Trespassing Into History

The two abandoned high-rise bunkers in the former Jägerslust joint naval camp near Kiel are important reminders of the Nazi era, the Second World War and the post-war era in the state of Schleswig-Holstein.

The camp was built from 1937 for workers at the Flemhude oil plant, but was later increasingly used as a transit and labor camp for prisoners of war and forced laborers. Part of this complex were two massive high-rise bunkers, which were originally designed as air raid shelters for the camp personnel.

The bunkers - known as “Bunker East" and...(more)

There is virtually no information about this abandoned house in northern Germany. Documents lying around and the interior suggest that it was built in the late 1960s or early 1970s.

Rumor has it that the house was built entirely by a master roofer - but there is no evidence of this. 

There was a large amount of knick-knacks lying around; many of them had probably already been stolen - in any case, after years of abandonedment, the place is very messy. The builder/former occupant also seemed to have either gone to sea or had a great interest in maritime things..... (more)

In June 2020, we met up with two very good friends for a little exploring. We thought that it would be nice to pay a revisit to the abandoned carpet factory that we had first explored about a year before. At the time, we hadn't seen everything, because at some point, someone started driving around the premises with a black van, and we didn't know if it was the owner or copper thieves or a security service, so we decided to cut our visit a bit short.

Little did we know that we were going to come across that black van again during our second visit...but one thing at a time.

We met up with our friends Katto and Marco late in the morning. The parking place that we had used.....(more)