Type Barracks In use 1937-1992 Fate Abandoned Address 14476 Potsdam, Germany Year built 1937 | Condition Ruin Materials Concrete Occupants 3000-5000 est. Area 1,215 km² Material Concrete | |
Controlled by Wehrmacht (1937–1945), Soviet Army (1945–1992) Garrisons 93rd Mechanized Brigade, 10th Guards Uralsko-Lvovskaya Tank Division | ||
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Krampnitz Kaserne was a military complex, in Fahrland, Potsdam, created by the Germans during the rearmament period. It was used by the Germans until the end of the Second World War. After the war it was used by Soviet troops until its abandonment in 1992.
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History
The site was used by the German army since 1937 when the cavalry school moved from Hannover, under the name Heeres Reit- und Fahrschule und Kavallerieschule Krampnitz (English: Army Riding and Driving School and Cavalry School). It was until the Russians took control of the area, taking over a day after the Germans abandoned it April 26, 1945. The 35th Guards Motor Rifle Division was then stationed there until its abandonment in 1992, after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union. In July 2013, the city of Potsdam officially decided to make it an urban development area, construction has however been delayed, due a large number of bats taking up residence.
Layout
The whole complex consists of more than 50 buildings, most of which are apartment buildings and storage, though it also includes an officers' club, a Tennis court, theatre and more. Movies such as Enemy at the Gates, Inglourious Basterds, The Monuments Men, and Valkyrie shot some scenes here.