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Bunker 5001 was East Germany’s ultimate undisclosed location. Had the Cold War turned hot, East German leader Erich Honecker and other high-ranking communist leaders would have comfortably ridden out the end of the world in this 7,500 cubic meter space.

It’s buried in the middle of a forest about 40 kilometers from Berlin.

My guide, Hannes Hensel, who’s part of a group called the Berlin Bunker Network, showed up and poked around the ground for awhile until he uncovers a steel trapdoor. He opens it and beckons me inside. We won’t surface again for well over 4 hours.

“This was the most technologically advanced bunker of its time,” Hensel says while explaining his interest in the site. Bunker 5001 was actually superior in some respects to similar American and West German bunkers of its time.

Inside, he shows me how the East Germans built the bunker as a series of massive containers, built on giant springs and coils so that the facility could ride out the shock wave from nearby nuclear blasts. The bunker contained its own generators, water system and air filtering facilities, so that its 400 inhabitants would have had no need to enter the nuclear wasteland above for two weeks after a war. The postwar plans were a bit hazier, however.

“After two weeks, they would have gone above ground wearing radiation suits and gotten to an airplane and flown eastward to Russia,” says Hensel.

Bunker 5001 is definitely number one on the most endangered list of bunkers in the Berlin area. The site’s entrances meanwhile IS SEALED UP with concrete sometime to prevent thrill-seekers from gaining access.

Further Documentation is available at http://www.bunker5001.com/

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Ferienhaus Waldmeister, Direkt am Wald und 400m zum See

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Cozy cottage by the forest with sauna, fireplace & WiFi

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Ferienanlage Am Sidowsee

Fürstenberger Str. 38b, Fürstenberg-Havel, BB

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This cottage doesn't skimp on freebies - guests receive free WiFi and free self parking. Families will appreciate the playground and barbecue grills. A terrace, a garden, and a picnic area are also on offer.

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Comfortable house in secluded location for up to 15 people, 5 bathrooms, large property

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Scheune de Lütt - Small barn really big - Pure nature on the edge of the Schorfheide

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Ferienhäuser - Pappelallee

Pappelallee 3, Biesenthal, BB

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Natura-Familienpark Grimnitzsee Recreation Park

Am Grimnitzsee 13, Althuttendorf, Brandenburg Region

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feine laube

Grasehorstweg 14, Berlin

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Ferienhaus Pankow

Heilkräuterweg 103, Berlin

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Blumenhaus

Breite Straße 30, Velten, Brandenburg

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The Hidden

Potsdamer Strasse 182, Berlin

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Ferienhaus am Wasser Nahe Berlin und Werbelinsee/schorfheide

Ferienhaus am Hafen 171, Wandlitz, Brandenburg Region

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Popular accommodation	Ferienhaus Waldmeister, Direkt am Wald und 400m zum See, Cozy cottage by the forest with sauna, fireplace & WiFi, Ferienanlage Am Sidowsee, Comfortable house in secluded location for up to 15 people, 5 bathrooms, large property, Scheune de Lütt - Small barn really big - Pure nature on the edge of the Schorfheide, Ferienhäuser - Pappelallee, Natura-Familienpark Grimnitzsee Recreation Park, feine laube, Ferienhaus Pankow, Blumenhaus, The Hidden, Ferienhaus am Wasser Nahe Berlin und Werbelinsee/schorfheide