Heilstätten

Hohenlychen

Heilstätten Hohenlychen.
Lychen’s prime is closely linked with the construction of the Sanatorium at Hohenlychen in the year
1902. The Sanatorium was founded by Professor Dr Pannwitz. It catered for the health of children and
adults from low socio-economic backgrounds who were ravaged by lung disease, such as Tuberculosis. In
Lychen they had the chance to recuperate.
In years to follow a number of other buildings were constructed, such as the Helenenkapelle (a chapel),
the accommodation for staff and guests as well as a lake-side bath. The complete compound included a
large array of different buildings, hospitals and accommodation wings and was largely completed in the
1930s with the construction of the ward for sports-medicine, swimming pool and gymnasium et cetera.
With the construction of the sanatorium Lychen developed into a health resort. The treatment of lung
disease was paramount before WW2. During the Nazi era emphasis was put on the treatment of sport and
work related illnesses. In 1936 it was the goal to give the best possible treatment to the German
Olympians. The first surgeries on the Meniscus were done here. And during the war the hospital
specialized in the treatment of war injuries.
The Sanatorium was led by Professor Dr Gebhard from 1933 onwards, who turned it into a Musterbetrieb –
a model of a hospital. It had 360 employees, 55 of which were doctors. Gebhard was ambitious and wanted
to explore the effect of sulphonamides. This led to human trials involving the inmates of the women’s
concentration camp at Ravensbrück. The doctors involved were put on trial in Nurnberg after the war.
The soviet army found an intact hospital when they conquered the area. The Russians used the compound
as a military hospital and barracks until they withdrew 1993 following the unification of Germany. The
impressive compound is empty and decaying, desperately waiting for a new use.

Это сообщение предназначено для русских посетителей.

 Ваши войска так давно покинули ГДР, что нам очень трудно собрать точную информацию (типы бункеров, материал, снаряды и т.д.) для составления конкретных описаний ваших установок. Для корректности истории нам бы хотелось чтобы Вы нам предоставили различную информацию. Пожалуйста оставьте Ваше сообщение в нашей 

книге для гостей.

Заранее благодарны за ваше сотрудничество. 

Since Jan-2015