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 ...

We've spent the past decade exploring abandoned places in Berlin and throughout Europe - and for the majority of that time we've documented our urbex adventures with our camera, be it film or digital.

The town of Grimma, first mentioned in the 12th century, lies around 25 kilometers southeast of Leipzig in the district of Leipzig. Today, it is one of the largest municipalities in Saxony by area, ...

Munich held a distinctive place in the rise and development of Nazi Germany due to its political importance and symbolic status within the Nazi movement. Often referred to by the Nazis as the “Capital ...

The village of Żarska Wieś (German: Florsdorf, formerly also Florensdorf or Floriansdorf) lies in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, within Zgorzelec County, Poland. It is situated near the Nysa Łużycka ...

Before we delve into the myriad of questions that might come up, it’s worth looking into the history of how (supposedly) Londons smallest police station came into being. Before the advent of CCTV, the ...

Established in Magdeburg in 1913 under the name Schokoladenfabrik Pflöger & Krause “PORTOLA” – the “Portola” chocolate factory quickly established a reputation for producing high quality chocolates, ...

We’ve already written an introduction about the development of Wünsdorf into the Military Headquarters of the Reichsheer in 1914 as well as its transformation into the headquarters of the ...

We’ve already written an introduction about the development of Wünsdorf into the Military Headquarters of the Reichsheer in 1914 as well as its transformation into the headquarters of the ...

25 years (almost to the day) after of Adolf Hitlers suicide – his, and the ashes of some of his compatriots – were unceremoniously dumped into the river Ehle outside of Magedburg. His corpse, as well ...

“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 ...

The Flugplatz Brandis, 20km east of Leipzig, was built between 1934 and 1936 during the first wave of Nazi Luftwaffe rearmament. Designated as the “Blindflugschule 1”, it was set up to train Luftwaffe ...