Fahrerbunker Explained

The is an air raid shelter located near the Reich Chancellery in Berlin, Germany.^[1]

Overview

The bunker 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

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]

Notes and References

1. Book: Arnold, Dietmar . Bunker, Sirenen und gepackte Koffer: Berlin unter Stahlbeton . Janick . Reiner . 2017 . Ch. Links Verlag . 978-3-86153-953-7 . de.
2. Book: Heimrod, Ute . Der Denkmalstreit--das Denkmal?: die Debatte um das "Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas" : eine Dokumentation . Schlusche . Günter . Seferens . Horst . 1999 . PHILO . 978-3-8257-0099-7 . de.
3. Book: Arnold, Dietmar . Sirenen und gepackte Koffer: Bunkeralltag in Berlin . 2003 . Ch. Links Verlag . 978-3-86153-308-5 . de.
4. Book: The Week in Germany . 1995 . German Information Center . en.
5. Book: Zeitschrift für Verkehrswissenschaft . 1995 . Merve Verlag . 978-3-931705-05-3 . de.
6. Book: Ladd, Brian . The Ghosts of Berlin: Confronting German History in the Urban Landscape . 2018-05-01 . University of Chicago Press . 978-0-226-55886-8 . en.