Following April 26ths walking tour with Jason Honea, Alles Vergebens continues with a another 2.5-3 hour walking tour visiting sites and places and discussing the events from both April 27-28, 1945 and the ultimate fate of the French Sturmbrigade as well as the 23. and 24. regiments Norge and Danmark as they fought/defended their way through NW Kreuzberg and into the govenment quarter.
Per usual Jason ’ll be adhereing to both archival information as well as unit diaries and other first person sources in reference to these final days of the battle of Berlin. The tour is August 16, 2026 at 12 noon and the meeting point is at the Jerusalem und Neue Kirche cemetery entry on Zossenerstrasse in Kreuzberg.
This is an English language tour. Contact us for additional details.
-I took the tour with Jason through my neighbourhoods of Kreuzberg and Neukölln, where he explained in detail with revernece and humor what would have been happening in these same locations during the tumultuous Spring in 1945. Despite reading about this era frequently, I learned many things I didn’t know and that have given me a deeper understading of where I live and the realities of WWII in Berlin. Jason is a great and charismatic guide and I recommend anyone to take a tour with him!
-A passionate and informed retelling of the Battle of Berlin at the original sites, brought vividly to life by the „then & now“ photos the guide showed us. Highly recommended for anyone wanting to truly grasp the final days of the war! – Giles Schumm
-I can heartily and enthusiastically recommend Jason Honea’s guided tours of Berlin’s dramatic history. Not only is his knowledge of the German capital’s tumultuous saga encyclopedic in its scope, he’s an engaging and entertaining speaker whose enthusiasm and passion for the subject brings history alive. A tour with Jason is the next best thing to time travel, casting light on the iconic metropolis’s past that continues to effect our present. Visitors to Berlin or long time residents alike will enjoy and learn from his expertise and energy. -Nikolas Schreck
-I took the tour with Jason through my neighbourhoods of Kreuzberg and Neukölln, where he explained in detail with revernece and humor what would have been happening in these same locations during the tumultuous Spring in 1945. Despite reading about this era frequently, I learned many things I didn’t know and that have given me a deeper understading of where I live and the realities of WWII in Berlin. Jason is a great and charismatic guide and I recommend anyone to take a tour with him! -Alex Ecclestone
