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Teufelberg is an artificial mountain constructed after World War II. The Berliners gave the Mountain a name, they called it Teufelsberg*. The mountain is located in the Grunewald Forest in Berlin. Teufelsberg is the highest mountain in Berlin standing at the height of 377 feet above sea level.
Teufelsberg was constructed by the legendary “Rubble Women”. They started cleaning up the war debris within the city. These women went scavenging everywhere in the city clearing up the ruins and saving the reusable materials. These ladies would use Roofing paper to replaced broken windows for example. The Berliners would set up temporary living quarters and workrooms. They would collect all the unserviceable materials and have it transported to a pick-up point. Then the materials were later transported out to the Grunewald forest for disposal.
Teufelsberg is in the middle of the flat Northern European plain which stretches all the way from Netherlands to distant Warsaw, Poland. Teufelsberg is unmistakably a manmade mountain.
During the Cold War, Teufelsberg was used by the United States National Security Agency, United States Army,and also United States Air Force linguists . They built one of its largest monitor stations on top of one of two peaks on Teufelsberg.
The U.S. Army Field Station’s mission was top secret. Their mission was to monitor the Warsaw Pact’s movements and commutations. Most of Berliners never knew the real truth behind the golf ball looking structures on the mountain. Berliners thought they were some type of Radars system. But they were mistaken. Under the huge domes, covered with white rubber, cloth and or plastic membrane, were set of huge (parabola)-Mirror antennas. These “big Ears” were pointed to special location within the Warsaw Pack. There was a lower peak that housed a Tropo/Microwave site and a parking lot. The Control Center had a double floor one meter in height for all the cables. This floor was designed for quick maintenance and down time! The mission couldn't afford any down time!
A Royal Air Force Signals Unit 26SU was also based on the Teufelsberg. The 26SU was a specialist Signals Intelligence unit operated by the RAF on behalf of GCHQ Cheltenham tasked with monitoring Warsaw Pact military communications over East Germany and Poland.
Today Teufelsberg is a sports mountain people ride bikes, hiking, running, climbing, toboggan, ski runs downhill, flying kites, and almost anything.
Notes:
1. Teufelsberg in English means. " Devil’s mountain"
2. The other peak was used for public recreation area only. The two mountains pecks are like twins- they’re about the same.
3. The landline and Air commutations were monitored. .
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Teufelsberg was constructed by the legendary “Rubble Women”. They started cleaning up the war debris within the city. These women went scavenging everywhere in the city clearing up the ruins and saving the reusable materials. These ladies would use Roofing paper to replaced broken windows for example. The Berliners would set up temporary living quarters and workrooms. They would collect all the unserviceable materials and have it transported to a pick-up point. Then the materials were later transported out to the Grunewald forest for disposal.
Teufelsberg is in the middle of the flat Northern European plain which stretches all the way from Netherlands to distant Warsaw, Poland. Teufelsberg is unmistakably a manmade mountain.
During the Cold War, Teufelsberg was used by the United States National Security Agency, United States Army,and also United States Air Force linguists . They built one of its largest monitor stations on top of one of two peaks on Teufelsberg.
The U.S. Army Field Station’s mission was top secret. Their mission was to monitor the Warsaw Pact’s movements and commutations. Most of Berliners never knew the real truth behind the golf ball looking structures on the mountain. Berliners thought they were some type of Radars system. But they were mistaken. Under the huge domes, covered with white rubber, cloth and or plastic membrane, were set of huge (parabola)-Mirror antennas. These “big Ears” were pointed to special location within the Warsaw Pack. There was a lower peak that housed a Tropo/Microwave site and a parking lot. The Control Center had a double floor one meter in height for all the cables. This floor was designed for quick maintenance and down time! The mission couldn't afford any down time!
A Royal Air Force Signals Unit 26SU was also based on the Teufelsberg. The 26SU was a specialist Signals Intelligence unit operated by the RAF on behalf of GCHQ Cheltenham tasked with monitoring Warsaw Pact military communications over East Germany and Poland.
Today Teufelsberg is a sports mountain people ride bikes, hiking, running, climbing, toboggan, ski runs downhill, flying kites, and almost anything.
Notes:
1. Teufelsberg in English means. " Devil’s mountain"
2. The other peak was used for public recreation area only. The two mountains pecks are like twins- they’re about the same.
3. The landline and Air commutations were monitored. .
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Yes indeed, I was stationed in Berlin, we used to go up there all the time, then when I got my EU Out, I stayed in Berlin, the place is now a ruin but down at the base is a great park!
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SGT Steven Eugene Kuhn MBA
And some photos of what it looks like, just scroll down.
http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/take-a-tour-of-teufelsberg-berlins-abandoned-nsa-listening-station
http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/take-a-tour-of-teufelsberg-berlins-abandoned-nsa-listening-station
Take a Tour of Teufelsberg, Berlin’s Abandoned NSA Listening Station
Efforts to listen in on Warsaw Pact communications lasted throughout the Cold War.
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SGT Steven Eugene Kuhn MBA
We were there at the same time, I was with 40th Armor. I still reside in Berlin part time, go up to the top to watch the fireworks each year ;-)
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SGT Steven Eugene Kuhn MBA
I hear you, the place is a mess now unfortunately.
McNair is a mix of storage and new lofts. Not really greatly developed. The Back gate area is a modern apartment complex of row house like apartments, not to pretty.
Here are the lofts: http://www.denkmalimmobilien.info/berlin/lesley-lofts#bildergalerie
You will recognize the outside of the building. They are really nice but its like living in a half developed, fenced in, zoo.
Andrews is the Police and local Government now and some local small businesses.
The Embassy is where it was before WWII, attached to right side of the Brandenburg gate: http://www.wai.com/projectimage.aspx?link=&id=1218&image=2&type=100&cat=&print=true
The Consulate is still in Zehlendorf across from where the PX was, now they are building housing. The theater (Outpost) is still there, it is a museum: http://www.alliiertenmuseum.de/en/home.html
Time for a visit ey!?
McNair is a mix of storage and new lofts. Not really greatly developed. The Back gate area is a modern apartment complex of row house like apartments, not to pretty.
Here are the lofts: http://www.denkmalimmobilien.info/berlin/lesley-lofts#bildergalerie
You will recognize the outside of the building. They are really nice but its like living in a half developed, fenced in, zoo.
Andrews is the Police and local Government now and some local small businesses.
The Embassy is where it was before WWII, attached to right side of the Brandenburg gate: http://www.wai.com/projectimage.aspx?link=&id=1218&image=2&type=100&cat=&print=true
The Consulate is still in Zehlendorf across from where the PX was, now they are building housing. The theater (Outpost) is still there, it is a museum: http://www.alliiertenmuseum.de/en/home.html
Time for a visit ey!?
Lesley Lofts - Berlin | Denkmalschutz Immobilien
Es ist das zur Zeit wohl ehrgeizigste Bauvorhaben Berlins: der Umbau der legendären McNair Barracks in modernsten Wohnraum – unter sorgsamer Bewahrung des historischen Flairs..
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SGT Kyle Johnson
Worked in the station from 1989 till we dismantled it in 1992. Was a great place to work. Went to Brandenburg gate the night the wall came down. Tons of the wall was brought to Andrews Barracks and it got to a point they were asking us to take more home to get rid of it. My wife and I went into no mans land between the walls, painted graffiti on it, then tore it down and brought it back to the states.
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