​The story of the shooting range began around 1900 when a pioneer unit was relocated from Berlin to Markendorf. An officers' mess was set up in the former manor house bought in 1913, a troop camp was built on the northern eastern edge and extensive training facilities were built in the forest. Since February 1914 there was also a test firing range for modern border and field fortifications in Markendorf. To this end, two large forts had been built since 1908. In 1915, practice shooting with mortars began. With the military use of balloons and airships, the importance of the Heidehof military area increased. For example, bombing was practiced from the air near Markendorf. All objects in the area were connected with small railways. After the First World War, the areas near Markendorf were privatized again through conversion, while the shooting range to the north remained with the military treasury. After the Nazis came to power, the firing range was revived. From 1930 the military training area was used by the Army Weapons Office as a testing area for protective structures. The air force later used the site as a bomb dropping area. The Luftwaffe built two slim concrete towers for observation purposes and an emergency runway. In 1941 a 45 meter deep well was also drilled. After World War II, the Soviet Army took over the military properties, and the TÜP Heidehof was created from the Markendorf bomb site. This has been expanded several times. The last time was 1980 to 1984. On the northern part of this TÜP (today's Revier Heidehof) a tank firing range with ammunition storage and a bomb dropping area for aircraft north of Schmielickendorf, which was moved in 1985 to the eastern part of the TÜP Heidehof. The southern part of the TÜP Heidehof (today's Markendorf Revier) served the pioneers and was used for exercise and exercise. For this purpose, a kind of Potemk village was built from the Schmielickendorf evacuated at the beginning of the 1960s, where hand-to-hand combat was practiced. Some bunker objects on the edge of the firing range served as control stations for mobile missiles, military communication hubs and as radar objects. In 1991 the GSSD began to withdraw and gradually evacuated the objects. In 1994 the entire TÜP Heidehof was military-free. Under the name Jüterbog-Ost, the military areas were also discussed as a future major airport for Berlin in the mid-1990s. With the withdrawal of the military, renaturation began in many parts of the former open space. Dozens of wind turbines have been erected since then. The "Feldherrnhügel" with a beautiful view has also been preserved. At the foot of this hill, the Soviet model of the site is still preserved, but it is increasingly weathered.