Mittelbau Dora - Mittelwerk Dora

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Location:	A7 exit Hann. Münden/Werratal, F80 east 85 km to Nordhausen or A7 exit Seesen(Harz), B243 66 km tp Nordhausen. In Nordhausen F4 turn north towards Blankenburg, at the city limits turn left, follow signs to Mahn- und Gedenkstätte Mittelbau Dora.
Open:	OCT-MAR daily 10-16, APR-SEP daily 10-18. Tours: Tue-Fri 11+14, Sat, Sun, Hol 11, 13, 15.
Fee:	free
Classification:	World War II Bunker Factory artificial tunnels in anhydrite
Light:	Incandescent
Dimension:	Fl=120.000m², L=20,000 m, H=30 m.
Guided tours:	L=710 m.
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Bibliography:	M. Bornemann (1994): Geheimprojekt Mittelbau, Bernhardt & Gräfe Verlag, Bonn () R. Eisfeld (2000): Mondsüchtig: Wernher von Braun und die Geburt der Raumfahrt aus dem Geist der Barbarei, Rowohlt, Reinbek ()
Address:	KZ-Gedenkstätte Mittelbau-Dora, Kohnsteinweg 20, 99734 Nordhausen, Tel: +49-3631-4958-0, Anmeldung 03631-4958-20, Fax: +49-3631-4958-13, E-mail:
As far as we know this information was accurate when it was published (see years in brackets), but may have changed since then. Please check rates and details directly with the companies in question if you need more recent info.

1943	alliied air raid on Peenemünde. The V-weapon production Peenemünder Waffenwerk moves into the Kohnstein.
28-AUG-1943	start of the tunnel contruction with the first 107 prisoners.
DEC-1943	first three rockets buitl.
AUG-1944	V1 production in the Kohnstein starts.
11-APR-1945	liberation, first time american soldiers in the factory.
JUN-1945	100 complete "A4" rockets, valuable documents and rocket parts removed by the american soldiers.
1948	entrances of the factory blown by soviet troops.
06-APR-1966	inauguration of the first exhibition in the former crematorium.
APR-1973	new exhibition in four rooms.
1990/91	fisrt exploration of the subterranen facilities.
11-APR-1995	50st anniversary of liberation, inauguration of new facilities.

Mittelbau Dora Gallery