Zossen
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Zossen is a German town in the district of Teltow-Fläming in Brandenburg, about 30 kilometres south of Berlin, and next to the B96 highway. Zossen consists of several smaller municipalities, which wer
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Church in Nunsdorf
Mosque view in the POW camp: In July 1915, the first mosque on German soil was erected in the so-called Crescent Camp Wünsdorf (Halbmondlager Wünsdorf). The POW camp held enemy soldiers of the Islamic faith, allowing them to practice their religion in the mosque. The construction was financed by the Prussian Army. (Photo circa 1915)
The entrance to the former Imperial Gymnastics Gymnasium (Kaiserliche Turnanstalt) and later German Army Sports School Wünsdorf, built between 1914 and 1916. Today, the buildings are falling into disrepair.
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
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The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht was the supreme military command and control staff of Nazi Germany during World War II, that was directly subordinated to Adolf Hitler. Created in 1938, the OKW succeede
Zossen
…Maybach I, the site of the German Army's Supreme High Command (OKH) Maybach II, the headquarters of the German Wehrmacht (OKW) After World War II, the area became the site of a Soviet military base in East Germany known as the "House of Officers" or "Lenin City", the largest…
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