Falkenhagen Bunker, Military bunker in Falkenhagen, Germany.
The Falkenhagen Bunker is a military complex in Brandenburg with four underground levels and several hundred interconnected rooms spread across the site. Above ground, various support structures and installations relate to the bunker's original function.
The complex began in 1938 as a Nazi facility for manufacturing chemical agents, serving military purposes under German control. Soviet forces seized it in 1945 and repurposed it as a major military installation for Cold War operations.
The Soviet military created a complete settlement around the complex with theaters, shops, and schools for stationed personnel, and visitors can still observe how this self-contained community functioned. The site shows how soldiers lived and worked in isolation during the Cold War period.
Visitors can book guided tours through both the underground sections and surface areas of the site. Wear comfortable shoes and prepare for cool, dark conditions in the subterranean chambers.
The facility specialized in producing chlorine trifluoride, an extremely reactive chemical compound that required special underground storage conditions due to its instability. Few other sites handled this particular substance on such a scale.
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