Travel dates
"The Story of the V-Weapons, Part 1"
June 07 - June 11, 2006September 27 - October 01, 2006
5-day trip V-Weapons Part 1
There are too many half truths and myths surrounding the history of Germany's secret weapons and the general public is not even aware that the V1, V2 and V3 rockets were only the tip of the iceberg of an enormous arsenal of weapons technology which would later be developed by the Americans and Soviet Russians. All that is based on the plans and know-how gathered from the Allied spoils of war and developed by German scientists. This trip will provide the answers to most of your questions. A unique tour to the roots of space travel, jets and nuclear research.
| Day 1 |
Travel from Cologne to Luckenwalde (June 7) amd check in to **** Hotel Vierseithof with its extraordinary chef de cuisine Dieter Kobusch Dinner at hotel. |
| Day 2 |
Visit the launch test facilities at Kummersdorf View of the first rocket test beds and atomic facilities Continue to the city of Greifswald. Check into ****Mercure Hotel Greifswald am Gorzberg. The old Hanseatic town is famous for its university (founded in 1747) and the painter Caspar David Friedrich Dinner and the author Hans Fallada. Dinner at the hotel |
| Day 3 |
Explore the former Peenemünde airport View the former V1 test sites Get to know the Peenemünde ? Visit the Peenemünde Museum, its indoor and outdoor exhibits and the power station and oxygen plant. Dinner at the hotel |
| Day 4 |
Travel to Nordhausen. Visit the Dora camp at Nordhausen Visit the museum View the subterranean factory facility of the Mittelwerk Check into Hotel Quedlinburger Stadtschloss. UNESCO declared the city to be an outstanding example of a European city of medieval origin which has preserved through the centuries its precious architectural heritage of romanesque and half-timbered buildings, partly in exceptional quality. Dinner at hotel |
| Day 5 |
Return to Cologne |