Travel To Do: Gleis 17, Grunewald, Berlin

The dark history of Platform 17

Located in the 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.

Where

Mahnmal Gleis 17 – Berlin Grunewald
Am Bahnhof Grunewald 1
14193 Berlin

Web

http://www.deutschebahn.com/site/bahn/de/konzern/geschichte/themen/mahnmal/mahnmal.html

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