Explosive chemicals Forst-Scheuno
Coordinates: 51 ° 42 ′ 36.8 " N , 14 ° 42 ′ 57.3" E
The explosive chemistry forestry Scheuno was in the era of National Socialism southeast since 1938 the city Forst (Lausitz) in the former Prussian province of Brandenburg built explosives factory . It was located east of the Lusatian Neisse near today's A18 autostrada in the district of Forst-Scheuno (today Brożek ). The German explosive Chemie GmbH operated the plant.
history
Construction began on the plant in 1938. It was used to manufacture ammunition from nitroglycerine . The 550 hectare area comprised around 400 buildings, 80 km of roads and 36 km of tracks. The first powder delivery took place in 1941. At peak times, 1,400 to 2,000 workers, including forced laborers and concentration camp prisoners , worked in the two-shift system in the factory. At the end of the Second World War , the area east of the Lusatian Neisse was placed under Polish administration. The machines and systems of the explosives factory were dismantled for reparation purposes and brought to the Soviet Union . From 1959, the site passed into Polish ownership and the buildings were gutted. In the period from 1963 to 1989, some buildings were used by the Polish state reserve , for example sugar, salt and grain were stored.
The area has been freely accessible since the collapse of the Eastern Bloc . Smaller companies and a paintball facility have set up shop on the site of the former explosives factory . Guided tours are also offered. Due to the open area and the fact that underground bunkers in particular can still contain highly explosive explosives and materials, there have also been deaths in recent times. In 2004, an attempt was made to have the remains of explosives removed by soldiers of the Polish army, around three quarters of the area being examined.
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- ↑ History lesson with coffee and cake. In: Niederlausitz-aktuell. April 2, 2013, accessed February 4, 2016 .
- ^ Poland - Deutsche Sprengstoffchemie and Dynamit AG. Retrieved February 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Explosive spaghetti and washers that go up in flames. In: Lausitzer Rundschau . June 17, 2004, accessed February 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Not all ammunition leftovers from the explosive chemicals removed. In: Lausitzer Rundschau. September 7, 2004, accessed February 4, 2016 .