Maybach I bunker system
The Maybach I bunker system are listed buildings in the Wünsdorf district of the city of Zossen in Brandenburg . In local monument directory are listed under the entry number 091 05,033th
General
The Maybach I bunker in Zeppelinstrasse in Wünsdorf was part of the Zossen command center and was used as headquarters by the majority of the Army High Command (OKH) during the Second World War . The Zossen command center also included the Maybach II bunker , which served as the headquarters of the Wehrmacht High Command (OKW), and the Zeppelin telecommunications bunker .
The bunker is located on the site of the so-called Forbidden City .
History and description
Construction of the bunker system began in 1937 and the last building was completed in 1940. The Maybach I was a bunker complex disguised as a country house settlement consisting of 12 residential buildings with artificial roofs, windows and doors. The bunkers were connected by a ring tunnel. There was a connection to the Zeppelin telecommunications bunker through the so-called southern tunnel in the north of the facility. In April 1945 the facility was occupied by the Red Army and after the end of the Second World War it was dismantled and partly blown up.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry in the monument database of the State of Brandenburg
- ↑ a b Zossen Command Center , Battlefieldsww2.com, accessed October 18, 2018.
Coordinates: 52 ° 11 ′ 35.5 ″ N , 13 ° 28 ′ 22 ″ E