City Walk: Braunschweig Under National Socialism

The Free State of Braunschweig played a leading role in the early stages of National Socialism. After the state election in 1930, the Nazi Party became part of a coalition that replaced the Social Democratic government. This walk around the city will take participants to different places in the centre of Braunschweig and inform them about what happened in Braunschweig during the Nazi period. The main focus will be on early Stormtrooper marches and Nazi Party demonstrations of power, central Nazi organisations, the biographies of victims and remembrance culture in Braunschweig today. The walk brings history to life and invites participants to engage critically with the past.

The Gedänkstätte Schillstraße was opened in 2000 and is the main memorial site for crimes committed by the Nazis in Braunschweig. Dr Stina Barrenscheen-Loster is director of the memorial and managing director of the supporting association, Arbeitskreis Andere Geschichte e.V.