In the south of the historic center of Nuremberg, a large cavalry barracks was established in the mid-19th century. An Uhlan regiment of the Bavarian Royal Army had their quarters here. After World War I, the former barracks became the city's police headquarters.
In 1934 the Gestapo, the German secret police, was created. In order to quickly take control of the country, many of the regular police facilities were reassigned to the new Nazi political police, including the Nuremberg police headquarters.
The original building has not survived the war, but the lower bunker has been preserved. Beneath the Gestapo headquarters for Nuremberg and Furth is the Palmenhof bunker. The last battle fought in the city took place here.
Fanatically, the provisional Gauleiter Karl Holz, Julius Streicher's right-hand man, tried to resist the attacking American troops together with several stalwarts. On April 20, 1945, Adolf Hitler's birthday, a small skirmish occurred, but the resisters were soon eliminated by US troops.
The bunker has been preserved in good condition. On the walls you can still see large Nazi murals with the swastika, and propaganda from a time long past. The bunker is open to the public and can be visited.
How to get to the Gestapo Barracks Nuremberg-Fürth
The Nuremberg Gestapo headquarters is located south of the historic center of the city. To get there, it is possible to do so by taking the U1 metro line to the Weißer Turm station. .