Two government authorities are in conflict over a huge World War II submarine bunker near the northern German city-state of Bremen, which is to be rented out for commercial use.
The “Valentin” bunker, 426 metres long and 33 metres high, was constructed using the forced labour of tens of thousands of people between 1943 and 1945. A satellite to the concentration camp Neuengamme was set up to accommodate the work, during which 1,600 people are thought to have died.
According to a report in Die Welt newspaper, the German Institute for Federal Real Estate (BIMA), which runs the site, now wants to rent parts of the bunker for commercial use.
But, according to Georg Skalecki, director of the local State Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments, this would involve the destruction of walls and fences, seriously damaging the building’s character.
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The “Valentin” bunker, 426 metres long and 33 metres high, was constructed using the forced labour of tens of thousands of people between 1943 and 1945. A satellite to the concentration camp Neuengamme was set up to accommodate the work, during which 1,600 people are thought to have died.
According to a report in Die Welt newspaper, the German Institute for Federal Real Estate (BIMA), which runs the site, now wants to rent parts of the bunker for commercial use.
But, according to Georg Skalecki, director of the local State Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments, this would involve the destruction of walls and fences, seriously damaging the building’s character.
full story here.
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