The forests of Brandenburg harbour many secrets – though more often than not, it’s almost impossible to fully decipher them. One of these secrets is what’s left of the so called “Bramo Werk” and “Zümo ...

Reichsadler. The word (unfairly) conjures up images of a Nazi Eagle and the Third Reich. Yet the Eagle as a symbol of Power has existed in the Germanic Realm for centuries. The Reichsadler (the ...

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 ...

Few places in and around Berlin highlight the complex german history layer cake like the Bogensee. Situated a good 15 kilometers north of Berlin, the Bogensee served as the scenic backdrop for Joseph ...

The year 2018 marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx, as well as the 170th anniversary of the Communist Manifesto. Few people have had such a lasting – and controversial – effect on ...

Fürstenberg – or to use its full name Wasserstadt Fürstenberg/Havel – has a long and difficult history. Its founding dates back to at least the middle of the 13th Century, but regardless of its ...

Hidden in a forest between a somewhat busy road and a little housing estate, you can find an East German NVA bunker doing what a bunker does best – staying hidden. While it’s unclear when this Bunker ...

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 ...

Die Geschichte von Florsdorf zusammengefasst Das Dorf Żarska Wieś (deutsch: Florsdorf, früher auch Florensdorf oder Floriansdorf) liegt in der Woiwodschaft Niederschlesien im Landkreis Zgorzelec, ...

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 ...

Like the majority of Luftwaffe Airbases, the Flugplatz Werneuchen can be considered a relatively “new” addition. The Reichsluftfahrtministerium, as part of its rearmament project, acquired a large ...

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 ...