Established in 1940, the Schule für Heeresmotorisierung focused on the technical training of tank crews. In 1954, the Sowjets converted it into a childrens school. Its been abandoned since 1994.

Established in 1913, the Portola Süßwarenfabrik was one of the premiere Chocolate Factories in Magdeburg. Turned state owned enterprise in 1946, it shut down production in the early 1990s.

While most can and will consider German reunification a “success story”, the merger of the two German states also meant the loss of identity, purpose, and direction for many. There are plenty of ...

Urban Exploring or Urban Exploration (often shortened as UE or urbex) is the exploration of manmade structures, usually abandoned ruins or hidden components of the manmade environment. Ever since we ...

Wünsdorf and its surroundings have a magical hold over us. Its long military history and abundance of Soviet Military “leftovers” keep pulling us back into its orbit. While Zossen and Wünsdorf ...

Few monuments encapsulate the image of Germany (and Berlin) as much as the Brandenburg Gate. Of all the National Monuments in Germany, the neoclassical structure is by far the most recognisable (i’m ...

The year 1944 was the single most destructive year for both the RAF and USAAF during the strategic bombing of Germany. Combined, over 900 thousand tons of bombs were dropped – more than in all ...

Wir haben in unserem Artikel über den Bunker Zeppelin und den Bunker Maybach bereits die Entwicklung Wünsdorfs zum Militärhauptquartier des Reichsheeres im Jahr 1914 sowie dessen Umwandlung zum Stab ...

Nuremberg held a special place in Nazi Germany due to its historical significance and symbolic value. The city had been a center of the Holy Roman Empire and was associated with Germanic culture and ...

“Briefly Historic” articles are short posts that have either or would have been posted on our social media accounts (such as twitter / bluesky) as threads. They are brief and interesting tales of ...