In the formerly sparsely populated regions along the German, Polish and Baltic coasts of the Baltic Sea, the National Socialists built a multitude of military and civilian facilities, such as the missile test sites in Peenemünde and in Leba, the gigantic "Rügen seaside resort" in Prora or the torpedo testing facility near Gdansk. Martin Kaule's critical account provides information on these and many other legacies of the Nazi regime between Flensburg and Usedom, Swinoujscie and Gdansk, Kaliningrad (Königsberg) and Liepaja in Latvia, tells what has become of them, where memorials and museums exist to commemorate Nazi crimes and when they can be visited. Various maps and more than 220 historical and current photos help in the search for clues.
Martin Kaule: born in 1979; 1999-2001 studies in computer science and business administration at the Academy of Administration and Economics in Berlin; since 2001 photo documentation of "places of contemporary history"; since 2005 organisation of excursions as well as study and research trips throughout Europe; since 2008 employee at Ch. Links Verlag, responsible for digital projects.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Kaule, M.
Title
Ostseeküste 1933-1945. Der historische Reiseführer
Details
Folding paperback, 139 colour and 82 b/w illustrations. 156 pages.
