On the afternoon of March 5, 1933, as polling stations were closed throughout Germany, the Nazis took over the Hamburg city hall. In an operation to gain control of the city, the authorities of the nascent Nazi Germany appointed SA Alfred Richter as Police Commissioner of the port city. Political vi
In 1935 an impressive barracks complex was built for the SS Germania regiment. The first SS troops who participated in the occupation of Austria in 1938 and its subsequent Anschluss were garrisoned here. . The Langenhorn barracks was also the destination of the Danish Freikorps, volunteer soldiers f
To the north of the city of Hamburg is the district of Ohlsdorf. Opened in 1877, the cemetery allows us to trace the history of Germany almost from its creation to the present day. Not only is it a historical cemetery, but it is the largest in the world, since it has an extension of 391 hectares. Wi
Due to the increasingly frequent Allied air raids on the city of Hamburg, the National Socialist authorities decided to start building bunkers and anti-aircraft protection shelters. Near the central train station, next to the Berliner Tor, or the old Berlin gate, one of those civil protection air-ra
South of the city of Hamburg, an outdoor concentration camp was established in 1938 at Sachsenhausen, the main camp located in Berlin, the capital of Nazi Germany. The Neuengamme camp would soon become independent. In 1940 Neuengamme became an independent camp. Until 1945 he managed to control up to
The Hauptmarkt or main market is the central square of medieval Nuremberg. In the 12th century it was the main square of the citys Jewish quarter, when hundreds of refugee Jews settled in the town. During the reign of Emperor Charles IV in 1349, a Progrom against the Jews was published, for which th
The local headquarters of the Nazi party or Gauhaus in German, in the city of Nuremberg it was erected between 1935 and 1937. It is the work of the German architect Franz Ruff. The building was damaged during a fire in 1945, but has been restored and today looks the same as it did originally, except
In 1929, still during the period of the Weimar Republic, the city of Nuremberg decided to erect a memorial to the citizens of Nuremberg who fell during the First World War. The war memorial or Ehrenhalle was built on the outskirts of the city in a large public park. From the coming to power of the
The city of Nuremberg became the seat of the Nazi party day since 1926. Since Nazism came to power in 1933, the party had all the resources of the state to develop the cities according to its ideology. In 1933 Albert Speer was commissioned by Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels to build a stadium fo
In 1906, the city of Nuremberg held a major regional exhibition for agriculture, industry and commerce under the title Bayerische Jubiläums-, Landes-, Industrie-, Gewerbe- und Kunstausstellung . A large fairground was built in Luitpoldhain Park for this great event. In 1933 the Nazi party decided
Hitlers megalomaniacal intention was to turn the National Socialist regime into an Empire that would last a thousand years. To legitimize the regime, imposing buildings had to be built to demonstrate to the world the grandeur of Nazi ideology and the power of Germany and the Aryan race. The Luitpo
Among the best known and most emblematic buildings of those erected by Nazi Germany in the Luitpoldhain area is the Zeppelin field. Originally it was a large open space that allowed the meeting of up to 300,000 people as part of the celebration of the day of the Nazi party. In 1937, the main archi
On January 30, 1945, the city of Nuremberg suffered an intense aerial bombardment by the US air force. In just one hour the city was devastated and few buildings were left intact. Located east of the historic district, the courthouse was one of those intact buildings. It was customary in Germany to
The free city of Nuremberg was one of the favorite places of residence of the Holy Roman Emperors. Louis of Bavaria, who reigned between the 13th and 14th centuries, held Courts on more than sixty occasions in this imposing castle. Also numerous imperial diets were held in the halls of him. The pl
Nurembergs main synagogue was one of the citys great buildings since 1874. Unlike what would happen to hundreds of synagogues on the night of November 9, 1938, the so-called night of broken glass , Nurembergs main synagogue was demolished in an orderly manner. The local authorities of the city issu
In the south of the historic center of Nuremberg, a large cavalry barracks was established in the mid-19th century. An Uhlan regiment of the Bavarian Royal Army had their quarters here. After World War I, the former barracks became the citys police headquarters. In 1934 the Gestapo, the German sec
Der Stürmer , the Assaulter, was without a doubt the most openly anti-Semitic National Socialist propaganda newspaper and the least hesitant to bring the Nazi partys ideology closer to the German population. The newspaper, full of satirical images and jokes in bad taste, shocked the majority of the
St. Catherines Church was consecrated in the distant year of 1297. Formerly one of the largest churches in Nuremberg, today it is a silent testimony of the Second World War passing through the Franconian capital. Throughout the past centuries, the church served different purposes. The building wa
The machinery manufacturing company Maschinenfabrik Ausburg Nürnberg (MAN) had a long and rich tradition in Nuremberg, as well as being the largest company in the city in the 1930s. This company was one of the most important military objectives of the bombing campaigns conducted by the United State
After World War I, Germany lost the possibility of developing an air force due to the restrictions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles. The treaty went further, preventing Germany from owning or even building planes for civilian use. Although Germany illegally avoided the ban thanks to the Rapallo t
In a camouflaged, forest hideout, it is difficult to find delicacies similar to a five-star hotel. And with an empty belly - it is even more difficult to fight the invader effectively. Fortunately, our boys knew very well how to remedy this situation. The partisans of the Home Army marched for h
Her parents didnt care much for her, and her brother skimped on her dowry. And yet it was she who at some point became a symbol of the entire dynasty for Poles. How did this come about and why it was Annie that the magnates of the Republic of Poland donated the crown?
Miracle worker? Hypnotist? A sect member? Or maybe an ordinary scammer? One thing is for sure, Rasputin was one of the greatest people in Russian history. Grigory Rasputin was born in the family of a wealthy peasant in the village of Pokrovskoye in the Tobolsk province in Siberia. The date of hi
In the depths of big city debauchery. The monstrous secret of an elegant apartment at ul. Mazowiecka. These are just the first two headlines of an article published on November 16, 1923 by Express Poranny - a popular Warsaw boulevard. In total, the text had as many as five titles. All bold, all oxen