Secret in the forest: Stasi bunker near Crivitz-the forgotten relic!

Secret in the forest: Stasi bunker near Crivitz-the forgotten relic!

In the forest near Crivitz, east of Schwerin, a piece of history is hidden that many have not yet known: a secret bunker that was once used by the Stasi as an alternative guide. In the early 1970s, the Ministry of State Security (MfS) began building this underground defense system, which was disguised as a "Waldschlößchen training center". The camouflage was part of a list of measures to keep the public from the secret activities. As reported nnn.de, the site was previously a popular destination for day trippers and offered an environment in society and nature.

This secret bunker, which included sensitive 1,365 m² floor space, was equipped with the latest technology. It had 19 crossers, meeting rooms and even special cells for accommodation up to 100 selected MFS elites in an emergency. Access was inconspicuously via an inconspicuous door in the unearthly warehouse. Lostplacewunderland adds that the bunker also had comprehensive technical equipment, including emergency power units, a water supply via a deep well and a ventilation system, the one that one Separate ventilation of the two halves of the bunker possible.

A look back into the dark past

The area around the bunker has a sad story. In May 1945, one of the death marches of concentration camp prisoners from Sachsenhausen ended, and many of the prisoners did not survive the hardships. The “Die Mother” reminders in Raben Steinfeld reminds of this time. After the Second World War, the forest was declared a restricted area and the publicly accessible leisure activities disappeared. Visits to the Bürger Committee Leipzig show how important it is to work up and counteract these dark chapters of our history.

When the wall fell and the turn occurred, a citizens' initiative formed in 1990 that called for an immediate stop of military activities in the area of the old bunker. Despite protests, NVA officers moved in on January 15, 1990 and took over the site, the secret bunker of which was only discovered afterwards. Various buildings were demolished over time, and in 2015 the area came into the possession of the Nature Conservation Association (NABU), which subsequently maintained and cultivated it.

the bunker today

In 2023 the last surface structure was demolished, and the bunker was redesigned to serve as a neighborhood for bats, which shows that nature gradually recaptured the terrain. An information board that has been attached to the access gate is now informed about the site and its history so that interested parties can continue to learn about this secret place in the future. The original technology of the bunker has largely disappeared, but some areas now offer habitat for protected animal species.

It remains to be hoped that the exciting, historical connection between the past of the site and its modern use as a nature conservation area will continue to live in the memory of people and that such places can serve as a memorial and experience space in the future. Perhaps one or the other visitor is going to the Waldschlößchen again - as a resort in a new light.

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