Our (historical) search for Nazi eagles continues. While we thoroughly covered the history of the german heraldic eagle, from its use as the Reichsadler in the early 900s up until today as the Bundesadler in our post “The Nazi Eagles of Berlin” – we will refrain from rehashing its history in this piece. We have currently documented at least 34 Nazi Eagles remaining in Berlin – but as we continue our travels through the villages and cities of Brandenburg, we have begun finding even more.
Rather than keeping them as a subsection of the Berlin article, we decided to create a dedicated article for the region of Brandenburg. Few cities in Germany, bar Berlin, Munich or Hamburg have more than two or three remaining eagles, making it easier to just sort them by (federal) state.
Disclaimer
If an address is not given for an Eagle, it is done so on purpose. If you do have a question regarding one of the publicly listed locations ask away. If you know of an Eagle that we’ve missed out on, feel free to leave a comment so we can continue to complete the list. It goes without saying that our interest in these Eagles/Symbols is purely historical, and in no way do we condone or support any fascist or racist ideology.
The Nazi Eagles of Brandenburg
Similar to our observation in the Nazi Eagles of Berlin article, where the majority of eagles that we found were in the western sector of the city, the majority of cities and towns in Brandenburg have seemingly been scrubbed clean of (most) symbols of the Third Reich – which isn’t too surprising to be honest. What we did notice was, that that many of the former Nazi military installations which the Soviet Red Army took over after 1945 – be it bunkers, military bases or airports, still had plenty of Nazi symbols, from Eagles up to elaborate swastika mosaics.
One would have thought, that especially the Soviets would be keen to remove these symbols, rather than live with them on a day to day basis. Not quite sure what the logic was there, but thanks to the Soviets (reluctance?), we can still find some examples throughout Brandenburg.
Potsdam
[1933] Wehrmachtsadler above the entrance of the former Hindenburg-Kaserne
Address: Schmiedegasse 9, 14469 Potsdam
Current Status: The buildings have been renovated are being rented out/have been sold as apartments. The eagle can be seen from the outside.
[1937] A Reichsadler and Swastika mosaic at the former Kaserne Krampnitz
Address: Potsdamer Chaussee, 14476 Potsdam
Current Status: The Kaserne Krampnitz is currently being demolished/renovated and it set to be transformed into a new suburb of Potsdam. Until the construction work is complete, the site in inaccessible. It is doubtful the mosaic will survive in its current state. For a detailed history of the Kaserne Krampnitz, feel free to check out our in depth article with lots of photos “Kaserne Krampnitz“
[1937] A Reichsadler above a fireplace at the former Kaserne Krampnitz
Address: Potsdamer Chaussee, 14476 Potsdam
[1937] A Reichsadler in the heraldic symbol of Prussia, at the former Kaserne Krampnitz
Address: Potsdamer Chaussee, 14476 Potsdam
Eichhorst
[1934] A Reichsadler (and altered swastika wreath) on the “Wisentdenkmal”
Address: Straße zur Schorfheide / Eberswalder Chaussee, 16244 Schorfheide
Current Status: The memorial has been fully restored and is open/visible to the public. A full post about the history of the Wisentdenkmal can be found here: Hermann Görings Wisentdenkmal
Jüterbog
[1933] A Reichsadler and a crudley removed (but still visible) swastika on a building of the Artillerie-Lehr-Regiment 1
Address: Parkstraße 28, 14913 Jüterbog
Current Status: After the Soviets moved out in 1994, the buildings have been renovated and are currently used as office and apartments. The eagle is fully visible from the outside.
Nazi Eagles Map
We’ve created this map to help those of you who are interested in finding/looking at some of these Nazi Eagles for yourself. We decided to merge the Berlin and Brandenburg Eagles into the same map for the time being.