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Voßstraße

Street in Berlin, Germany

Voßstraße (also sometimes: Voss Strasse or Vossstrasse^[3] (see also ß^[4]); German pronunciation:[ˈfɔsˌʃtʁaːsə]) is a street in central Berlin, the capital of Germany. It runs east–west from Ebertstraße to Wilhelmstraße in the borough of Mitte, one street north of Leipziger Straße and very close to Potsdamer Platz. It is best known for being the location of Hitler's new Reich Chancellery complex,^[5] and the bunker where he spent his last days.^[6]

History

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the area was the site of several mansions owned by members of the Prussian aristocracy, some of which were taken over by government departments. One of these was the home of Ferdinand August Hans Friedrich von Voß-Buch [de] (1788–1871), a Prussian military officer who was at one time commander of the "Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Kaiser Alexander von Russland" which was stationed in Berlin, and who retired with the rank of General in 1854 and became a Count in 1864. His home was the "Mar

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A plan of Hitler’s chancellery. The left side of the building was the chancellery, in the centre was the Mittelbau with the famous marmer gallery and on the right was the Präsidialkanzlei (presidential chancellery). There was a bunker underneath the Mittelbau (1) with exits (5) on the forecourt side. This bunker could be the ‘cellar’ where the groups gathered, but there were more cellars below the chancellery. (map: Keystone)

The ruined Voßstrasse in 1946. From here the Bormann group crossed the street to the Wilhelmplatz.(picture: Bundesarchiv)

Hitler’s chancellery on the Voßstrasse after the battle of Berlin.

(picture: source unknown)

Hitler’s chancellery in better shape: the forecourt that the Bormann group crossed is in the back of the picture. (picture: source unknown)

The ruïns of the old and new Kanzlei after the war. The street in front of it is the Wilhelmstrasse. Across the street is the Wilhelmplatz. (picture: After The Battle, 1988)

The Wilhelmplatz as seen from the Voßstrasse in 1937. The U-Bahn entrance is in the middle of the road.

(picture: Bund

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Re-Creation of Hitler's Office Evokes Neo-Nazi Accusations

In late January 1938, Hitler called in his favorite architect Albert Speer. "I have an urgent mission for you," he said, as Speer recalled in his memoirs. "I have meetings with important people and I need grand halls and rooms with which to impress them. I need this built fast and solid and by next January."

And a year later, the testament to Nazi power was finished.

The New Chancellery's stern exterior was sparsely decorated and featured a statue of a nude soldier carrying a sword. Inside, the corridor was 300 meters (328 yards) long. There was a court of honor, a mosaic hall, a round hall and a marble gallery. The reception hall was 146 meters long, twice that of the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. Hitler's office was a staggering 400 square meters with 10-meter high ceilings.

The chancellery was Hitler's pride. At the end of World War II, the building was damaged in the fighting. Later, it was demolished by East Germany.

Gone but not forgotten

Using his computer, graphic artist Christoph Neubauer decided to bri