Fahrerbunker

Not to be confused with Führerbunker.

The Fahrerbunker is an air raid shelter located near the Reich Chancellery in Berlin, Germany.[1] It was part of a subterranean bunker complex constructed in two phases in 1936 and 1944.[2] The bunker was used as a garage for Nazi vehicles, and was closely linked to the nearby Führerbunker.[3]

Discovery

During the summer of 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

  1. ^ Arnold, Dietmar; Janick, Reiner (2017). Bunker, Sirenen und gepackte Koffer: Berlin unter Stahlbeton (in German). Ch. Links Verlag. ISBN 978-3-86153-953-7.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Arnold, Dietmar (2003). Sirenen und gepackte Koffer: Bunkeralltag in Berlin (in German). Ch. Links Verlag. ISBN 978-3-86153-308-5.
  4. ^ The Week in Germany. German Information Center. 1995.
  5. ^ Zeitschrift für Verkehrswissenschaft (in German). Merve Verlag. 1995. ISBN 978-3-931705-05-3.
  6. ^ 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.

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