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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gates and Arches. Before we get to deep, we should clarify two important terms: Triumphal Gate and Triumphal Arch. A triumphal gate and a triumphal arch are closely related architectural structures, ...

The Kernkraftwerk Nord – Kernkraftwerk Greifswald. East Germanys first commercial Nuclear Power Plant – the Kernkraftwerk Rheinsberg – was officially opened on the 9th of May 1966 – just 90 kilometers ...

Our (historical) search for Nazi eagles continues. While we thoroughly covered the history of the german heraldic eagle, from its use as the Reichsadler in the early 900s up until today as the ...

Theres not much information to be found about the Heating Plant, but theres enough information about the surrounding area that one can speculate about its history. Judging from its architecture, the ...

Searching for Hitlers body. After Adolf and Eva decided to commit suicide on the 30th of April 1945, Martin Bormann and parts of Hitlers remaining escort staff were tasked with burning the bodies in ...

Oranienburg and the SS. When the Nazis rose to power in 1933, they were quick to establish their monopoly on power and violence. The SA established one the first concentration camps in Germany in ...

In the mid 1870’s Alexander Gentz had hired Martin Gropius (the great-uncle of Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus) and Heino Schmieden (Alexander Gentz had expensive – but terrific taste in ...

Oranienburg, 35 kilometers to the north of Berlin is a city with a heavy heritage. Not only was it home to two concentration camps – the KZ Oranienburg (one of the first in Germany) and the KZ ...

Our (historical) search for Nazi eagles continues. While we thoroughly covered the history of the german heraldic eagle, from its use as the Reichsadler in the early 900s up until today as the ...