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Sign put up "Here is Hitler's old Bunker"
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| jesteraver |
"A BERLIN history society yesterday unveiled an information sign at the site of Hitler's underground bunker, marking for the first time exactly where the Nazi leader killed himself at the end of the Second World War.
Only 200 metres from the memorial to Jewish victims of the Holocaust, the Berlin Underworlds society has put up a sign explaining the layout and construction of the bunker - now buried under a car park.
"Visitors to this area... have until now never received information about this site," Dietmar Arnold, the head of the organisation, said.
The society, which runs tours of Berlin's bomb shelters, said the plaque was there to dispel myths about the place where Hitler died on 30 April, 1945 - hastening an end to the war.
"Our visitors are told absolute rubbish. Myths are maintained about the Führer's underground motorway running to Tempelhof Airport," Mr Arnold said.
The board uses factual language to give the history of the shelter - from its completion by Hochtief AG in October 1944 to it becoming a car park.
The city had resisted signposting the bunker for fear it could be a gathering point for neo-Nazis. But attitudes have changed and the site is seen as a counterpoint to the Holocaust memorial.
"The one can only be understood with the other in the background," said Christine Wolf, of the state heritage authority in Berlin.
The bunker was blown up in December 1947 by Soviet troops, destroying much of the interior. The area was turned into park land and became part of the border zone when the Berlin Wall was built.
In the 1980s, the roof was removed, the interior was filled with sand and gravel and the car park opened." (Courtesy of The Scotsman)
A couple years back visited it with my school. The tour guide, said they would never do something like that, because of all the neo-nazi's / skinheads would go there and worship it as a holy shrine. Guess he was wrong. |
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| stren |
| anybody seen " the downfall" ? nice insight into Hitler's last hours when he goes crazy |
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| metalgearsolid |
| quote: | Originally posted by stren
anybody seen " the downfall" ? nice insight into Hitler's last hours when he goes crazy |
Good movie even better the music. |
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| THE_Chris |
| I really wanna see that movie. |
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| stren |
| quote: | Originally posted by THE_Chris
I really wanna see that movie. |
be advised: the movie is german and its 3 hours long
other than that the actor playing Hitler is brilliant |
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| Zewad |
saw it 2 weeks ago on netflix...
best WWII movie ive seen... not much as for fighting, a tad, but mostly hitler and his cronies talking... and that dude that played Hitler... wow.. spot on.. its freaky how good he is...:D |
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| klingklang77 |
| quote: | Originally posted by stren
anybody seen " the downfall" ? nice insight into Hitler's last hours when he goes crazy |
that was a good movie. probably the best view that we have of went on, being that it was from his secretary. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by klingklang77
that was a good movie. probably the best view that we have of went on, being that it was from his secretary. |
hmmm... you got me interested on this film, gonna watch it later :) |
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| klingklang77 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
hmmm... you got me interested on this film, gonna watch it later :) |
it is a good film as it is based on his secretary's memories and some of Speer's memories. gives you a great input on what happened. although there are a few parts that are just based on what probably happened (goebbels children). no one really could say what exactly happened. that part kills me...
it is a good history film. but i think it isnt a great, great german film (Fassbinder anyone?). but watch it as it is worth watching. |
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