Wünsdorf

After the Second World War, from 1946 until the withdrawal of Soviet (Russian) troops from Germany in 1994, the following were deployed here: the management and headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief of the Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany, since 1954 the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany ( GSVG ), the headquarters of the ZGV and a number of combat and auxiliary units. Nearly 2,700 German residents lived from 50,000 to 60,000 Soviet soldiers, as well as family members of officers and warrant officers .

For citizens of the GDR, the territory of Wünsdorf was closed.

At that time, Wünsdorf's territory was divided into “town” areas: “First Town”, “Second Town”, “Third Town” and “New Town” built in the 1970s and 1980s.

There was a regular passenger train from Moscow to Moscow (No. 17 - No. 18, "Moscow - Wünsdorf"). Arrived at the Belarusian station of the capital of the USSR . Daily rail service ended in August 1994 . The last squad left on September 8, 1994, when the so-called reclamation battalion left their barracks in Wünsdorf and set off on their way home at 19:03. ^[one]

Railway platforms in Wünsdorf were originally built for loading tanks , and their height was 1.1 meters. At first, the building of the old cargo warehouse served as the station. In 1953, a roof was erected over the tracks, and on May 1, 1977, the grand opening of the new waiting room, the Russian Station, took place. It was demolished in 2010.

• In the so-called " Crescent Camp " for Muslim prisoners of war from the colonial troops of the British and French armies in Wünsdorf in 1915 the first mosque in Germany was built - Wünsdorf mosque . In the 1920s, it was demolished due to the poor condition of the building.

• Group of Soviet Forces in Germany

• The site of the former "Wünsdorf residents" with photos
• Site of the Wünsdorf Garrison Museum, including the Red Star Museum
• Wunsdorf Facebook Page
• current photos