It was our last tour of 2019 and we had made our way to Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with a friend to celebrate New Year's Eve at a good friend's house.
On the way, we made a short stopover to see another Soviet relic near the Lärz airfield.
On the way, we made a short stopover to see another Soviet relic near the Lärz airfield.
Over the years we had already explored not only the airfield itself but also the bunker of the fighter control center and the command post of the 125th Fighter Bomber Division as well as the local Soviet garrison.
The object of this tour was the airfield's ammunition depot. Many Soviet airfields had two separate depots for ammunition. One depot was used to store conventional ammunition, while some airfields also had an area for storing nuclear ammunition.
In the case of Lärz airfield, the storage bunker for nuclear bombs is used by a branch of the munitions recovery service.
This bunker is located directly on the border of the airport grounds.
The ammunition depot for conventional ammunition is located a good distance north of the airfield and approx. 1.6 kilometers east of the former Soviet garrison.
On satellite images and maps, it looked as if the area was openly accessible, and so it was. We were able to park directly on the road and walked the rest of the way. We could see from the vehicle tracks that the area was probably being used as a storage site by the forestry authority.
The object of this tour was the airfield's ammunition depot. Many Soviet airfields had two separate depots for ammunition. One depot was used to store conventional ammunition, while some airfields also had an area for storing nuclear ammunition.
In the case of Lärz airfield, the storage bunker for nuclear bombs is used by a branch of the munitions recovery service.
This bunker is located directly on the border of the airport grounds.
The ammunition depot for conventional ammunition is located a good distance north of the airfield and approx. 1.6 kilometers east of the former Soviet garrison.
On satellite images and maps, it looked as if the area was openly accessible, and so it was. We were able to park directly on the road and walked the rest of the way. We could see from the vehicle tracks that the area was probably being used as a storage site by the forestry authority.
That's why there wasn't much for us to see. The two large storage bunkers, the warehouses and the vehicle garage were locked. Only the protected vehicle hall was open and accessible. But even here there wasn't much to see apart from a bit of garbage.
So we didn't spend too much time on the site and made our way relatively quickly to another location.
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