In Germany do they have any WW2 Museums?Or Not?

Question

I might plan on visiting Germany when im older, as a russian ive been taking more interest in countrys history in WW2, and taking more interested in germany , i dont know im kinda of a WW2 Maniac :P im pretty much like a historian on WW2, but i was hoping to visit germany sometime when im older but ive heard laws in germany if you speak about the n**i or you talking about germany in WW2 you will get arrested is this true? do they have any WW2 Muesuems in germany?

Answer 1

Almost everything blue daffodil said is true. I could hardly have put it better.

If you should want to visit Auschwitz, look in Poland.

Be sensitive when talking to older Germans that have lived through those times. Many do not like talking about it. Even after so much time passed, many memories are still fresh of hunger and lost loved ones.

Answer 2

Blue is totally correct.

You can visit places like Buchewald near Weimar and Dachau but they are hardly glorified, but rather there as a memorial and remembrance, yes they have museums within them and I have see a few that were about WWII that were sites, but not museums directly.

Take Blues advice it is good!

Answer 3

There are some themebased WW2museums in germany.

Every larger city has for sure a bunker museum to remember the "Bombenkrieg".

Then there is a exihibiton "Verbrechen der Wehrmacht" about the crimes of the army:

http://www.verbrechen-der-wehrmacht.de/#

Also every concentration camp has become a museum.

In Munster is a tank museum with lots of WW2-Tanks:http://www.lueneburger-heide-attraktione...

You will just get arrested, if you glorify the holocaust or nationalsocialism or  if you wear a symbol like the svastika or the SS runes.

Answer 4

Just don't question  " the Holocaust" in any way......

Answer 5

No it's not true. The laws dealing with this are limited

to glorification of n***s, denial of the Holocaust and

showing (drawing) signs of the n**i propaganda in

a non historic context (i.e. spraying a swastika or

SS signs on a road sign). There're quite a few museums

on this topic. Berlin is probably the most exhaustive

place.

Answer 6

In Germany it's allowed to speak about WW2 and the n**i era but it's NOT allowed to glorify n***s or to use n**i symbols like the swastika. The WW2 museums and memorial places we have here, also don't glorify WW2 but show the war's outrages. So you can visit the death camps like Auschwitz and Dachau...many people visit this memorials.

By the way...many Russians now live in Germany and you won't have a problem to find Russian shops etc!;-)