I was U.S. Army stationed in West Berlin, early 80's and went to Templehof once. Ate lunch at the Air Force mess hall there, food was real good if I remember right. I remember hearing stories that there were under ground storage areas that actually had German aircraft stored in them. And the Germans flooded them with water so the allied forces couldn't get to them. Supposedly is still there. Was interesting to visit the place. Also seen Rudolf Hess at Spandau Prison around the same time, he was still alive! Very good memories, and would like to visit again one day🙂. (oh, & one more thing I remember when I started watching your video, I did take a leak under them trees near the airlift memorial when I was there, had drank a few Berliner Kindle's before I got there😶but it was legal to do that in Berlin then😁)
Hey Ryan this was amazing to read thank you. I have a few ex British army pals and they tell me stories about being in West Berlin in the 80’s and I find the stories so fascinating about one of the greatest cities and how it was. Your experience of a dark time must be so interesting, I hope you get to visit Berlin again and see how it is now.. it’s an amazing city. Thanks for all your sacrifice and pleased you’re here to leave a comment
I was stationed there many years ago. I really miss the good times I had there. Did you tour the film vault under the Club Silverwings. That where the Soviets started that infamous fire in 1945.
no John it didn’t, but man Berlin is somewhere I’m definitely heading back to and now I’m gonna do research ha ha. thank you and thanks for the service
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Calling it "an abandoned Nazi Airport" is a bit of a stretch. It was used for commercial flights up until 2008 when it was transformed into a public park. It's actively taken care of, far from being abandoned.
Thanks for the feedback Marcell - I think this is a little unfair, ‘cared for but not used and never will be’ I guess but it felt very abandoned to me (as it’s not been transformed into anything else, it’s an empty airport with all the trimmings) and also it’s touted as that by the tours and the tour was 90% about how the nazis used it, I also think I give details about when it closed and the public park. And it certainly was heavily used by the nazis to not only fly but also to build aircraft and was designed to rival the congress hall of Nuremberg for rallies. Also I don’t really go for the breaking in somewhere to explore and think opportunities to see things that are abandoned or unused with historical significance via a tour (and paying) should be credited and promoted as there’s such a market for it and would better protect people that wanna explore abandoned / unused stuff.
Hello Samanli, it was an airport that Hitler was turning into a stadium / amphitheater with the aim that when they were victorious their rally’s would be done from here. It was to be the airport that was the gateway into Hitlers ‘new Europe’
@@TheContinuingStories It was never planned to turn it into a stadium or amphitheatre but to make it largest airport at the time. The buildings of the airport, once finished, were to look like an eagle seen from the sky. Berlin already had a huge stadium at the time, the Olympic stadium.
@@hanshartfiel6394 I don’t want to throw any dispute on your comment but from what I learnt it was very much intended to be an amphitheatre as well, the field out front (and still to this day) is vast and much bigger than than the interior of Olympic stadium. That’s just what I learnt I very much could be wrong but the way it’s designed also gave me that impression.
@@TheContinuingStories You are, to a certain extent, right when you say that Tempelhof was eventually supposed to be used as not just an airport but all other uses were supposed to be aircraft and flying related such as airshows etc. I grew up in Berlin and flew from and to Tempelhof a few times in the late 1960's and early 1970's. When landing there the majority of the times the planes flew over blocks of flats almost touching the roofs. I've seen aircraft coming in many a time as the college I went to was right under their flight path
I was U.S. Army stationed in West Berlin, early 80's and went to Templehof once. Ate lunch at the Air Force mess hall there, food was real good if I remember right. I remember hearing stories that there were under ground storage areas that actually had German aircraft stored in them. And the Germans flooded them with water so the allied forces couldn't get to them. Supposedly is still there. Was interesting to visit the place. Also seen Rudolf Hess at Spandau Prison around the same time, he was still alive! Very good memories, and would like to visit again one day🙂. (oh, & one more thing I remember when I started watching your video, I did take a leak under them trees near the airlift memorial when I was there, had drank a few Berliner Kindle's before I got there😶but it was legal to do that in Berlin then😁)
Hey Ryan this was amazing to read thank you. I have a few ex British army pals and they tell me stories about being in West Berlin in the 80’s and I find the stories so fascinating about one of the greatest cities and how it was. Your experience of a dark time must be so interesting, I hope you get to visit Berlin again and see how it is now.. it’s an amazing city. Thanks for all your sacrifice and pleased you’re here to leave a comment
I was stationed there back in 1942. Brings back old good memories hanging out there with my dudes.
Wow that’s an amazing memory of a truly horrid time
Stationed in Berlin in 1942? You are either German or a blimming liar.
Great little video bro
Thanks Ryan loved your other comment and hope you’re well
I was stationed there many years ago. I really miss the good times I had there. Did you tour the film vault under the Club Silverwings. That where the Soviets started that infamous fire in 1945.
no John it didn’t, but man Berlin is somewhere I’m definitely heading back to and now I’m gonna do research ha ha. thank you and thanks for the service
I was there too bro. 42nd Engineer Company, Andrews Kaserne, 82/83. I had a great time in Berlin back then. I think we all did, right?
I visited this place while my daughter with the USAF was stationed there..Interesting place.
Thanks anne, really fascinating place :)
Cool looking place thank you for sharing mate.cheers Gary.
Thank you for watching Gary, loved doing this video - shame I only had an old school GoPro with me
This is also a circuit for the ABB FIA Formula E Championship.
Thanks for the info - I didn’t know this 🙂
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Hello, how longs the tower been there? Cool video ✌️
Calling it "an abandoned Nazi Airport" is a bit of a stretch. It was used for commercial flights up until 2008 when it was transformed into a public park. It's actively taken care of, far from being abandoned.
Thanks for the feedback Marcell - I think this is a little unfair, ‘cared for but not used and never will be’ I guess but it felt very abandoned to me (as it’s not been transformed into anything else, it’s an empty airport with all the trimmings) and also it’s touted as that by the tours and the tour was 90% about how the nazis used it, I also think I give details about when it closed and the public park. And it certainly was heavily used by the nazis to not only fly but also to build aircraft and was designed to rival the congress hall of Nuremberg for rallies.
Also I don’t really go for the breaking in somewhere to explore and think opportunities to see things that are abandoned or unused with historical significance via a tour (and paying) should be credited and promoted as there’s such a market for it and would better protect people that wanna explore abandoned / unused stuff.
I fully agree with you. The buildings are all listed and very well looked after.
An airport for a political party?
Hello Samanli, it was an airport that Hitler was turning into a stadium / amphitheater with the aim that when they were victorious their rally’s would be done from here. It was to be the airport that was the gateway into Hitlers ‘new Europe’
@@TheContinuingStories It was never planned to turn it into a stadium or amphitheatre but to make it largest airport at the time. The buildings of the airport, once finished, were to look like an eagle seen from the sky. Berlin already had a huge stadium at the time, the Olympic stadium.
@@hanshartfiel6394 I don’t want to throw any dispute on your comment but from what I learnt it was very much intended to be an amphitheatre as well, the field out front (and still to this day) is vast and much bigger than than the interior of Olympic stadium.
That’s just what I learnt I very much could be wrong but the way it’s designed also gave me that impression.
@@TheContinuingStories You are, to a certain extent, right when you say that Tempelhof was eventually supposed to be used as not just an airport but all other uses were supposed to be aircraft and flying related such as airshows etc. I grew up in Berlin and flew from and to Tempelhof a few times in the late 1960's and early 1970's. When landing there the majority of the times the planes flew over blocks of flats almost touching the roofs. I've seen aircraft coming in many a time as the college I went to was right under their flight path
@@hanshartfiel6394 thank you for this, Berlin is a special city - must’ve been a very interesting city to grow up in and see change