After the German armaments factories in Peenemünde on Usedom were severely damaged by the British Operation Hydra, the Nazi government decided to relocate war-critical factories underground. The factories found space …

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In the Rentschenbruch near Probstzella, the underground relocation for armaments production was approved under object number 1074, codenamed "Rutte." The Rentschenbruch underground mine had been idle since 1925. A production …

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Location: Probstzella, Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thuringia, Germany

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