Prinz-Albrecht-Straße area

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The Prinz-Albrecht-Straße area in Berlin was a central site of Nazi repression, housing key institutions of the Third Reich’s security and terror apparatus.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historical site
urban area
associatedWithOrganization Geheime Staatspolizei (Gestapo)
Schutzstaffel (SS) NERFINISHED
Sicherheitsdienst des Reichsführers-SS (SD)
associatedWithRegime Third Reich
associatedWithTypeOfCrime crimes against humanity
state terror
war crimes
belongsToCategory Holocaust-related locations in Germany
sites of Nazi persecution in Berlin
commemoratedBy exhibitions on Gestapo and SS
outdoor information panels
countryDuringNaziEra German Reich
currentSiteIncludes Topography of Terror documentation center
currentUse memorial site
eraOfConstructionOfKeyBuildings late 19th century
hasMemorialFunction documentation of Nazi crimes
education about Nazi terror apparatus
historicalPeriod Nazi era
housedInstitution Gestapo headquarters
Reich Main Security Office
SS Reich Security Main Office
Secret State Police Office
Sicherheitsdienst (SD) offices
locatedIn Berlin
Germany
Mitte district
partlyLocatedNear Potsdamer Platz area
former Anhalter Bahnhof
partOf central Berlin
postwarStatus many original buildings destroyed
site of archaeological remains of Nazi buildings
roleInHolocaust administrative center
planning center
roleInStateTerror central command location
significance central site of Nazi repression
headquarters of Nazi security apparatus
streetRenamedAs Niederkirchnerstraße NERFINISHED
timeOfMajorUse 1933–1945
usedFor coordination of deportations
coordination of persecution of Jews
coordination of persecution of other victim groups
coordination of persecution of political opponents
interrogation
political repression
torture

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Gestapo headquarters, Berlin
Reich Security Main Office complex
locatedIn

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