Bunker Fuchsbau

52°19′23″N 14°03′27″E / 52.32295°N 14.05743°E / 52.32295; 14.05743TypeMilitary bunkerSite informationControlled by East Germany (1965-1990)
 Germany (1991-1994)Open to
the publicYes (by prior arrangement)Site historyIn use1978 – 1994

The Fuchsbau (German: Foxhole) is a military bunker system, located south of the town of Fürstenwalde, Brandenburg, about 55 km (34 mi) east of Berlin.

The bunker served as Zentraler Gefechtsstand 14 (ZGS-14) ("Central Component Headquarters 14") of the East German Air Force Kommando LSK/LV from 1965 until 1990, when the compound became the headquarters of Bundeswehr's 5. Luftwaffendivision. The facilities were shut down in December 1994, when the 5. Luftwaffendivision was disbanded.[1][2] With 9,000 m2 (97,000 sq ft) of floor space, 650 m (2,130 ft) of corridors, and up to 350 personnel, it was one of the largest bunkers in the German Democratic Republic (GDR).

ZGS14
  • Pressure door in the entrance area
    Pressure door in the entrance area
  • Operations (OPS) with RAP display
    Operations (OPS) with RAP display
  • IT System with disk packs in the foreground
    IT System with disk packs in the foreground
  • Centre of the mail pipe line system
    Centre of the mail pipe line system
  • Combat section "Communications and Air Traffic Control"
    Combat section "Communications and Air Traffic Control"

References

  1. ^ Militärarchiv im Bundesarchiv Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
  2. ^ Bunkeranlage Fuchsbau ZGS14 (in German)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bunker Fuchsbau.
  • "ZGS14 - Der Bunker Fuchsbau". bunker-fuchsbau.de (in German).
  • "Bunkeranlage-Fuchsbau ZGS14". bunkeranlage-fuchsbau.de (in German).


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