The Fahrerbunker is an air raid shelter located near the Reich Chancellery in Berlin, Germany.1
Overview
The bunker was part of a subterranean bunker complex constructed in two phases in 1936 and 1944.2 The bunker was used as a garage for Nazi vehicles, and was closely linked to the nearby Führerbunker.3
Discovery
In mid-1990, Pink Floyd performed at the Potsdamer Platz in a celebration of the fall of the Berlin Wall. During preparations for the concert, workers found the fully intact Fahrerbunker, still furnished.4 The bunker notably featured propaganda artwork featuring SS officers.5 The bunker was left intact and sealed shut.6
References
References
- Arnold, Dietmar; Janick, Reiner (2017). Bunker, Sirenen und gepackte Koffer: Berlin unter Stahlbeton (in German). Ch. Links Verlag. ISBN 978-3-86153-953-7.
- Heimrod, Ute; Schlusche, Günter; Seferens, Horst (1999). Der Denkmalstreit--das Denkmal?: die Debatte um das "Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas" : eine Dokumentation (in German). PHILO. ISBN 978-3-8257-0099-7.
- Arnold, Dietmar (2003). Sirenen und gepackte Koffer: Bunkeralltag in Berlin (in German). Ch. Links Verlag. ISBN 978-3-86153-308-5.
- The Week in Germany. German Information Center. 1995.
- Zeitschrift für Verkehrswissenschaft (in German). Merve Verlag. 1995. ISBN 978-3-931705-05-3.
- Ladd, Brian (2018-05-01). The Ghosts of Berlin: Confronting German History in the Urban Landscape. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-55886-8.