1. Die Steinmühle
Die Steinmühle wurde 1303 als Getreidemühle von den Zisterziensermönchen aus dem Kloster Zinn erbaut und von diesen betrieben. Bis 1766 wurde die Mühle als Getreidemühle genutzt, bis der damalige Mühlenmeister eine Genehmigung zur Anlegung einer Schneidemühle (Sägewerk) erhielt.
1845 wurde sie wieder abgerissen und danach als Ölmühle wiederaufgebaut. Ende 19. Jahrhunderts wurde auf Dampfkraft erweitert und die Mühle zur Strohpapierstoff-Fabrik umgebaut. Sie wurde auch weiter als Dampfmühle genutzt. 1918 firmiert die Mühle als „G. Thiele Steinmühle“. Inhaber war Emil Gericke, der Schwiegersohn von G.Thiele. 1934 wurde die Dampfmaschine durch einen Motor ersetzt und die Mühle vergrößert.
![Mein Logo.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_65d2158b86eb416491817a2b15454634~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_118,h_67,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Mein%20Logo.jpg)
Soviet military arrests
During my forays into Soviet barracks, I repeatedly noticed major military arrests. The life of the Soviet soldiers stationed in the GDR was hard and full of privation: 2 years of service without home leave, up to 120 men in a crew room, hardly any free time, poor supplies and a shower day once a week. In addition, the younger soldiers were constantly harassed by the "grandfathers", in the NVA it was called the EK movement. That was often the point just to run away or to look up. This ended, after mistreatment, often under arrest or in prison for several years.
This arrest was on a floor in a building of the Brandenburg state mental institution :
![Arrest Landesirrenanstalt Teupitz](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_1d8a9d4650c741d6820296c77df6f96e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_161,q_90/748320_1d8a9d4650c741d6820296c77df6f96e~mv2.jpg)
![Knast Landesirrenanstalt Teupitz](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_e7c024d7f09646a9bf1f23ac54501fa2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_161,q_90/748320_e7c024d7f09646a9bf1f23ac54501fa2~mv2.jpg)
![abandoned Russian prison](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_03cda4a2d5e5411193220e604aaad0d5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_242,h_161,q_90/748320_03cda4a2d5e5411193220e604aaad0d5~mv2.jpg)
![decayed Prison](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_7036093334d249c7bc7701bdfa834838~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_161,q_90/748320_7036093334d249c7bc7701bdfa834838~mv2.jpg)
![lost place arrest](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_2124f3104fcd40bdb75ed9ade366286a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_161,q_90/748320_2124f3104fcd40bdb75ed9ade366286a~mv2.jpg)
![verlassenener Russenknast](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_d6831e2f25ad4c7ea9c2dae4029e4260~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_161,q_90/748320_d6831e2f25ad4c7ea9c2dae4029e4260~mv2.jpg)
![verlassenes Militärgefängnis](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_8ed1ca01b5b54f1da72bfa308945640e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_242,h_161,q_90/748320_8ed1ca01b5b54f1da72bfa308945640e~mv2.jpg)
![abandoned Russian Prison](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_e9b90333125f4770b9081e60215eaab8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_161,q_90/748320_e9b90333125f4770b9081e60215eaab8~mv2.jpg)
This is the worst and best preserved prison I've ever found. It is located on the site of a former ammunition factory and was probably taken over by the Russians from the prisoner-of-war camp located there. What is interesting about this object is that there are still fixtures, as the Russians actually took all of the inventory with them when they were withdrawn.
![Sowjetischer Militärarrest](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_cf87e619fa124246b8bf4efeb52b9d3f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_181,q_90/748320_cf87e619fa124246b8bf4efeb52b9d3f~mv2.jpg)
![Sowjetischer Militärarrest](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_ca76956f67d740bab65aaa794360f31c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_181,q_90/748320_ca76956f67d740bab65aaa794360f31c~mv2.jpg)
![Sowjetischer Militärarrest Altes Lager](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_fdc8200043ef4c6fba9fde89fd7efd2b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_242,h_181,q_90/748320_fdc8200043ef4c6fba9fde89fd7efd2b~mv2.jpg)
![Sowjetischer Militärarrest Altes Lager](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_6ed2c2429dc24039a7c891bc2905570d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_181,q_90/748320_6ed2c2429dc24039a7c891bc2905570d~mv2.jpg)
![Sowjetischer Militärarrest Altes Lager](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_b762c6c92b6e4852ae6e0e1c81d99b13~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_181,q_90/748320_b762c6c92b6e4852ae6e0e1c81d99b13~mv2.jpg)
![abandoned russian Prison](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_2c8fda5fda274350ac53227cd97d37eb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_181,q_90/748320_2c8fda5fda274350ac53227cd97d37eb~mv2.jpg)
![Russenknast Brandenburg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_ea43c77bb08a4df2ab4742fc7a42e756~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_242,h_181,q_90/748320_ea43c77bb08a4df2ab4742fc7a42e756~mv2.jpg)
![Russenknast Brandenburg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_e7e41f93b3394e538b2e71daa400d771~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_181,q_90/748320_e7e41f93b3394e538b2e71daa400d771~mv2.jpg)
![GSSD Arrest](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_3ae04dbf941c405fb4539d29cdc9f85e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_181,q_90/748320_3ae04dbf941c405fb4539d29cdc9f85e~mv2.jpg)
![GSSD Arrest](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_9471a336b1e2401c9aec758176608135~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_181,q_90/748320_9471a336b1e2401c9aec758176608135~mv2.jpg)
![decayed prison germany](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_6ea5c0f56bde422ea2511d303bf2f86a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_242,h_181,q_90/748320_6ea5c0f56bde422ea2511d303bf2f86a~mv2.jpg)
![abandoned russen arrest](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_3e88d97d66b04b50bc4b7a780df17882~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_181,q_90/748320_3e88d97d66b04b50bc4b7a780df17882~mv2.jpg)
![lost place russen gefängnis](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_75702e9aebae40e3b8000ec2baab46e6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_181,q_90/748320_75702e9aebae40e3b8000ec2baab46e6~mv2.jpg)
This arrest is located in the former Adolf Hitler camp of the Wehrmacht and was then taken over by a Soviet unit:
![GSSD Arrest Forst Zinna](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_eba636d28dd9408d982cbebbe46805d3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_181,q_90/748320_eba636d28dd9408d982cbebbe46805d3~mv2.jpg)
![GSSD Arrest Forst Zinna](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_1db68606e5514c4aab73122795fc034d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_181,q_90/748320_1db68606e5514c4aab73122795fc034d~mv2.jpg)
![Knast Adolf Hitler Lager](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_b99224c46c3543cc8e05f43185c9a280~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_242,h_181,q_90/748320_b99224c46c3543cc8e05f43185c9a280~mv2.jpg)
![Sowjetischer Militärarrest Forst Zinna](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_df2118082ad54916a7fd97c52f8dbbcd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_181,q_90/748320_df2118082ad54916a7fd97c52f8dbbcd~mv2.jpg)
This prison is in an old brick building in a barracks near Jüterbog . Since everything has been cleared out here too, it is not very spectacular:
![abandoned Prison](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_c63f58d9c8914501b70213b46fa96241~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_160,q_90/748320_c63f58d9c8914501b70213b46fa96241~mv2.jpg)
![lost place russen knast](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_2d5306bc33654490a0243561cdddc1fa~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_161,q_90/748320_2d5306bc33654490a0243561cdddc1fa~mv2.jpg)
![decayed prison brandenburg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_327d5ec20ada45238028816f0ae5c0c6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_242,h_161,q_90/748320_327d5ec20ada45238028816f0ae5c0c6~mv2.jpg)
Diese Arrestzellen befinden sich in einem Keller der Standortkommandantur einer brandenburgischen Kreisstadt. In einem Raum befindet sich sogar noch Archivmaterial. Ansonsten war die Erkundung des Kellers eine ziemlich gruselige Angelegenheit:
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_21735b89a85240bfa30940d1eff612b7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_161,q_90/748320_21735b89a85240bfa30940d1eff612b7~mv2.jpg)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_7e2f4362eb904984ad695bb0d5ba0d01~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_161,q_90/748320_7e2f4362eb904984ad695bb0d5ba0d01~mv2.jpg)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_71040b24f1e04cfd85daed706da4bdc9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_242,h_161,q_90/748320_71040b24f1e04cfd85daed706da4bdc9~mv2.jpg)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_30dfc04a77c64f2ab007f988c8fc0370~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_161,q_90/748320_30dfc04a77c64f2ab007f988c8fc0370~mv2.jpg)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_5200d2de78a64800bdf33bc8acce7bec~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_161,q_90/748320_5200d2de78a64800bdf33bc8acce7bec~mv2.jpg)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_d854b225b1bd45ff96819650ff883beb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_161,q_90/748320_d854b225b1bd45ff96819650ff883beb~mv2.jpg)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_35c8c86d78df4ddbaf77529d8273c7a2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_242,h_161,q_90/748320_35c8c86d78df4ddbaf77529d8273c7a2~mv2.jpg)
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![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_ff0ccc0c9e0c4365b2997824ce89acf2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_161,q_90/748320_ff0ccc0c9e0c4365b2997824ce89acf2~mv2.jpg)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_db5e80da798247788be6abc874a24170~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_161,q_90/748320_db5e80da798247788be6abc874a24170~mv2.jpg)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_3310bdd0dd734cf989197bd1a97812c1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_242,h_161,q_90/748320_3310bdd0dd734cf989197bd1a97812c1~mv2.jpg)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_cdaca8d4a8794482a9d8b5dfc0322af1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_161,q_90/748320_cdaca8d4a8794482a9d8b5dfc0322af1~mv2.jpg)
This large prison for the Soviet military is located in Wünsdorf. The robust architectural style also reveals the same use in the time of the Wehrmacht.
![abandoned Militärgefängnis Wünsdorf](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_d8447318ac1c4fe399f616fb5e0ede0c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_238,h_178,q_90/748320_d8447318ac1c4fe399f616fb5e0ede0c~mv2.jpg)
![lost place Militärgefängnis Wünsdorf](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_1d48ee5d03d041149a25dea89418bce2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_237,h_178,q_90/748320_1d48ee5d03d041149a25dea89418bce2~mv2.jpg)
![abandond Militärgefängnis Wünsdorf](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_8cc5559fe20f4cff810d7c48ad94ea52~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_238,h_178,q_90/748320_8cc5559fe20f4cff810d7c48ad94ea52~mv2.jpg)
![Knast Wünsdorf](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_e2a3b62a8e8f44aebe1e2ab25c1a886f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_237,h_178,q_90/748320_e2a3b62a8e8f44aebe1e2ab25c1a886f~mv2.jpg)
![Knast Wünsdorf](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_87d03e0e057a4803bfc7bf7ea16bddf6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_238,h_178,q_90/748320_87d03e0e057a4803bfc7bf7ea16bddf6~mv2.jpg)
![Russenknast Wünsdorf](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_6ce224bd760747738766746c0dab5120~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_237,h_178,q_90/748320_6ce224bd760747738766746c0dab5120~mv2.jpg)
![Russengefängnis Wünsdorf](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_ff1bfc19189942aaadb13188d4ba63a8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_238,h_178,q_90/748320_ff1bfc19189942aaadb13188d4ba63a8~mv2.jpg)
![lost place gefängnis](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_a52b6a04cd0049978d32e3c5d0e2cbc7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_237,h_178,q_90/748320_a52b6a04cd0049978d32e3c5d0e2cbc7~mv2.jpg)
In the former Aviation School I discovered this arrest, which was left almost swept clean:
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_0f551a6fefcb45ad8db87b58bce1bb07~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_181,q_90/748320_0f551a6fefcb45ad8db87b58bce1bb07~mv2.jpg)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_47b0841e7b2a4e5ab6bab9c524dd9c96~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_181,q_90/748320_47b0841e7b2a4e5ab6bab9c524dd9c96~mv2.jpg)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_9b0a921a6270487d92e819640a1b8933~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_242,h_181,q_90/748320_9b0a921a6270487d92e819640a1b8933~mv2.jpg)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_177d5fe1e6ac408096c4d19056ab0484~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_181,q_90/748320_177d5fe1e6ac408096c4d19056ab0484~mv2.jpg)
I found this prison in the Löwen-Adler-Kaserne :
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_fac4633b9a5d4df5b22f9383d5a88951~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_181,q_90/748320_fac4633b9a5d4df5b22f9383d5a88951~mv2.jpg)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_ba0b0308fdd242a0be8131c2934e200c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_181,q_90/748320_ba0b0308fdd242a0be8131c2934e200c~mv2.jpg)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/748320_89aa317b40604eeea16f892801a0cc98~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_242,h_181,q_90/748320_89aa317b40604eeea16f892801a0cc98~mv2.jpg)
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