German-Russian Museum in Buckow

Free museum about WWII in the East. Fantastic exhibition. Gives a lot of context outside of the war, physical exhibits and photos are very well displayed. Totally recommended.

Very interesting to see this from another perspective/country

Great exposition of historical facts

Nice place to visit to hear the wings of history

Very little nice & free museum

The museum is dedicated to the history of WW2, but among well-known facts you definitely can also find something new for you. Each exhibit has a description in Russian, German and English, the entrance is free

A wonderful and thoroughly researched peace of German-Russian history. Strongly recommend to all history buffs!

Totally awesome, and the best part its free!

Fantastic museum and historical place. Would highly recommend to anybody to visit this!

If you want detail information about world war II this is right place. Outside of museum you can see the military vehicles used in world war. I will recommend this Museum to people who is interested in world world history.

Lots of history to read, great exhibition of many historical items, including soviet ww2 era tanks and artillery..Entrance is free, so what is there not to like about this museum. Highly recommended for all history lovers.

Historical place where was written the capitulation documents in 8th of may 1945. There are a lot of facts, pictures, installations it speaks about the second world war. Recommended for visiting.

Interesting museum about WW2 from a Sovjet perspective.

Very interesting. Would have loved more time there. Two hours was not enough.

Nice place. Easy to reach. Although small but it has Soviet tanks and artilleries of WW 2. It has also books to buy.

A very nice museum for all interested in history. Its in a quiet neighbourhood, a short walk from the S-Bahn stop or with plenty of parking nearby. As a bonus they have some tanks and cannons on display in the garden. Well worth the trip.

Nice free museum showcasing the room where the Germans signed the unconditional surrender in front of the Soviets, British, Americans and French after the general consent to an armistice in Reims. Although it is a little outside the centre of Berlin, it is only about 20 minutes on the S3 then a 15 minute walk up to the museum so definitely worth visiting considering its free! Was good to see things showing a Soviet perspective rather than the Allies which you tend to see in most museums.

One of the greatest museums I have ever visited! Very interesting and emotional. Suitable in English, German and Russian. Now the appointment in advance is not necessary.

Could anybody explain me why in the name of the museum used only Russia insted of USSR? Respect memory about millions people from others republics of the Soviet Union. So inappropriate and hurt to see smth like that in the capital of modern european country.

The museum claims that they want to cultivate a critical study of the past and be objective. Unfortunately, even the name of the museum distorts the real past. For them, the Soviet Union is Russia exclusively. Let me remind you that the Soviet Union included: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova and others. Call the museum "German-Soviet", or do not distort reality. The humiliation of other countries is impossible in the 21st century, we have suffered this humiliation in Soviet times.

They’ve done a special exhibition for the 75th anniversary of the end of the war, and it’s well done. Also the Russian tank and artillery collection were excellent.

A bit far away from center but definitely worth to visit.

Historically important place, informative, exposition inside was larger than I expected. And its free!

Definitely worth a visit if you are in Berlin and like history. The museum looks really small from the outside but the exhibition upstairs is really detailed and full of stuff. I felt that the intended layout to follow could have been better signposted as I think we ended up viewing upstairs back to front... which meant that the effort someone had gone to in setting up the exhibitions partly lost its effect.This museum isnt as far out as Ive read some people day.You can either take the s3 sbahn to karlshorst or you can take the ubahn to tierpark (u5and then take the bus a few stops. It doesnt take long at all to get there from central Berlin.The museum is free as well so no complaints at all. I think it is great that this place still exists and hasnt been pushed out the way. Yes it contains much propaganda but that is the point of it. It contains relics from the Soviet era and it gave me a chance to see posters and relics that I hadnt seen before in any other war museum (in or outside Berlin).*Some stuff is mainly in German and Russian but a lot of items have a small English text beside them.

Fantastic experience. A must visit for any WW2 buffs

Excellent museum in a very historic site. If you are interested in this topic you could spend all day at this museum. Unfortunately I had to cut my visit short after 3 hours and had to rush through part of it. Besides the table where WWII in Europe came to an end the museum provides a history of Russian-German relations throughout the 20th century. Descriptions are provided in Russian and German with brief translations into English but the audio guides provide additional details. The location is a bit far from the center but there is a bus stop and parking area adjacent to the museum and its definitely worth the effort to make it out there.

A Great place showing the "liberation" of Germany 1945

Absolutely worthwhile, there are documents, weapons, uniforms from WW2, and much more if you have some interest in the WW2 then you should go there, take the train from Alexander Platz, get off in Karlschorst, and then walk 10 minutes, it is open even sundays at:10:00 to 18:00. You can take pictures without flash.

It was nice to see the tanks, only 4 outside. We didnt go in to the museum. It was a long ride for us, and it was over really fast. Pictures of the tanks at the place

This Museum is incredible and has one main difference to all the many of Ive been too. This Museum has very real and serious historical significants as the place where world war 2 ended. Many well done exibits on significant stages and immportant documents of the war. All information is in English, Russian and German.

Great #WW2 museum with free entrance. Tells a Soviet view of the war but a must-see location. Tanks and artillery outside too. Don’t miss the little bookshop. Toilets here too and easy parking.

Really interesting museum and well worth the effort to visit, stand in the very room where the unconditional surrender was signed, the building was the officers mess of the pioneers during World War 2. Super easy to find and bus from the station are very frequent.

I was surprised at how interesting this museum was. Its a low key entry but the upstairs galleries were full of excellent content. Definitely worth the visit. Its free too!

This is absolutely one of the best historic museum Ive been into. The entrance is for free and there is a guided path in german, russian and english that will introduce you from the invasion of the ussr to the reichtag assault. Including many interesting stuff used during the ww2. Really worth to go.

Place is free entrance but located a bit off centrum. Great musieum with important facts.

This museum is an integral part of Berlins history. The problem is, its mostly geared towards German and Russian visitors and therefore, most of the information and booklets are in these languages. So, of you dont know any of these, you are going to miss out on quite a bit of information; which is a shame.

Everyone should visit this museum at least once in a lifetime. We should remember the sacrifices made during World War 2. Its critical to remember tens of millions of lives , soldiers, nen, women, and children especially nowadays.

We came here just to take a quick look because it seemed like such a historic piece of the WW2 puzzle. I wasn’t thrilled that it was over a 20 euro taxi for what I thought would be a quick stop (we’re staying near Brandenburg gate). It was SO worth the trip...my mind is so blown. The site is well preserved and the exhibits upstairs are fascinating...really capturing the tragedy and story of the entire war...all the way to and after the surrender. It’s amazing to see the actual surrender documents and video of the event...as you’re sitting in THAT same room. Not nearly as touristy as the other attractions. If you’re even remotely interested in history this is such a treat. Make plans for transport as it is isolated.

Fascinating. You really feel as though you are walking in the footsteps of history. Free entry. And the exhibition upstairs is very good... although it rather glosses over Soviet crimes.

Mind-blowing experience if you are interested in WW2 history

The building is a place, where german finally surrendered to the allied forces in 1045. The conference room is preserved, and you can feel the atmosphere, which I found a bit tough but impressive. 2nd Floor is the exhibition of WW2, focusing on the relationship between former Soviet Union and Germany.

Highly interesting and worth a visit when in Berlin. Interesting to see parts of the war from a Soviet perspective. Free entry and you can easily spend 2 hours here. One star less because some parts of the museum were not translated to English.

Very small with a lot of wasted space. Barely anything in English. A couple of neat tanks... other than that it wasnt worth the drive out of central Berlin. Giving 3 stars because I couldnt read 90% of the exhibits.

This museum is garbage and total bias. Go there if you want to get some Soviet era propaganda. Its supposed to inform on German-Soviet relations and World War II, but i.E. it fails to even inform about the German-Soviet plot to invade Poland in September of 1939, which started WWII in the first place. Our guide even went as far as to state that there was no fighting or atrocities comitted in Eastern Poland and the invading Soviet troops were welcomed as liberators. The exhibitons arent balanced at all. Youll get to read a lot about the Nazi terror, which is expected (though youd be better off going to the Topography of Terror to inform youself about that), but barely acknowledges the war crimes comitted by the Russians.

This place was an amazing piece of history to vist with a well planned exhibit with lots of interesting artefacts to see.I recommend getting the audio tour for this one as there is a lot of reading and it can get a bit heavy in places, not that I minded so much but it could be too much for some. The audio tour gives a good overview if your attention span cant take it.The subjects covered in the exhibit may be a bit distressing to some visitors, which should be expected, given the subject matter. I would still suggest visiting as it was one of the best museums we went to.The museum its self is actually very easy to reach by train then a short bus, however, the walk is only about 10 mins from the station.Allow 2 to 3 hours for the total time. It is a free museum and the audio tour was 5 euros if I remember correctly.Also. Bonus tanks and field guns outside.8

Amazing museum with a lot of history. Not much English if you dont speak Deutsch or Russian, but you definitely get the idea. Its amazing to see the exact table where the Nazis surrendered to the Allies, and everything is definitely very professionally put together.Highly recommended if you have the opportunity.

If you are interested in WW2 then this is a must see. It is easy to get to by public transport (from the centre of Berlinand free to enter. The building itself is a former Officer Barracks and is where the Wehrmacht surrendered unconditionally to the Soviets, to end WW2. It was also the Soviet HQ for Berlin. There is a Panzer Garden and the museum inside is worthy of 2-3 hours of ones time. There were very few visitors on the day I travelled here and I suspect that this is the norm. It is curious in that it is ostensibly a large house in a residential street, in no way does it advertise what it actually is.

I spend an afternoon there and have learnt the facts about WWII, how the relations of Germany and Russia changes as time advances. The exhibits are interesting and could give you a brief idea on the WWII history (in the Soviet Union perspective). The museum is free and not crowded at all. I would recommend you to spend a few hours there if you visit Berlin.

Its a nice and quiet small museum built by Russians, visit it if you really interested in German-Soviet War (it lacks English guide).

The museum is worth a visit. The fotos, videos, testimonies... all that give you a phantastic overview of the historical essentials previous to the WWII, the WWII and the aftermath of the WWII of Germany and Russia. It takes time until you digest the tragedy experienced on each corner of the museum.