Beelitz-Heilstätten, a district of the town, is home to a large hospital complex of about 60 buildings including a cogeneration plant erected from 1898 on according to plans of architect Heino Schmieden. Originally designed as a sanatorium by the Berlin workers' health insurance corporation, Beelitz-Heilstätten Sanatorium, from the beginning of World War I on, was a military hospital of the Imperial German Army. During October and November 1916, Hitler recuperated at Beelitz-Heilstätten after being wounded in the leg at the Battle of the Somme. In 1945, Beelitz-Heilstätten was occupied by Soviet forces, and the complex remained a Soviet military hospital until 1995, well after the German reunification. (as per Wiki). Here are some photos:
Russian soldier statue in front of Beelitz-Heilstätten Sanatorium.
The door was open... it was an invitation inside!!! How could I refuse?
Mess hall...?
Russian propaganda on the wall of what may have been a mess hall...?
Ghost of Doro...
This was a really interesting place to visit. I'd like to go back because there is another side to the grounds that I didn't get to see. I think we wandered around for a couple of hours through a maze of 20+ buildings. You could feel the history vibrating all around.
Thanks to Doro for driving me there.
Devi.
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