Fifth year History student, Jonathan Sweeney, writes about the many highlights of the Berlin trip from Monday,11th to Wednesday 13th March, including the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag, the Berlin TV Tower and Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp.
On Monday, 11th March, History students from 5th and 6th Year met in Dublin Airport to go to Berlin. The highlights of the trip for me were seeing the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag and the Berlin TV Tower which had a fantastic 360° view over the city of Berlin.
The main highlight was visiting Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp which was the first camp established which held political prisoners of war. The main watch tower had a mounted machine gun which surveyed the whole camp. Sachsenhausen was expanded three times and had an army barracks where soldiers were trained. Josef Fischer, who was in charge of Auschwitz extermination camp, was also trained here.
When we visited the camp it was covered in snow and it was very cold. Everyone was wrapped in layers and it is hard to believe prisoners wore only light material as clothing and that was all.
The trip was a very big eye-opener and very informative. Everyone really enjoyed it. Thanks to Ms. Kenny and to Ms. Finnegan for supervising us during the trip. See more photos of the Berlin trip in the 2012-2013 Gallery.
Jonathan Sweeney (5th Year)
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