Bunkertour to DDR 16-18 November 2012 part2

Part 2 of DDR trip November 2012 (part 1)

Another move, now to the impressive Ladeburg closer to Berlin again, a command bunker for a missile brigade. Built 1983-1985.

Control room for ventilation and other systems in the bunker.

Control room for ventilation and other systems in the bunker.

Main command central.

Main command central.

...with computers!

…with computers!

All of a sudden during the tour one alarm went off, liting up the upper row of lamps.

All of a sudden during the tour one alarm went off, liting up the upper row of lamps.

Main entrance is the closed white door. Liftshaft in the two story bunker.

Main entrance is the closed white door. Liftshaft in the two story bunker.

Coffee anyone?

Coffee anyone?

Main entrance seen from outside the bunker. The corridor having a darkblue glow.

Main entrance seen from outside the bunker. The corridor having a darkblue glow.

Outer main entrance. Blast door entrance is approx 60 meters to the left.

Outer main entrance. Blast door entrance is approx 60 meters to the left.

Part of the top of the bunker.

Part of the top of the bunker.

External bunkers for the missilelauch vehicles.

External bunkers for the missilelauch vehicles.


After a interesting tour of the bunker system we were treated with a start of a DDR jet engine!

Now we only had one more bunker to look at, it was almost already dark and completelly dark when we arrived in the woods at the HQ for Dönitz submarine fleets during the war. This was ”Koralle” that later on were remade into a Russian bunker during the cold war.

Original entrance gates to the site.

Original entrance gates to the site.

Former emergency exit, now only entrance.

Former emergency exit, now only entrance.

First room after climbing down

First room after climbing down

During the cold war years there were problem with water so the floor on the lower level were raised, making headroom very low.

During the cold war years there were problem with water so the floor on the lower level were raised, making headroom very low.

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One of the members of the group coming up from Koralle.

One of the members of the group coming up from Koralle.

That was the end of the that bunkertour. The group stayed at a hotel close to the airport and got home the morning after.