Relics of the Reich: The Buildings The Nazis Left Behind

Relics of the Reich: The Buildings The Nazis Left Behind

by Colin Philpott
Relics of the Reich: The Buildings The Nazis Left Behind

Relics of the Reich: The Buildings The Nazis Left Behind

by Colin Philpott

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Overview

Relics of the Reich is the story of what happened to the buildings the Nazis left behind. Hitler's Reich may have been defeated in 1945 but many buildings, military installations and other sites remained. At the end of the War, some were obliterated by the victorious Allies but others survived.

For almost fifty years, these were left crumbling and ignored with post-war and divided Germany unsure what to do with them, often fearful that they might become shrines for neo-Nazis. Since the early 1990's, Germans have come to terms with these iconic sites and their uncomfortable part. Some sites are even listed buildings.

Relics of the Reich visits many of the buildings and structures built or adapted by the Nazis and looks at what has happened since 1945 to try to discover what it tells us about Germany's attitude to Nazism now.

It also acts as a commemoration of mankind's deliverance from a dark decade and serves as renewal of our commitment to ensure history does not repeat itself.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781399013116
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Publication date: 11/12/2021
Pages: 224
Sales rank: 1,069,885
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Colin Philpott has a long-standing interest in Second World War history, architecture and abandoned buildings and venues.

Relics of the Reich (Pen and Sword Military, 2015) examined and described the Nazis’ architectural legacy. He is also the author of A Place in History (2012) and his drama The Last Match was first performed in 2014.

He is the former Director of the National Media Museum and was a BBC programme-maker and journalist for twenty-five years. Alongside his writing, he now works as a non-executive director, a producer on creative and media projects and as a radio and event presenter. He is in demand as a lecturer and presenter.

Table of Contents

Introduction - Collective Guilt? (Kollectivschuld?) ix

Introduction to 2021 Edition xv

Chapter 1 Establishing the Faith (Gründung der Glaube) 1

Nuremberg Rally Grounds 3

Bürgerbräukeller and Hofbräuhaus, Munich 10

Wewelsburg Castle, Paderborn 13

Neue Wache, Berlin and Tannenberg Memorial, Poland 16

Brown House and Ehrentempel Munich 22

Chapter 2 Strength Through Joy (Kraft Durch Freude) 30

Prora-Rügen Holiday Camp, Rügen Island 31

German Autobahn Network, Chiemsee Rasthaus and 'Strecke 46" 35

Haus der Kunst, Munich 41

Thingstätten 44

Carinhall, Schorfheide Forest 48

Berchtesgaden and the Obersalzberg 49

Chapter 3 Enforcement (Durchsetzung) 58

Dachau Concentration Camp, Dachau 59

Göring's Air Ministry, Berlin 66

NS-Ordensburg Vogelsang, Sonthofen and Krössinsee 68

Gestapo Headquarters, Berlin 72

Reichstag and the Kroll Opera House 75

Chapter 4 Showing off to the World (Vorführung Auf der Weltbühne) 81

Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Olympics Sites 82

Berlin Olympic Stadium 88

German Pavilion at the World's Fair, Paris, 1937 97

Berlin Tempelhof and Munich-Riem Airports 98

Führerbau Building, Munich 105

Chapter 5 Future Fantasies (Zukunftsphantasien) 110

Welthauptstadt Germania, Berlin 111

Führerstadt Linz, Austria 114

Pabst Plan, Warsaw and Nordstern, Trondheim, Norway 116

Deutsches Stadion, Achtel 120

Nuremberg Congress Hall 123

Chapter 6 War and Implosion (Krieg Und Götterdämmerung) 126

VW Factory, Wolfsburg 127

Valentin Bunker, Bremen 132

Flaktowers Berlin, Hamburg and Vienna 137

Reimahg Factory, Walpersberg 139

Engelberg Tunnel, Leonberg 141

Project Riese Complex, Poland 143

Wolf's Lair, Ketrzyn, Poland 145

Bendlerblock, Berlin 148

Chapter 7 Holocaust (Holocaust) 152

Wannsee House, Berlin 153

Auschwitz Extermination Camp, Oswiecim, Poland 156

Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, Oranienburg 159

Schindler Factories, Brnenec, Czech Republic and Krakow, Poland 161

Chapter 8 Downfall (Untergang) 166

Peenemünde Rocket Site, Usedom 167

Reich Chancellery and Führerbunker, Berlin 170

Dresden City Centre 176

Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp, Bergen 179

Conclusion - Coming to Terms with the Past (Vergangenheitsbewältigung) 184

Bibliography 192

Acknowledgements 195

Index 196

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