Kaserne der Gardes du Corps - Berlin, Germany
N 52° 31.137 E 013° 17.732
33U E 384349 N 5820125
The two buildings opposite the Charlottenburg Palace are the former barracks of the Gardes du Corps in Berlin, Germany.
Waymark Code: WMM7TJ
Location: Berlin, Germany
Date Posted: 08/06/2014
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A marker in front of the buildings reads:
"The Neighbors of the palace. The buildings opposite the palace were completed in 1859. The architect was Friedrich August Stüler. They were used as military barracks until 1918, when the Berlin Security Police (SiPo) moved in. Originally established to protect the Weimar government, the SiPo developed into a nest of radical right-wing opposition and was disbanded in 1920. In 1929: the Prussian "Polizei-Institut" moved in to train a civic, democratic police based on modern criminal science. From 1937 on training of Nazi detectives and of the Gestapo took place in the then newly named "Führer School of the Security Police". From 1939 graduates, such as Klaus Barbie and the members of the "Einsatz-gruppen", oppressed and murdered civilians in Nazi-occupied European countries and Eastern Europe. Many graduates were successful in the post-war police force, among them Paul Dickopf, President of the Federal Criminal Police Office, 1965-1971, trained in 1938/39. Today the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (National Museums of Berlin) use the buildings."
The text on the marker is also provided in German.
The following information is from the Deutsche Denkmallisten (
visit link) :
"Schloßstraße 1-1A, 70, ehem. Kaserne der Gardes du Corps; zwei Kasernenbauten, 1851-59 von August Stüler (D); Marstall, 1855-58 von Carl Drewitz (D); Reithalle, 1860 von Boelcke; Mannschaftsgebäude und Offizier swohnhaus, 1892-93 von Kahl; Einfriedung (siehe Ensemble Schloßstraße 1-1A...)
Spandauer Damm 7, 17, 7"
[English Translation courtesy of Google Translate:]
"Castle Street 1-1A, 70, former barracks of the Gardes du Corps; two barracks, 1851-59 of August Stiller (D); Marstall, 1855-58 by Carl Drewitz (D); Indoor riding arena, 1860 by Boelcke; Team building and officer swohnhaus, 1892-93 Kahl; Enclosure (see ensemble Castle Street 1-1A ...)
Spandauerdamm 7, 17, 7"