Seelow Heights : seeking Zhukov's command point

[drew19860]

You should make a film around Halbe, and the 'withdraw' paths used by the 9th Army etc... well, at least i plan on doing that in a year and a half or so..... Great job!

[alanheath]

I intend to do this and have a lot of notes on the subject with maps - the first time I have prepared something!

I do not know when I will be able to do it though - that is the problem.

I will soon publish what I intend to do this year - unfortunately this is not on the plan any longer!

[sbchelldiver]

To think, that this beautiful forest that grows today healthy & strong grew from the ashes of thousands of courageous young men of both sides who flew to Eternity from here...

[luvpump1]

Can you go Metal detecting in these areas ?

[alanheath]

If the landowner agrees I don't see why not.. See the other comments on Seelow as there are people who do.

[GKLCVP]

Was this filmed at the Heights with the German Forces dislodged or is this the position used by Zhukov to take the Heights???Thanks...Gerald

[alanheath]

This the highest point of the heights and it was captured in February 1945. The heights curve round dipping from here then rising again in a northerly direction. From here Zhukov had a good view of the battlefield. A better one than we had as there was much less foliage in April 1945 than here in June 2008.

[GKLCVP]

Thanks for the response....Hope to learn and see more!

[llucan01]

@GKLCVP The soviets had crossed the frozen Oder River by end of January 1945 and captured some high ground in Seelow area. Zhukov set up a command point on the The Reitwein Spur

[rampking1]

12 years ago, found a Soviet military monument by an offramp of an old autobahn directly east* of Berlin.

I wish I knew a little Russian, there was a lot to read.

Btw, at the time, this autobahn looked exactly as the old news films of the 1930's-40's. The bridges, the offramps..everything the same.

So much history, amazing.

[alanheath]

Until the mid 1990's there were a lot of autobahn's looking like the Nazis left them, until ten years later in Poland.

There is one motoroway which was opened about six years ago. I have a couple of brief shots of it in my film Along the Polish - Russian border.

[shombov]

very interesting videos, makes me wanna go there as well :)

[alanheath]

It is not too difficult to get to. Only an hour or so out of Berlin by car!

[Sasnz2]

a plenty, this place would be covered with all of the above

[cxkh]

Is there any chance of finding old weapons, granades or mines...?

5/5

[SturmGrenadier44]

jap..

[cxkh]

nice...I want to go there, hope I'll find a MG 42! XD

[SturmGrenadier44]

find an mg42 your lucky^^ maybe a russian detjarjow or a k98...

[cxkh]

yea. my grandfather found a german helmet (in 1945 I think) and I still have it... the quality is top... it's amazing!

[SturmGrenadier44]

wow =) i have only a ruined ss-knife xD