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Travel To Do: Gleis 17, Grunewald, Berlin

By Emma @glasgowfoodie

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Dark history of Platform 17

Located in the beautiful Grunewald area of Berlin is the railway station Berlin-Grunewald with its castle gate building and forest location. Underneath this fairy tale like exterior is a dark history. Starting on 18 October 1941 until February 1945 platform 17  was one of the major sites of deportation of the people to the concentration camps.

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gleis 17 platform 17 berlin

gleis 17 platform 17 berlin

gleis 17 platform 17 berlin

1991 monument by Karol Broniatowski

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gleis 17 platform 17 berlin

gleis 17 platform 17 berlin

gleis 17 platform 17 berlin

Name
Mahnmal Gleis 17 – Berlin Grunewald
Address
Am Bahnhof Grunewald 1
14193 Berlin
Web
http://www.deutschebahn.com/site/bahn/de/konzern/geschichte/themen/mahnmal/mahnmal.html
Open
The memorial is accessible at all times

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