative and personal tour of Leipzig’s role in preserving the unity and peace of Europe.

Includes
  • Private WWII-themed walking tour of Old Town
  • 5-Stars Guide with Official Museum License speaking fluently in chosen language
  • Entry to the Forum of Contemporary History (2, 4 and 6-hours options)
  • Entry to the Museum in der Runden Ecke with an educational tour on the history of GDR secret police (4 and 6-hours options)
  • Regular ticket to the Monument to the Battle of the Nations with both ways public transport tickets (6-hours option)

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Meeting point

In front of the Nicolai Column (Nikolaisäule), Nikolaikirchhof 4, 04109 Leipzig, Germany Open in Google Maps

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What you shuld brought with you

  • This tour requires public transport, as some sites are further away. For your comfort we also include return tickets for you.
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