80 years of Bunker Fuchsbau: Restries from the GDR era reveal!

80 years of Bunker Fuchsbau: Restries from the GDR era reveal!

shocking secrets that were hidden under the surface for 80 years are finally brought to light! The "Fuchsbau" bunker in the Rauener Bergen, once a center of horror under the Nazi regime, celebrates its 80th anniversary this year and opens its doors to those interested. What used to be strictly secret is now accessible and attracts visitors to spectacular tours who want to get to the bottom of the dark past.

The history of "Fuchsbau" is shocking and goes back to 1943 when the gigantic underground facility was built on behalf of the SS under the most brutal conditions. In the immediate vicinity of the Reich motorway, an outer camp of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp was created, where people and animals were kept. Achim Pötsch, who leads the tours, tells of the cruel beginnings and the immense work that were performed here. "The bunker was in full use as a news bunker from 1944," said Pötsch. A place where the life of many was once shaped by the cruelty of the Nazis, and now it is presented as an impressive monument.

when the "fox building" was the most secret zone of the GDR

Visitors like Karin Tiersch, who lives in Berlin, are overwhelmed by what they see. "We didn't guess what is down here," she says of the confidentiality in the GDR era. While the tour of the dark corridors and the impressive rooms, which range up to 25 meters underground, visitors can no longer get out of amazement. The bunker not only served as a news line, but was also the linchpin for the air monitoring of the former GDR, where up to 35,000 sirens were once checked.

The inspection ends in an imposing central management hall, where all flight movements were shown on two huge screens. The technical relics of past times are now accessible to everyone, thanks to tireless volunteering who take care of the preservation of the bunker. A brochure was also released for the 80th anniversary, which summarizes the shocking history of the facility. The "fox building" may have been sunk into the past, but his heir is kept alive at the same time! Where there was once terror, history can now be experienced - an unforgettable look at a dark era.