Discover the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk with Skip-the-Line Tickets. See powerful exhibits like the Enigma machine and a Sherman tank, and uncover moving stories of survival and heroism in the city where WWII began.
HIGHLIGHTS:
-Discover the story of WWII with a 5-Star Private Licensed Guide
-Beat the crowds with Skip-the-Line Tickets to this world-class museum
-See extraordinary artifacts like the Enigma machine and a Sherman tank
-Learn about Poland’s role and resilience in the face of wartime tragedy
-Immerse yourself in powerful stories of survival, heroism and hope
Throughout the tour, your Private Guide will bring forward human stories—of survival, heroism, forced labor, and unimaginable suffering. You will understand why Poland, squeezed between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, endured some of the war’s darkest tragedies. It is this focus on people, not just battles, that makes the museum so moving.
Meet your guide In front of the Museum of the Second World War.
Meet your guide In front of the Museum of the Second World War.
The main exhibition is an epic, comprehensive, clear and sombre retelling occupying 20 rooms lying on either side of the long corridor axis, which itself contains displays of everyday life during the war. From the first room with a semi-circular screen showing the rise of totalitarian regimes across Europe, everything is legible and meticulously researched and presented. The entire story of the war in Poland, across Europe and beyond, is conveyed at the geopolitical, the military and the personal levels, and the objects it contains range from Stalin’s pipe to a Sherman tank via Enigma machine. Onto the exhibition and you begin by learning about the background to the war. In the case of Danzig, it is unquestionably linked to the conclusion of World War I and the Treaty of Versailles, which resulted in the city being left in a political limbo, governed neither by the newly recreated state of Poland nor by Germany who had governed Poland in the 146 years previously following partition.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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