Fahrerbunker
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Nazi air raid shelter in Berlin, Germany
The Fahrerbunker is an air raid shelter located near the Reich Chancellery in Berlin, Germany.[1]
Discovery
In mid-1990, Pink Floyd performed at the Potsdamer Platz in a celebration of the fall of the Berlin Wall. During preparations for the concert, workers found the fully intact Fahrerbunker, still furnished.[4] The bunker notably featured propaganda artwork featuring SS officers.[5] The bunker was left intact and sealed shut.[6]
References
- ↑ Arnold, Dietmar; Janick, Reiner (2017). Bunker, Sirenen und gepackte Koffer: Berlin unter Stahlbeton (in German). Ch. Links Verlag. ISBN 978-3-86153-953-7.
- ↑ Heimrod, Ute; Schlusche, Günter; Seferens, Horst (1999). Der Denkmalstreit--das Denkmal?: die Debatte um das "Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas" : eine Dokumentation (in German). PHILO. ISBN 978-3-8257-0099-7.
- ↑ Arnold, Dietmar (2003). Sirenen und gepackte Koffer: Bunkeralltag in Berlin (in German). Ch. Links Verlag. ISBN 978-3-86153-308-5.
- ↑ The Week in Germany. German Information Center. 1995.
- ↑ Zeitschrift für Verkehrswissenschaft (in German). Merve Verlag. 1995. ISBN 978-3-931705-05-3.
- ↑ Ladd, Brian (2018-05-01). The Ghosts of Berlin: Confronting German History in the Urban Landscape. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-55886-8.