In the Stasi...

[Christophe]

Here are a few pics taken in the Stasi.

They have been taken in the Building 1 of the HQ of the Ministry for State Security (MfS or Stasi). This building is located in Normannenstrasse, Berlin.

From here, Erich Mielke directed the "Shield and Sword of the Party".

Enjoy the tour...
#2 The entrance...
#3 Control post.
#4 The Entrance Hall.
#5 A Prisoner Transport vehicle (GTW).

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Pic : © Christophe – ChR Collection

[Christophe]

Reconstructed parts of an official Stasi propaganda exhibition.

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Pic : © Christophe – ChR Collection

[Christophe]

#1 Corridor leading to the former offices of the Ministers for State Security.
#2 Secretariat.
#3 Room of the personal secretariat.
#4-7 Erich Mielke's office.
#8 Mielke's desk.
#9 Mielke's telephone system.
#10 Lenin death mask.

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[Christophe]

#1 In Mielke's office.
#2 Mielke's private area in the adjacent room.
#3 The Conference Room.
#4 The Cafeteria where the Generals of the Stasi had their Coffee Break, when attending conferences. it is today a small cafeteria open to all.

Here it is...
Nothing has changed since 1989. The spirit is still the same as it was in the 70s... A travel back to the past... :thumbsup

Cheers.

Ch.

Pic : © Christophe – ChR Collection

[Ralph Pickard]

Hello Christophe - I wish I had a collection room like the one depicted in http://soviet-awards.com/forum/soviet-mi...#post64997.

More...

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[Christophe]

Hi Ralph,

You don't have one ?.. It is not yours... ? :p

On a more serious note, this building is currently under refurbishment. The "museum" part has been located in a small buiding facing this one, that used to be a building with meeting rooms and cafeteria...

Cheers.

Ch.

[Ralph Pickard]

Thanks for the heads up that the place is being worked on. Do you by chance know when it will re-open?

BTW, that small building is my place...:D

Hi Ralph,

You don't have one ?.. It is not yours... ? :p

On a more serious note, this building is currently under refurbishment. The "museum" part has been located in a small buiding facing this one, that used to be a building with meeting rooms and cafeteria...

Cheers.

Ch.

[Christophe]

BTW, that small building is my place...:D

Ralph, what do you mean ? :)

Ch.

[Christophe]

The Museum has re-opened in Haus #1. Not got time to visit it again, but soon...

Museum website : Stasimuseum Berlin - Forschungs- und Gedenkstдtte NormannenstraЯe

Ch.

[Ralph Pickard]

Thanks for the latest update. :thumbsup

The Museum has re-opened in Haus #1. Not got time to visit it again, but soon...

Museum website : Stasimuseum Berlin - Forschungs- und Gedenkst�tte Normannenstra�e

Ch.