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The construction of new buildings served other purposes beyond reaffirming Nazi ideology. In Flossenbürg and elsewhere, the Schutzstaffel built forced-labor camps where prisoners of the Third Reich were forced to mine stone and make bricks, much of which went directly to Albert Speer for use in his rebuilding of Berlin and other projects in Germany.
Berlin Tempelhof Airport Terminal Building Berlin: 1936-1966 Brown House (Braunes Haus) Munich (45 Brienner Straße) 1931 1945 Carinhall: 1933 1945 Central Ministry of Bavaria (Zentralministerium des Landes Bayern) Munich: 1940 Congress Hall: Nazi party rally grounds, Nuremberg: 1935 Deutsches Stadion: Nuremberg: 1937 (never completed) Ehrentempel
The Detlev-Rohwedder-Haus (Detlev Rohwedder House) is a building in Berlin that, at the time of its construction, was the largest office building in Europe. It was constructed between February 1935 and August 1936 to house the German Ministry of Aviation ( German : Reichsluftfahrtministerium - RLM), headed by Hermann Göring .
Ruins of the Reich is a documentary series that traces the rise and fall of the Third Reich through its architecture.Written and directed by film maker R. J. Adams, the film's "then and now" format focuses on the primary sites that played key roles from Hitler's rise to his final days in his Berlin bunker.
The building's main entrance was flanked by two bronze statues by sculptor Arno Breker: "Wehrmacht" and "Die Partei" ("Armed Forces" and "The Party"). Hitler is said to have been greatly impressed by the building and was uncharacteristically free in his praise for Speer, lauding the architect as a "genius".
(The hotel was rebuilt in 1950 and reopened as a hotel before Christmas, the Hotel zum Türken. Visitors can still explore the historic underground hallways and tunnels that had been used by the Nazis.) [18] [19] [20] Whenever Hitler was in residence, members of the RSD and Führerbegleitkommando (Führer Escort Command; FBK) were present.
Vlasov’s division fought only once for the Nazis, in February 1945, in a futile attempt to stop the Soviet push across the Oder River and into the heart of the Third Reich.
Due to concern about neo-Nazis and post-war Nazi sympathisers, no external guides are permitted to conduct tours. The lower rooms are not part of the restaurant but can be visited with a guide. They offer views of the building's past through plate-glass windows. Graffiti left by Allied troops is still clearly visible in the surrounding woodwork.