Entrance to Nazi German secret underground oil refinery codename Dachs 1 inside Jakobsberg in Porta Westfalica, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany. May 1
Entrance to Nazi German secret underground oil refinery codename Dachs 1 inside Jakobsberg in Porta Westfalica, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany. May 10th 2015. Since 1943 Nazi Germans started a major programme, called U-Verlagerung, to relocate key war industries from surface to underground locations to avoid Alliance bombardment. Inside sandstone Jakobsberg two underground factories were built using the old quarries. In lower part one-level code name Dachs 1 was built from March to August 1944 for Ambi-Budd company, manufacturer of airplane frames. Changed in August 1944 for Deurag Nerag company from Hannover, more important as a part of so-called Geilenberg program (as 1 of 9 installations) in production of lubricating oil (Schmieröl) synthetic fuel. Relocation was planned to finish in May 1945 but in the end of war construction was 85% complete. In upper part of Jakobsberg there was 9 underground level code name Stohr 1 called Hammerwerke built from March to September 1944 for Phillips Radio Valve factory from Eindhoven, Netherlands, to produce radio tubes and radio measuring from February to March 1945. Rentrop company from Stadthagen also used a small part of Stohr 1 to produce remote controlled bombs. After the war, entrances to both structures were destroyed by Allies. Now, Dachs 1 is closed for visitors, but is planned to open in future. Today there is possible to visit because of the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII. Stohr 1 is in very poor condtion and closed from safety reasons as a very dangerous to explore © Wojciech Strozyk / Alamy Stock Photo
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