Carinhall was the country residence of Hermann Göring, built on a large hunting estate northeast of Berlin in the Schorfheide forest between the Großdöllner See and the Wuckersee in the north of Brandenburg. Hermann Wilhelm Göring (also spelled Goering) (12 January 1893 15 October 1946 was a German Politician, Military leader and a leading member Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Schorfheide is a municipality in the district of Barnim, in Brandenburg, Germany. Brandenburg ( Lower Sorbian: Bramborska; Upper Sorbian: Braniborska) is one of the sixteen states of Germany.
Named in honour of his Swedish first wife Carin Göring (1888–1931), it was constructed in stages from 1933 on a large scale, but in the manner of a hunting lodge. Carin Göring ( 21 October 1888 – 17 October 1931) was the first wife of Hermann The main architect was Werner March, designer of the Olympic stadium in Berlin. Werner Julius March ( January 17, 1894 &ndash January 11, 1976) was a German Architect, amongst others working for
On 10 April 1935 Carinhall was the venue for Goring's wedding banquet with his second wife, Emmy Sonnemann. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Emma Johanna Henny "Emmy" Göring (née Sonnemann ( 24 March 1893 &ndash 8 June 1973) was a German actress and the second wife of
Carinhall became the destination for many of the art treasures that Göring looted from across the Reich (see Nazi plunder). Nazi plunder refers to Art theft and other items stolen as a result of the organized spoliation of European countries during the time of the Third Reich
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Emmyhall
Göring's smaller hunting lodge at Rominten (now Krasnolesye), the Reichsjägerhof, was called "Emmyhall" after his second wife. Krasnolesye (Красноле́сье Rominten Groß-Rominten Hardteck Rominty Wielkie Raminta Rominta is a settlement in Nesterovsky District of
Fate
Carinhall was dynamited on 28 April 1945 at Göring's orders by a Luftwaffe demolition squad, to prevent it falling intact into the hands of the advancing Red Army. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The art treasures were evacuated beforehand to Berchtesgaden. Berchtesgaden (bɛʁçtəsˈgaːdən is a municipality in the German Bavarian Alps.
Only the monumental entrance gates, a few foundation structures, and decorative stones remain from the building. A bronze statue by Franz von Stuck, Kämpfende Amazone (1897), once at Carinhall, is now at Eberswalde. Franz Stuck ( February 24, 1863 - August 30, 1928) was a German Symbolist / Art Nouveau painter, For the Mars crater, see Eberswalde (crater. Eberswalde is a major town and the administrative seat of the District
Legacy of Carinhall
In 1999 new interest was sparked by the book Görings Reich: Selbstinszenierungen in Carinhall[1] which saw treasure hunters drawn to the ruins, and concerns raised about the site becoming a neo-Nazi "shrine". [2]
See also
References
- ^ Volker Knopf and Stefan Martens - Görings Reich: Selbstinszenierungen in Carinhall. Nazi architecture was an architectural plan and integral part of the Nazi party 's plans to create a Cultural and Ch. Links Verlag, Berlin 1999.
- ^ "Berliners open treasure chest of evil" in The Times, 28 September 1999.
Sources
- Roger Manvell - Der Reichsmarschall. 1983. ISBN 3-8118-4370-2
- Leonard Mosley - The Reich Marshal: A Biography of Hermann Goering. 1975. ISBN 3-420-04727-4
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