UNTER DEN LINDEN and BERLIN NORTH

Lustgarten/Altes Museum (7)
Location: Museum Island
Today: Still there.
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.

Hitler and Goebbels at the Lustgarten on May 1, 1933

Hitler speaking at the Lustgarten on May 1, 1932

Hitler speaking at the Lustgarten on May 1, 1936

Hitler at the Lustgarten during the election campagne of 1932.
(picture: Hitlers Handlangers, 2004)

This picture was also made at the Lustgarten, probably at the same occasion as the two picture left of it.

Large crowds gathered to hear
Hitler speak.

Das Alte Museum in 1910.
(picture: Berlin, damalls und heute, 2009)

The museum in 2009.
(picture: The Hitlerpages, 2009)

The Lustgarten on May 1, 1938.
(picture: Reichshauptstadt Berlin, 2009)

Hitler in front of the old museum on May 1, 1938 (picture: Reichshauptstadt Berlin, 2009)

The old museum in 2009
(picture: The Hitlerpages, 2009)

The old museum again.
(picture: The Hitlerpages, 2009)

The old museum in the Lustgarten.
(picture: The Hitlerpages, 2009)

Statue in front of the old museum.
(picture: The Hitlerpages, 2009)

Alte Nationalgalerie (9)
Location: Bodestraße 1-3, Berlin-Mitte (the Neue Nationalgalerie is at Potsdamer Strasse 50)
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 also visited the Nationalgalerie.

The Alte Nationalgalerie on the Museuminsel.

The old national gallery in 2009.
(picture: The Hitlerpages, 2009)

Inside the building.

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-leader Maikowski and policeman Zuaritz. 40.000 members of the SA and the SS stood in formation outside the cathedral. They were laid to rest at the Invaliden Friedhof at the Scharnhorststraße 33 (partly destroyed when the German wall was built, some stones are still there).

The Berliner Dom today.

(picture: The Hitlerpages, 2009)

The Berliner Dom today.

(picture: The Hitlerpages, 2009)

The ceremony inside the Dom. It’s hard to see, but Hitler is sitting on the front row behind the couple.

(picture: Hitlers Handlangers, 2004)

Hermann and Emmy Göring in front of the Dom.

(picture: Hitlers Handlangers, 2004)

The Invaliden Friedhof

(picture: stevenlehrer.com)

The Invaliden Friedhof has been largely destroyed

Invalidenfriedhof - Grave of Werner Mölders (4)

Location: Scharnhorststraße 33

Today: Partly destroyed when the Berlin wall was build. 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-leader Maikowski and policeman Zuaritz. 40.000 members of the SA and the SS stood in formation outside the Berlin Dom. Both men were laid to rest at the Invaliden Friedhof.

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)

Speer Platte (1)
Location: Friedrich-Olbricht-Damm 63-73
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 build in Berlin. There also was a barrack complex and a parking place.

Plötzensee Prison Execution Chamber (2)
Location: Hüttigpfad, at the beginning of Saatwinkler Damm
Today:: The execution chamber is still there. It serves as a memorial.
More than 2500 people were killed here by guillotine or by hanging them, because they oppositioned the Hitler-government. Some of the ones who plotted the July 20, 1944 attack on Hitler were killed here. Hitler wanted them to be hanged with piano wire. There was a film made of this terrible event.

Left: The Plötzensee Prison
Right: The execution room

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.

Hitler at the wedding of Hermann Göring.

The Rathaus in 1930
(picture: Berlin, Damlals und Heute, 2009)

Das rote Rathaus in 2009.
(picture: The Hitlerpages, 2009)

The tower of das rote Rathaus
(picture: The Hitlerpages, 2009)

The wedding dinner. Exact location unknown.

Berlin North

Unter den Linden is one of the most famous streets of Berlin. And a beutifull one. 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. Speer Platte

2. Plötzensee Execution Chamber

3. Poststadion

4. Invaliden-Friedhof

5. Kriegersvereinshaus

6. Theater des Volkes

7. Horst-Wessel-Platz

8. Nicolaifriedhof

9. NSDAP Gau Berlin

10. Saalbau Friedrichshain

11. Flak Tower Friedrichshain

12. Schultheiss-brewery (?)

13. Flak Tower

14. Clinic Berlin-Buch

15. Wilhelmplatz

Grotere kaart weergeven

Poststadion (3)

Location: Lehrter Straße 59, near Fritz-Schloß-Park

Today: Sportstadion. Since April 30, 1990 Baudenkmal. Partly destroyed in the war, but already rebuilt in 1945.

On May 1, 1936 Hitler spoke to the Hitlerjugend at the Poststadion.

An old picture of the Poststadion (picture: www.stiftung-denkmalschutz-berlin.de)

The stadion is under protection of the German Denkmalschutz

(picture: silberflo, www.panoramio.com)

Schultheiss Brewery and other locations were William Patrick Hitler worked (12)
Location: The Schultheiss-brewery was located at the Landsberger Allee 24
Today: The Schultheiss-brewery is not longer there, there are some reminders in the area.
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-brewery

Flak Tower Hunbolthain (13)
Location: Volkspark Humbolthain (street nearby: Brunnenstrasse), Berlin-North
Today: Flaktower Humbolthain is partly demolished, but large parts still remain
Hitler had air-raid shelters built all over Germany. Hitler gave instructions to built six towers in Berlin. Three of them were realised before the end of the war.

Flaktower Humbolthain today

Berlin-Buch, pathology clinic, Hitler’s remains (14)
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 www.thirdreichruins.com.
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-clinic for a while. After that they were taken elsewhere. Look here to find the different locations.

Are these the remains of
Adolf Hitler or not?

Office NSDAP, district Berlin (9)
Location: Am Friedrichshain 22
Today: Publishing company.
When the new Reichskanzlei was ready, a new office complex for the NSDAP was build. Eagles, swastika’s and sculptures at the gates were removed.

Am Friedrichshain 22, today

Remains of Flaktower Friedrichshain

Flak Tower Friedrichshain (11)
Location: Volkspark Friedrichshain (streets nearby: Am Friedrichshain, Landsberger Allee)
Today: Some remains are still there.
Hitler had air-raid shelters built all over Germany. Hitler gave instructions to built six towers in Berlin. Three of them were realised before the end of the war.

Saalbau Friedrichshain (10)
Location: Am Friedrichshain 16-18
Today: Hotel and a seniorenwohncomplex.
On July 13, 1928 Hitler held a speech at the Saalbau Friedrichshain. On April 4, 1932 Hitler spoke at four locations in Berlin and Potsdam, one of them being the Saalbau Friedrichshain.

Theater des Volkes (6)

Location: Am Zirkus 1

Today: Bombed but rebuilt. Torn down 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 at this Theater.

An impression of the theatre

(picture: www.reffert.de)

Horst-Wessel-Platz (1933-1945) (7)

Location: Rosa-Luxemburg Platz

Today: The Horst-Wessel-Platz has had the following names: Babelsberger Platz (1907-1910), Bülowplatz (1910-1933), Liebknechtplatz (1945-1947), Luxemburgplatz (1947-1969), Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz (1969- now).

After Hitler became Reichskanzler the Bülowplatz in Berlin was renamed Horst-Wessel-Platz. Horts Wessel was a young follower of Hitler, who was killed by a communist in 1930.

The Rosa Luxemburg Platz

(picture: www.wereldoorlog1418.nl)

The Horst Wessel Platz was called Rosa Luxemburg Platz after 1969

A picture of Horst Wessel in Nürnberg.

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 22, 1933 Hitler spoke at the consecration/inauguration of the gravestone of Horst Wessel. On January 14, 1930 the young nazi Horst Wessel was killed by a communist. He died on February 23, 1930. 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

Look here for a picture of the grave today.

The Horst Wessel remembrance of January 22, 1933. Hitler visites the grave. (picture: Hitlers Handlangers, 2004)

The grave today.

Kriegersvereinshaus (5)
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.

The Kriegersvereinshaus
(source: www.luise-berlin.de, copyright: Edition Luisenstadt)

Invalidenfriedhof - Grave of Reinhard Heydrich (4)
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.

Hitler speeks at the state funeral of Heydrich in the Reichskanzlei.

(picture: De Gestapo, 2004)

Heydrichs car after the assassination attack. (picture: De Gestapo, 2004)

Left: Heydrichs car still exists. It’s at the Military Technical Museum of the Military Historical Institute in Prague.

(picture: wikipedia, FunkMonk, 2005)

Heydrichs grave at the Invalidenfriedhof.

(picture: Hitlers Handlangers, 2004)

Wilhelmplatz (15)

Location: Wintersteinstraße turning into Richard-Wagner-Straße (used to be Spreestraße) corner Otto-Suhr-Allee

Today: Richard-Wagner-Platz

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

Neue Wache (5)
Loctation: Unter Den Linden, across the road from the Staatsoper
Today: Still there, memorial for victims of war and dictatorship.
This building, made in 1816-1818, was a memorial for the fallen soldiers of World War 1. Hitler was there often on Remebrance Day in March.

Hitler shaking hands with
World War 1 Marshal Von Mackensen, in front of the Neue Wache (you can only see a small part of the building on the left side of the picture)

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)

Staatsoper (Lindenoper) (4)
Location: Unter den Linden 7
Today: The original building was bombed several times during the war, it was rebuild 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 1832

The Staatsoper today

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)

Zeughaus (6)
Location: Unter den Linden 2
Today: still there, used as Deutschen Historischen 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 - 2009 Gedenkstätte Deutscher Widerstand)

A recent picture of the Zeughaus (picture: Pazit Polak, www.flickr.com)

The Zeughaus houses the German Historical Museum today.
(picture: The Hitlerpages, 2009)

Left: Heldengedenktag 1940 at the courtyard of the Zeughaus (picture: www.lmg-varel.de) Right: Hitler speaks at the Zeughaus in 1944 (picture: Hitler, de aanslagen, 2006)