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HISTORICAL HITLER SITES
Unter den Linden
Unter den Linden is one of the most famous streets of Berlin. On the one side of Unter den Linden
you’ll find the Brandenburger Tor,
on the other side is the Museum Insel with the Lustgarten. Only the buildings that could be linked directly to Hitler are on this page.
1. Reichstag
2. Brandenburger Tor
3. Hotel Adlon 4. Staatsoper
5. Neue Wache
6. Zeughaus
7. Lustgarten
8. Berliner Dom
9. Alte Nationalgalerie
10. Rotes Rathaus 11. Stadtschloß
12. Bodemuseum
Reichstag (1)
Location: Platz der Republik 1
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Brandenburger Tor (2)
Location: Pariser Platz
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Hotel Adlon (3)
Location: Unter den Linden 75-
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Staatsoper (Lindenoper) (4)
Location: Unter den Linden 7
Today: The original building
was bombed several times during the war, it was rebuilt after the war.
On the occasion
of the Heldengedenktag on February 25, 1934 Hitler spoke at the Staatsoper. Because
of tension between the NSDAP and the army Hitler called the German leaders to a meeting
in the Staatsoper on January 3, 1935. Hitler said in his speech that the German state
rested on two pillars: the Wehrmacht and the NSDAP.
On March 16, 1935 Hitler announced
German remilitarization in a speech where the ambassadors of Italy, France and England
are present. The day after that, Blomberg held a speech in the Staatsoper in the
presence of Hitler and August von Mackensen. The 17th of March became a remembrance
day, known as Heldengedenktag.
The Staatsoper in 1935
(picture: Hauptstadt Berlin, 1990)
Hitler inside the operahouse in 1935
(picture: De Gestapo, 2004)
The Staatsoper in 2009 (picture: the Hitlerpages, 2009)
The Staatsoper today
Loctation: Unter Den Linden, across the road from the Staatsoper
Today: Still there, memorial for victims of war and dictatorship.
This building, made in 1816-
World War 1 Marshal Von Mackensen, in front of the Neue Wache (you can only see a small part of the Neue Wache on the left side of the picture)
Right: The same location as the picture in the centre (in front of the Neue Wache) (picture: the Hitlerpages, 2010)
The Neue Wache in 1940
(picture: Hauptstadt Berlin, 1990)
Left: A pretty recent picture of the Neue Wache (picture: source unknown)
Centre
and right: The memorial was being renovated in 2009. (pictures: the Hitlerpages,
2009)
Hitler inside the Neue Wache (pictures: the Hitlerpages, 2009)
The inside of the memorial today (picture: the Hitlerpages, 2011)
Heldengedenktag March 15, 1942: Hitler meets with woonded soldiers in front of the Neue Wache
(picture: Neumann and Eberle, 2009)
Zeughaus (6)
Location: Unter den Linden 2
Today: Deutsche Historische Museum
On March 10, 1940, March 16, 1941, March 15, 1942 and on March 21, 1943 Hitler held
a speech on occasion of the Heldengedenktag. On that last date a plan to kill Hitler
failed. ‘The plan was that on March 21, 1943, Gersdorff, as an expert, should explain
individual exhibits to Hitler in the Zeughaus. While Hitler was touring the exhibition
rooms, Gersdorff kept close to him constantly with two bombs in his coat pockets.
But unlike in previous years, on this occasion Hitler left the exhibition after only
a short tour. Hitler’s unexpectedly brief visit made it impossible for Gersdorff
to carry out the assassination attempt.’ (© 1996 -
Hitler speaks at the Zeughaus in 1944. (picture: Hitler, de aanslagen, 2006)
The Zeughaus houses the German Historical Museum today. (pictures: the Hitlerpages. 2009)
The Zeughaus in 1930
(picture: Hauptstadt Berlin, 1990)
Heldengedenktag 1940 at the courtyard of the Zeughaus
(picture: www.lmg-
Hitler at the Zeughaus in 1941
The courtyard of the Zeughaus today. Notice that the stairs have gone. (picture: the Hitlerpages, 2011)
Location: Bodestraße 1-
Today: After WW2 the building was damaged, but it was restored, partly opened to the public in 1949 and opened completely in 1955. In December 2001 the building was renovated and reopened.
The old Nationalgalerie has pictures and sculptures from the 19th century. When Adolf Hitler was in Berlin for the first time between October 9 and December 1916 (he had recovered from injuries in WW1 in Beelitz), he visited the Nationalgalerie for the first time.
Location: Museum Island
Today: Still there
Hitler held several speeches at the Lustgarten. On May 1, 1933, 1934 and 1935 Hitler spoke to the Hitler Jugend in the Lustgarten. On April 4, 1932 Hitler spoke to 200.000 people in the Lustgarten. The gardens (Lustgarten) belonging to the old museum were destroyed to make way for parade grounds for the Olympic Games in 1936. On January 30, 1936 Hitler spoke to the oldest members of the SA. There were 30.000 people present. On May 1, 1936, the day of Nationalen Arbeid, he spoke at the Lustgarten again. 1.2 million people gathered to hear Hitler speak at the Lustgarten on the day of Nationalen Arbeit on May 1, 1937. In 1938 and 1939 Hitler also spoke here on the same date and occasion. On June 6, 1939 Hitler spoke for the legion Condor at the Lustgarten.
(picture: Hitlers Handlangers, 2004)
Hitler speaking at the Lustgarten on May 1, 1932
Another speech of Adolf Hitler on May the first, this time in 1936
Large crowds gathered to hear
Hitler speak
The old museum in 1910
(picture: Berlin, damals und heute, 2009)
Goebbels opening of the Olympic Games in 1936
Hitler in front of the old museum
on May 1, 1938
(picture: Reichshauptstadt Berlin, 2009)
May 1, 1938
(picture: Reichshauptstadt Berlin, 2009)
The old museum in 2009
(picture: the Hitlerpages, 2009)
The old museum in the Lustgarten.
(picture: the Hitlerpages, 2009)
One of the statues today
(picture: the Hitlerpages, 2009)
The old museum
(picture: the Hitlerpages, 2009)
May 1, 1934: Hitler leaves after his speech. One of the statues in front of the museum is in the centre of the picture.
Berliner Dom (8)
Location: Bodestrasse, Museum Island, facing the Lustgarten
Today: During World War II the building was bombed and severely damaged. In 1975 reconstruction started. In 1993 the church reopened.
On April 10, 1935 Hermann Göring married Emmy Sonnemann at the Rote Rathaus and the
Berliner Dom. Hitler was Görings best man. On February 5, 1933 Hitler spoke at the
large state funeral of SA-
Left and centre:
The Berliner Dom today
(picture: the Hitlerpages, 2009)
Centre: The wedding ceremony of Hermann Göring inside the Dom. It’s hard to see, but Hitler is sitting on the front row behind the couple.
(picture: Hitlers Handlangers, 2004)
Left: The front row of the church today (picture: the Hitlerpages, 2010)
Hermann and Emmy Göring in front of the Dom after the ceremony (picture: Hitlers Handlangers, 2004)
Inside the Dom
(picture: the Hitlerpages, 2009)
Rote Rathaus (10)
Location: Rathausstraße (Mitte) (There are two Rathausstraßes in Berlin!); The street was called Königstraße untill 1951
Today: Damaged in the war, but the building was restored in the 50’s.
When Hermann Göring married Emmy Sonneman on April 10, 1935 Hitler was his best man. The wedding took place in the Berliner Rathaus. After that they went to the Berlin Dom.
The Rathaus in 1930
(picture: Berlin, Damals und Heute, 2009)
The tower of das rote Rathaus
(picture: the Hitlerpages, 2009)
Das rote Rathaus in 2009
(picture: the Hitlerpages, 2009)
Das rote Rathaus as seen from the Berliner Dom
(picture: the Hitlerpages, 2010)
Hitler at the wedding of Hermann Göring inside the red Rathaus
The wedding dinner took place at Hotel Kaiserhof.
The Invaliden Friedhof
The Invaliden Friedhof has been largely destroyed
Invalidenfriedhof -
Location: Scharnhorststraße 33
Today: Partly destroyed when the Berlin wall was built. The grave of Mölders is still there.
Werner Mölders was a German Luftwaffe Fighter ace. He died in a planecrash. He received a state funeral. From the Ehrensaal of the Reichsluftfahrtministerium he was brought to the Invalidenfriedhof. He was burried next to Ernst Udet and Manfred von Richthofen (famous pilots of WW1). Hitler attended the funeral.
On February 5, 1933 Hitler spoke at the large state funeral of SA-
Left: Hitler in front of the Reichsluftfahrtministerium on the occasion of the funeral of Werner Mölders Right: The gravestone of Mölders at the Invalidenfriedhof (picture: public domain, de.wikipedia.org)
Theater des Volkes (6)
Location: Am Zirkus 1
Today: Bombed but rebuilt. Torn down again in the 1980’s, leaving an open space between surrounding buildings
On December 17, 1937 Hitler held a speech for the workers of the Autobahn because the 2000th kilometer was reached. On December 15, 1938 the 3000th kilometer was reached, so Hitler held another speech for the Reichsautobahn(RAB) workers.
An impression of the theatre
Nicolaifriedhof (8)
Location: St. Nicolaifriedhof : corner Mollstrasse/Prenzlauer Allee; grave: section 1, row 11, grave 2
Today: The church was destroyed and remained a ruin for years after the war; it is rebuilt now.
The cemetery is still there and so is the grave; In 1945, the memorial was destroyed and Wessel's remains were apparently removed. The grave site is now marked by a part of the headstone of his father Ludwig. The surname Wessel has been removed.
On January 14, 1930 the young nazi Horst Wessel was killed by a communist. He died on February 23, 1930. On January 22, 1933 Hitler spoke at the consecration/inauguration of the gravestone of Horst Wessel. Dr. Wilhelm Wessel, the father of Horst Wessel, was the pastor of the Nicolaikirche on the Poststraße (Nicolaiviertel), between 1913 and 1923. In the year 2000 a group called the Autonomen Totengräber dug into the grave. They said they had taken the skull of Wessel to throw it in the river Spree. The police was not sure about that, because the digging didn’t seem to have gone so deep.
Hitler at the grave of Horst Wessel
The Horst Wessel remembrance of January 22, 1933. Hitler visites the grave. (picture: Hitlers Handlangers, 2004)
The grave today
(picture: panoramio.com, all right reserved by mr. Placehunter)
Location: Am Friedrichshain 22
Today: Publishing company
When the new Reichskanzlei was ready, a new office complex for the NSDAP was built. Eagles, swastika’s and sculptures at the gates were removed after the war.
Location: Volkspark Friedrichshain (streets nearby: Am Friedrichshain, Landsberger Allee)
Today: Some remains are still there.
Hitler had air-
Location: Am Friedrichshain 16-
Today: Hotel and a seniorenwohncomplex
On July 13, 1928 Hitler held a speech at the Saalbau Friedrichshain. Four years later, on April 4, 1932 he spoke at four locations in Berlin and Potsdam, one of them being the Saalbau Friedrichshain.
Schultheiss Brewery and other locations were William Patrick Hitler worked (12)
Location:
The Schultheiss-
Today: The Schultheiss-
William Patrick Hitler
worked in Berlin for a while, for the following companies:
1. Reichskrecht Gesellschaft
2.
Opel, Rüsselheim
3. Opel Eduard Winter, Kurfürstendam 207
4. Schultheiss-
Flak Tower Hunbolthain (13)
Location: Volkspark Humbolthain (street nearby: Brunnenstrasse),
Berlin-
Today: Flaktower Humbolthain is partly demolished, but large parts still
remain
Hitler had air-
Berlin-
Location: Exact streetname unknown,
but the clinic lies in between the Wiltbergstrasse, the Pölnitzweg, the Röbellweg
and the Hochbrechtsfelder Allee. Look at Google Earth for an exact placemark. For
a picture, look at
Today: The clinic is probably still there.
Some
say Hitlers body and the body of Eva Braun were never found. We know that the bodies
were burned in the garden of the Reichskanzlei, but what happened to the remains
is not clear. Russian sources state that the remains of Hitler, Braun and Goebbels
were burried in the yard of the Buch-
Wilhelmplatz(15)
Location: Wintersteinstraße turning into Richard-
Today: Richard-
On April 19, 1937 Hitler spoke to soldiers of the Wehrmacht on the Wilhelmsplatz. On June 16, 1937 he spoke to 1300 faschistischen Jungführern there.
Two old postcards of the Wilhelmplatz
Horst-
Location: Rosa-
Today: The Horst-
After Hitler became Reichskanzler the Bülowplatz in Berlin was renamed Horst-
The Rosa Luxemburg Platz
The Horst Wessel Platz was called Rosa Luxemburg Platz after 1969.
A picture of Horst Wessel in Nürnberg
Poststadion (3)
Location: Lehrter Straße 59, near Fritz-
Today: Sportstadion. Baudenkmal since April 30, 1990. Partly destroyed in the war, but rebuilt in 1945.
On May 1, 1936 Hitler spoke to the Hitlerjugend at the Poststadion.
An old picture of the Poststadion (picture: www.stiftung-
The stadion is under protection of the German Denkmalschutz
Location: Hüttigpfad, at the beginning of Saatwinkler Damm
Today:: the execution chamber is still there, used as a memorial for the ones killed here
More than 2500 people were killed here by guillotine or by hanging them, because they oppositioned the Hitler-
Right: The execution room
Berlin North
The locations that could be linked to Hitler that are North of Unter den Linden and the Kaiserdamm are on this page and map.
1. Speer Platte
2. Plötzensee Execution Chamber
3. Poststadion
4. Invaliden-
5. Kriegersvereinshaus
6. Theater des Volkes
7. Horst-
8. Nicolaifriedhof
9. NSDAP Gau Berlin
10. Saalbau Friedrichshain
11. Flak Tower Friedrichshain
12. Schultheiss-
13. Flak Tower
14. Clinic Berlin-
15. Wilhelmplatz
Location: Friedrich-
Today: Home improvement store, some barracks have been pulled down
The concreted open space here was ment to be the place to store materials needed for the Great Hall Albert Speer was going to built in Berlin. There also was a barrack complex and a parking place.
Invalidenfriedhof -
Location: Invalidenfriedhof, Scharnhorstrasse
33, read below for the right section
Today: The stone has been removed, but the grave
is still there.
Reinhard Heydrich died on June 4, 1942 in a hospital in Prague as
a result of an assassinated attempt by Czech agents. His body was brought to the
Reichskanzlei in Berlin. He got a state funeral on June 9, 1942. Hitler held a speech
inside the Reichskanzlei. After that Heydrich was brought to the Invalidenfriedhof.
Hitler was there when Heydrich was buried. Himmler held a speech at his grave. It
could be that the grave is still there. The stone is not longer there. I found different
statements about the location of the grave. One source states that the grave is in
section A, adjecent to the front entrance. Another source speaks about section C,
between the large plots of Oven and Scharnhorst.
Heydrichs car after the assassination attack (picture: De Gestapo, 2004)
Hitler speaks at the state funeral of Heydrich in the Reichskanzlei. (picture: De Gestapo, 2004)
Heydrichs grave at the Invalidenfriedhof
(picture: Hitlers Handlangers, 2004)
Left: Heydrichs car still exists. It’s at the Military Technical Museum of the Military Historical Institute in Prague.
(picture: wikipedia, FunkMonk, 2005)
Location: Chausseestrasse 94
Today: appartments
On July 5, 1929 and on September 1, 1930 Hitler held a speech at the Kriegersvereinshaus. Gau Berlin had their headquarters here since 1928.
(source: www.luise-
Schröder’s restored gravestone at the Invaliden Friedhof
Invalidenfriedhof -
Location: Scharnhorststraße 33, exact locastion grave unknown
Today: Restored.
When Adolf Hitler was in Bayreuth in July 1933, he went to Berlin (by plane from München) to attend the burial of the remains of Ludwig von Schröder (who had already died in 1929) at the Invalidenfriedhof in Berlin. After that, Hitler went back to Bayreuth.
Stadtschloss (11)
Location: Schloßplatz
Today: Damaged in the war. Demolished after the war and replaced by the Palast der
Republik in the DDR. Now ‘three façades of the palace will be rebuilt, but the interior
will be a postmodern structure to serve as a cultural-
Across the road from the Lustgarten was a royal palace called the Stadtschloss. Hitler held several speeches at the Lustgarten. A picture shows Hitler in front of the palace.
An old picture of the Stadtschloß
Adolf Hitler (left) in front of the Stadtschloß (picture: Van Capelle and Van de Bovenkamp, 2007)
An animation of the Stadtschloss, as seen from Unter den Linden. Is this what the
site is going to look like in the future?
The Palast der Republik on the Stadtschloß location
(picture: wikipedia)
The site of the Schloß in 2009
(picture: the Hitlerpages, 2009)
Today: Since 1956 called the Bodemuseum.
Hitler might have been at the museum several times, but of one occasion I own a written source: Peter Conradi’s Hitler's Piano Player: The Rise and Fall of Ernst Hanfstaengl. Hanfstaengl describes a trip to Berlin that he, Adolf Hitler and Emile Maurice did in April 1923. They visited the Kaiser-
(picture: wikipedia)