History
The Walpersberg near Kahla was one of the key sites of the underground relocation programme. Its tunnels housed facilities for the Me 262, built at the expense of thousands of forced labourers.
Today the site stands for research, remembrance, and responsibility. Here you will find the most important chapters as well as resources for deeper study.
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War years (1943–1945)
Underground relocation, construction, and production up to liberation.
Interactive overview map with clusters, selected facilities with short code-name briefs, references to sources.
Company directory, aerial image and tunnel plan, selected eyewitness accounts from the construction phase.
Key figures with animated indicators, 3D model of the Me 262, records of aircraft produced.
Camp map, origin map, and statistics modules; access to our personal and origin database.
Timeline of the final days of war, photos and sources documenting the capture of the region.
After 1945
Reuse, coming to terms with the past, and culture of remembrance.
Post-war timeline from demolitions to NVA depot 22; documents and imagery covering civilian and military use.
Memorial sites and annual ceremonies, projects such as the peace bell, information on names and remembrance initiatives.
Publications
Publications on the history of the Walpersberg
Order these carefully selected books and journals right from this page to dive deeper into the topic.