Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächniskirche
Breitscheidplatz
Today: war memorial
The ruins of the church that was there once are a reminder of WW II. There’s a modern tower built right next to it for the same reason.
Today: war memorial
The ruins of the church that was there once are a reminder of WW II. There’s a modern tower built right next to it for the same reason.
Other Districts
The bars/restaurants of Alois Hitler (Adolf Hitlers halfbrother)
1. Wine-shop/bar at the Leonhardstrasse 5, about 100 m. from station Charlottenburg
Today: not sure
2. Restaurant ‘Alois’ at the Wittenbergplatz 3, right across the Kaufhaus des Westens
Today: there’s an Italian restaurant on this address now, called Mora
1. Wine-
Today: not sure
2. Restaurant ‘Alois’ at the Wittenbergplatz 3, right across the Kaufhaus des Westens
Today: there’s an Italian restaurant on this address now, called Mora
Wittenbergplatz today
William Patrick Hitlers working places
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, Landsberger Allee 24
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-
Siegessäule (Victory Column)
Location: Grosser Stern (square)
Today: still there
The Siegessäule stood on the Königsplatz in front of the Reichstag. Albert Speer had it removed to the Grosser Stern because of the big plans Hitler and Speer had with the city. The column itself was not built by the nazi’s; it was in Berlin long before they came to power.
Location: Grosser Stern (square)
Today: still there
The Siegessäule stood on the Königsplatz in front of the Reichstag. Albert Speer had it removed to the Grosser Stern because of the big plans Hitler and Speer had with the city. The column itself was not built by the nazi’s; it was in Berlin long before they came to power.
Altes Museum/Lustgarten
Location: Museum Island
Today:still there
The gardens (Lustgarten) belonging to the old museum were destroyed to make way for parade grounds for the Olympic Games in 1936. On May the first 1936 and 1937 Hitler spoke to a large number of people in the Lustgarten. In 1937 1,2 milion people were present.
Location: Museum Island
Today:still there
The gardens (Lustgarten) belonging to the old museum were destroyed to make way for parade grounds for the Olympic Games in 1936. On May the first 1936 and 1937 Hitler spoke to a large number of people in the Lustgarten. In 1937 1,2 milion people were present.
Above and right: Hitler at the Lustgarten
Left: At Lustgarten on May 1, 1933
Berlin North
Grave of Reinhard Heydrich
Location: Invalidenfriedhof, Scharnhorstrasse 33, read below for the right section
Today: the stone has been removed, but the grave is still there
Hitler was here when Heydrich was buried. 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.
Location: Invalidenfriedhof, Scharnhorstrasse 33, read below for the right section
Today: the stone has been removed, but the grave is still there
Hitler was here when Heydrich was buried. 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.
Flak Towers
Location: Zoo Flaktower, in the southeast of the Zoologischer Garten, near the canal, Berlin-Centre/West; Flak Tower Humbolthain, Volkspark Humbolthain (street nearby: Brunnenstrasse), Berlin-North; Flak Tower Friedrichshain, in Volkspark Friedrichshain (streets nearby: Am Friedrichshain, Landsberger Allee), Berlin-East
Today: The Zoo Flaktower was destroyed, Flaktower Friedrichshain was blown up and covered, only small parts are still visible, Flaktower Humbolthain is partly demolished, but large parts remain visible
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.
Location: Zoo Flaktower, in the southeast of the Zoologischer Garten, near the canal, Berlin-
Today: The Zoo Flaktower was destroyed, Flaktower Friedrichshain was blown up and covered, only small parts are still visible, Flaktower Humbolthain is partly demolished, but large parts remain visible
Hitler had air-
Flaktower Humbolthain today
Remains of Flaktower Friedrichshain
Zoo Flakturm, as it was
Speer Plate
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 built in Berlin. There also was a barrack complex and a parking place.
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.
Plötzensee Prison
Location: Hüttigpfad, at the beginning of Saatwinkler Damm; walk away from the canal along the wall-sided path of Huttigpfad
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-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.
Location: Hüttigpfad, at the beginning of Saatwinkler Damm; walk away from the canal along the wall-
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-
Left: The Plötzensee Prison
Right: The execution room
Right: The execution room
Neue Wache
Loctation: Unter Den Linden
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.
Loctation: Unter Den Linden
Today: still there, memorial for victims of war and dictatorship
This building, made in 1816-
Left: The Neue Wache today
Right: 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)
Right: 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 remains of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun
Alte Nationalgalerie
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.
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 also visited the Nationalgalerie.
The Alte Nationalgalerie on the Museumsinsel
Staatsoper (Lindenoper)
Location: Unter den Linden 7
Today: the original building was bombed several times during the war, it was rebuild after the war
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 becomes a remembrance day, known as Heldengedenktag.
Location: Unter den Linden 7
Today: the original building was bombed several times during the war, it was rebuild after the war
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 becomes a remembrance day, known as Heldengedenktag.
Left: the Staatsoper in 1832
Right: the opera house today
Right: the opera house today
Hotel Sanssouci
Location: Linkstrasse 37 (South of Potsdamer Platz)
Today: modern buildings
On October 14, 1930 Hitler held a speech at the hotel Sanssouci. Earlier that year (May 21-22) Hitler had a fight with Otto Strasser in this hotel. Strasser belonged to the ‘Sozialrevolutionären Flügel’ (social revolutionairy wing) of the NSDAP that stood opposite to Hitlers NSDAP from South-Germanys. Strasser wanted the NSDAP to become more of an anti-kapitalistic movement. On July 4, 1930 Strasser left the NSDAP (or was kicked out by Goebbels...). Hitler must have stayed here on a few other occasions. It is said that when William Patrick Hitler talked to the English press about Adolf Hitler and family-bussinness, he was invited to Berlin. In presence of his father, Alois, and his ant Hitler met him in a hotel in the Linkstrasse to strongly advise him not to talk to the press again.
Location: Linkstrasse 37 (South of Potsdamer Platz)
Today: modern buildings
On October 14, 1930 Hitler held a speech at the hotel Sanssouci. Earlier that year (May 21-
A drawing of hotel Sanssouci
(source: www.hauptstadtberlin.org)
(source: www.hauptstadtberlin.org)
