During this tour we will visit locations in the city that played an important role in the occupation during World War Two and in the persecution of the Jews. Locations connected to the following topics will be visited, among others:
The entry of the German Forces.
Coping with the occupation; the Jewish quarter.
The persecution of the Jews.
The protest strike of February 1941.
Collaboration and resistance.
The 'Winter of Hunger' of 1944-1945.
The deadly shooting at Dam Square, May 7, 1945.
Liberation by the Canadians.
War deads in The Netherlands.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Amsterdam, Amsterdam, North Holland Province
Important sites and monuments relating to the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam (1940-45).
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Stop At: Anne Frank House, Prinsengracht 263 - 267 museum entrance Westermarkt 20, 1016 DK Amsterdam The Netherlands
We start our tour outside the Anne Frank House and tell the story about the German attack and the Jewish refugees.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Statue of Multatuli, Torensluis, 1 Bridge, Amsterdam The Netherlands
In the Raadhuisstraat and on the bridge over the Singel we see how Amsterdam has changed since the years after World War Two.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Magna Plaza, Spuistraat 168, 1012 VT Amsterdam The Netherlands
Magna Plaza, now a Mall from a Swedish entrepreneur, was the postoffice of Amsterdam in World War Two. Dutch postmen were executed by the Germans.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Nieuwe Kerk, Dam Old Centre: New Side, 1012 NP Amsterdam The Netherlands
There is a WW2 story about the street between the Royal Palace and the New Church, the Mozes en Aäronstraat.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Dam Square, Amsterdam The Netherlands
The Dam Square is the heart of Amsterdam and lot things happened here during the occupation. The shooting incident on May 7 1945, two days after liberation. Dutch volunteers were recruited here for the "cruade against Bolshevism". Remembrance day May 4, and the story about the WW2-monument.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Hotel Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam, Oudezijds Voorburgwal 197, 1012 EX Amsterdam, Netherlands
Hotel The Grant was the City Hall in WW2, German Troops were welcomed by Dutch civil servants on May 15 1940.
Duration: 5 minutes
