The Battle of the Seelow Heights was one of the final major battles on the Eastern Front, fought from 16–19 April 1945. Soviet forces under Marshal Georgy Zhukov attacked German defensive positions overlooking the Oderbruch as part of the final offensive towards Berlin. After several days of fierce fighting, Soviet forces broke through the German positions and continued towards the capital.

The Seelow Heights lie around an hour east of Berlin, close to the Oder River and the German-Polish border. Our full-day tour includes transport from central Berlin by private vehicle, with your guide introducing the historical context during the journey so you arrive ready to explore the battlefield.

The simplest way to explore the whole battlefield is by vehicle, as the sites are spread across the countryside with limited public transport between them. A regional train runs from Berlin to Seelow, and from the station you can walk to the Seelow Heights Museum and Memorial.

The wider battlefield, however — including the Oder bridgeheads, Zhukov's command post, the German defensive positions and the ground around Jahnsfelde — stretches across farmland and villages several kilometres apart.

Our tour connects these locations in a single day, following the battle across the landscape with a specialist battlefield guide to explain how the individual sites fit together.

The Seelow Heights Battlefield Tour lasts approximately eight hours, including travel from Berlin and between the battlefield sites. This gives us enough time to explore the battlefield in depth without rushing between locations.

The tour follows the battle across eight battlefield stops, tracing the fighting from the Soviet approach to the final breakthrough towards Berlin. You'll visit the Seelow Heights Museum and Memorial, the Oder bridgehead, Zhukov's command post on the Reitwein Spur, German defensive positions at Sachsendorf, the exposed ground of the “Shooting Gallery,” surviving defensive lines on the Seelow Heights, and the final fighting at Jahnsfelde.

The route is designed to follow the battle across the landscape, helping you understand how the individual locations and phases of the fighting fit together.

The public Seelow Heights Battlefield Tour costs €139 per person. This includes an eight-hour guided battlefield tour, private vehicle transport from central Berlin and between the battlefield sites, entry to the Seelow Heights Museum and Memorial, and a bottle of water.

Hotel pick-up and drop-off can be added for €30 per booking. Private tours are available from €749, with hotel pick-up and drop-off included.

Yes. For public tours, hotel pick-up and drop-off can be added for €30 per booking. Otherwise, the tour meets at the Park Inn by Radisson Berlin Alexanderplatz. If you add hotel pick-up, our team will contact you to confirm the collection time.

Private tours include hotel pick-up and drop-off as standard.

Not at all. The tour builds the story from the ground up, beginning with the historical context on the journey from Berlin before we reach the battlefield.

Whether you're discovering the Battle of Seelow Heights for the first time or already know the Eastern Front in detail, the tour is designed to work at your level. There is plenty of opportunity to ask questions, explore particular aspects of the battle in greater depth and understand how the fighting unfolded across the landscape.

The Battle of Seelow Heights was the opening phase of the final Soviet offensive on Berlin. Between 16 and 19 April 1945, Soviet forces broke through the German defences east of the city, opening the way for the advance on Berlin.

Just days later, Soviet forces reached the German capital and the Battle of Berlin began. Berlin fell on 2 May 1945.

For guests interested in following the campaign from the battlefield outside Berlin to the fighting inside the city, this tour pairs particularly well with our Battle of Berlin tour.

The Seelow Heights battlefield includes uneven ground, woodland paths, trenches and outdoor terrain, so some locations can be difficult for guests with limited mobility. The Seelow Heights Museum itself is more accessible.

As we travel between the battlefield sites by private vehicle, we can adapt parts of the itinerary where possible. If you have any mobility or accessibility requirements, please let us know when booking so we can advise you on the individual sites and plan the day accordingly.

Yes. Private Seelow Heights battlefield tours are available from €749 for up to 7 guests, with hotel pick-up and drop-off included. A private tour gives your group greater flexibility with the pace and focus of the day and more opportunity to explore particular aspects of the battle with your guide.

Yes. We can develop the Seelow Heights battlefield as a professional staff ride or battlefield study for serving military units and other professional military groups.

The programme can be built around your unit’s learning objectives, using the terrain and historical battle to examine subjects such as command and control, offensive and defensive operations, manoeuvre, combined arms, sustainment, mission command and risk.

We work with your directing staff to tailor the programme to your requirements.