Torpedowaffenplatz Torpedo Research Hexengrund

The Torpedowaffenplatz Hexengrund was a former Luftwaffe torpedo research facility during 1942 until 1945. The building was officially opened on 2 April 1942. In April 1945,

Torpedowaffenplatz Hexengrund served as refugee camp for thousands of wounded and refugees. On 5 May 1945, 3.500 people were evacuated by Schnellboten ((fast patrol boats) to the mainland.

The Red army occupied the facility on 6 May 1945.

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Source

• Text: Kaj Metz
• Photos: Leszek Pietrukaniec