Gedenkstaette Seelower Hoehen
Brandenburg · Germany
Here your guide will provide a detailed overview of the Berlin-Seelow offensive operation and highlight key exhibitions, including a 3D model of the Soviet 1st Belorussian Front bunker and trench network which will be visited later in the tour. Guests will be able to explore the museum at their own leisure following the introduction.
Contents
8 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Orientation
Welcome to Gedenk-stette See-lo-wer Ho-hen, the memorial of the Seelow Heights. We are standing on one of the most historically significant and bloodiest battlefields of World War Two. …
Listen in the app2The Oderbruch Viewpoint — The killing fields
We stand now at a vantage point overlooking the Oder-bruch, the vast, flat plain that stretches toward the Oder River. In April nineteen forty-five, this was the stage for a nightmare. …
Listen in the app3The Soviet Victory Monument — Triumphant Memory
We move now to the Soviet Victory Monument, a towering statue of a Soviet soldier standing guard over the heights he helped conquer. This is one of three major 'victory monuments' erected by the Soviet Union after the war, with…
Listen in the app4The Searchlights — A Technical Miscalculation
Near the museum entrance, you can see one of the large anti-aircraft searchlights used during the opening phase of the battle. This searchlight represents one of the most famous and debated tactical decisions of the entire Berlin…
Listen in the app5Heavy Weaponry — T-34 and the Katyusha
The memorial grounds feature several pieces of heavy military hardware that were the mainstays of the Soviet onslaught. The most iconic is the T-34-85 tank, which by nineteen forty-five was the backbone of the Red Army's armored…
Listen in the app6The Soldiers' Graves — The Human Cost
Behind the monument lies the Soviet cemetery, the final resting place for many of the thirty-three thousand Soviet soldiers who died taking these heights. The graves are often simple, with Cyrillic inscriptions giving the names…
Listen in the app7The Museum — Preserving the Artifacts of War
The museum at the Seelow Heights memorial provides the scholarly and technical context for the battlefield we have explored. Inside, you will find a wealth of original artifacts, documents, and interactive displays that narrate…
Listen in the app8Closing
Our journey through the Gedenk-stette See-lo-wer Ho-hen concludes here on the ridge, overlooking the fields where the fate of Europe was decided. We have walked the terrain of the bloodiest battle on German soil, seen the…
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What is Gedenkstaette Seelower Hoehen?
Gedenkstaette Seelower Hoehen is a place in Brandenburg · Germany with 8 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | Brandenburg · Germany |
|---|---|
| Type | Activity |
| Story sections | 8 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 52.5352, 14.3958 |
| Last updated |