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From 1968 to 1972, the GDR state security service built
underground shelters to protect the Stasi's leadership in the event of a chemical, biological, or nuclear attack by NATO.
If war had occurred, 120 Stasi officers and two Soviet KGB liasons would have retreated to the bunker, undergone decontamination, and operated from their temporary command post until it was safe to venture
outdoors.The Stasi-Bunker's rural surroundings were camouflaged as a holiday retreat for employees of the VEB. (In reality, any VEB worker who ventured onto the grounds would have been intercepted by Stasi officers or their guard
dogs.)After the fall of the Soviet Union and the GDR regime in 1989, the bunker was abandoned and fell into disrepair. Many items were stolen from the unguarded bunker, including sump pumps that were needed to kep the shelter dry. |