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Description
Max. number of participants
7
Location
Poznań Tank Museum +
Fort VII camp OR Citadel Park
Duration
5h
Available languages
PL, ENG
Our vehicle - retro Gaz 69 army car
Our vehicle - retro Gaz 69 army car
There is an abundance of WWII related attractions in Poznań, yet all of them lie at some distance from the city centre and its difficult to visit all of them in one day unless …. you have a car. And we do – the good old Gaz 69 army car produced made in the 60’s. It can take up to 7 passengers on the back benches, so quite a group for a personal car. And we will take off the roof on sunny days, so you can enjoy the view.
It will be bumpy, it will be loud - but it will be soooooo much fun
Keep in mind – the vehicle was designed for the army purposes – Soviet army. If you expect comfort, then get back to your civilian life! We want to travel like soldiers – sitting face to face on back benches, cabrio style, smoking cigarettes (if your friends don’t mind) enjoying the shaky ride and feeling happy we don’t have to walk.
Shall we pick you up from the hotel - general?
We can arrange to have you picked up at the hotel. So expect to see a uniformed adjutant in a double role – your private chauffer and expert guide in one. This way you can feel like generals!
Let's drive to Poznań Tank Museum
Let's drive to Poznań Tank Museum
Poznań Tank Muzeum is the best of its kind in Poland. 75 vehicles and 230 musueum exhibits include true gems and rarities not to be found in any other military museum in Poland. Its official name – the Museum of Armoured Warfare – reveals what you can expect on the exhibition: not only tanks, but also armoured combat cars, personel carriers (APC), self-propelled artillery pieces, support vehicles, even an armoured train and – as a cherry on the cake – a nice collection of armoured personal cars. The time-span of the exhibition is truly impressive : from as early as The Great War to end of the Cold War with a strong element of WWII. Absolute gems include:
- German Sturmgeschutz IV (Stug IV) - complete and original
- German Panzer III tank with 75mm cannon
- British M10 Achilles tank destroyer
- American M47 Patton tanks from the 50's
- Polish TKS recon tank made in 1934
Option 1: Fort VII - former German concetration camp
Option 1: Fort VII - former German concetration camp
Created as early as October 1939 – days after the German invasion and named Koncentrationslager Posen, it became the first Nazi concentration camp in occupied Poland. Located in a 19th century Prussian fort, it very soon after became a notorious place of imprisonment and torture of the local Polish elite.
We will visit the Fort’s interior following the fate of imaginary inmates. You will learn on what charges people were imprisoned, how they were treated at the entrance, how they slept, what they ate and what a typical day looked like. You will see their cells, some of the prisoners’ scant possessions, and discover how the only one successful escape was prepared. And please be aware, as with all other concentration camp visits – THIS WILL BE A DISTURBING EXPERIENCE.
Option 2: The Citadel - Museum of Armaments and Commonwealth cemetary
Option 2: The Citadel - Museum of Armaments and Commonwealth cemetary
Formerly a 19th c. Prussian fort, in February 1945 it became the place of last stand for the German army in the Battle of Poznań. After the war it was turned into a park-monument of “Brotherhood of arms and Polish-Soviet friendship”. Today, apart from being the biggest park, it is still the best place to explore the 1945 Battle of Poznań. The Museum of Armaments located there has a well-commposed exhibition telling the story of the battle. In short, you will see a collection of German and Soviet uniforms, small arms and general exhibitions about the progress of the battle. Several gems include:
- German small arms: Mausers 98, MP40, MG34 and MG 42 on a tripod
- The famous Stg 44 Assault rifle
- aerial cannons of German airplanes
- Soviet anti-tank rifles