Spandau Prison

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Spandau Prison was a high-security Allied military prison in West Berlin that housed prominent Nazi war criminals after World War II.

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Spandau Prison canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Allied prison
military prison
prison
architecturalStyle 19th-century prison architecture
capacity 600 prisoners
controlledBy Allied Control Council
France
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
coordinates approx. 52.536°N 13.199°E
country Germany
demolished 1987
endTime 1987
guardDutyRotation monthly rotation among four Allied powers
heritage symbol of Allied control over Nazi war criminals
inception 1876
lastInmateCauseOfDeath suicide (official account)
lastInmateDeath 1987
lastRemainingInmate Rudolf Hess
locatedIn Berlin
Germany
Spandau
West Berlin
notableInmate Albert Speer
Baldur von Schirach
Erich Raeder
Karl Dönitz
Konstantin von Neurath
Rudolf Hess
Walther Funk
numberOfCells 600
originallyBuiltFor civilian prisoners
partOf Allied-occupied Berlin
surface form: Allied occupation of Berlin
postDemolitionUseOfSite commercial development
shopping centre
postwarInmatesNumber 7 Nuremberg convicts
postwarMaximumInmateCount 7
reasonForDemolition prevent it from becoming a neo-Nazi shrine
repurposedAs Allied war criminals prison
securityLevel high-security
significantEvent used to hold Nuremberg war criminals from 1947
significantPeriod Cold War
startTimeAsWarCriminalsPrison 1947
timezone Central European Time
usedFor detention of Nuremberg Trial convicts
imprisonment of Nazi war criminals

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Karl Dönitz placeOfDetention Spandau Prison
Erich Raeder placeOfImprisonment Spandau Prison
Baldur von Schirach placeOfDetention Spandau Prison
Spandau: The Secret Diaries setting Spandau Prison
Walther Funk placeOfDetention Spandau Prison