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Weekend Tips: What to Do This Weekend in Berlin
August 7 to 9, 2026: Events, festivals, exhibitions and more things to do for your perfect weekend in Berlin. more
Museum Berlin-Karlshorst
Zwieseler Straße 4, 10318 Berlin-Lichtenberg
More information about the venue: Museum Berlin-Karlshorst
- Address Zwieseler Straße 4, 10318 Berlin-Lichtenberg
Public transportation
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Museum Karlshorst
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Köpenicker Allee
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Rheinpfalzallee
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Waldowallee
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Neuwieder Str.
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Kötztinger Str.
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Museum Karlshorst
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© Museum Berlin-Karlshorst, Foto: Harry Schnitger
Public guided tour Museum Berlin-Karlshorst. Site of the capitulation in May 1945
The tour provides an overview of the historical site of the surrender on May 8, 1945 and covers the events of the end of the war in 1945. The tour leads through the permanent exhibition "Germany and the Soviet Union in the Second World War", which looks... moreabout: Public guided tour Museum Berlin-Karlshorst. Site of the capitulation in May 1945
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Public Neighborhood Tour: “Secret Karlshorst: Searching for Traces in the Former Soviet Restricted Area”
Karlshorst was an important command center during the Cold War. After the war ended in May 1945, it became a Soviet restricted area. The Soviet military administration, intelligence services, and military units were stationed here. Later, the Stasi and... moreabout: Public Neighborhood Tour: “Secret Karlshorst: Searching for Traces in the Former Soviet Restricted Area”
© Foto/Photo: Thomas Bruns, Museum Berlin-Karlshorst
Germany and the Soviet Union in the Second World War 1941-1945
The Second World War began on 1 September 1939 with the German invasion of Poland. It ended in Europe on May 8, 1945, and in Asia on September 2, 1945. Never before were more people killed and greater destruction wrought in a war. This applies in particular... moreabout: Germany and the Soviet Union in the Second World War 1941-1945
© Museum Berlin-Karlshorst, Foto: Harry Schnitger
History in Layers — The Soviet Legacy of the Berlin-Karlshorst Museum
Under the Open Monument Day theme “NetzWERKE: Monuments and Infrastructure,” the Museum Berlin-Karlshorst offers a variety of ways to explore the history of the site—from traces of the Soviet legacy to artistic perspectives on memory and the present. The... moreabout: History in Layers — The Soviet Legacy of the Berlin-Karlshorst Museum
© Foto Timofej Melnik, Museum Berlin-Karlshorst
The German Surrender in May 1945
On 8 May 1945 World War II ended in Europe with the surrender of the German Wehrmacht in Berlin-Karlshorst. moreabout: The German Surrender in May 1945
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