Wunsdorf, Germany

I looked down at the highway that took me to the town of Wunsdorf in a languid manner, beside me was Valter, who was busy driving. I am not usually invited to travel but every time I am always excited, but this time it seems like my heart is left at home.

"What's the matter dear, why do you look sad," said Valter, occasionally glancing at me.

"It's okay, maybe I was in the house too long, so I am a little nervous," I answered casually.

"I'm sorry dear, you had to be stuck in Potsdam because of George, I'll ask permission to take you back to Munich next week. George seems to have recovered, it shouldn't be a problem to leave."

"I don't mind if I have to stay longer, Valter. I feel at home in Potsdam, don't think about it too much," I assured him.

"I really hope George can recover quickly. Several times Mia asked when you will be back, it's been 4 months since her wedding."

"Yes, I'll definitely meet her when I get to Munich, I said again.

"By The Way, I've also got your stalker data, as we thought, he's just someone who was paid to spy on you, and he's been following you since you left Ataturk Airport, he was even on the same plane as you."

"Wow. I didn't realize it." I said with wide eyes.

"Deniz may not of believed you, so he told people to follow where you go."

"I think that's too much," I added.

"We do not know where, he is at the moment. What is certain is that he has temporarily lost track of you. I hope he can forget you," continued Valter again.

"Hopefully so."

Valter parked the car in the parking lot in front of an old yellow building surrounded by a neglected wall.

It was quiet, surrounded by tall dry grass and a path full of dry leaves.

"Honey, where are we?" I said while looking around in confusion.

"We are in the forbidden city of Wunsdorf," said Valter.

"All right, let's go. I can't wait to see what's in there," I said excitedly.

"Just a second, dear." Valter caught my wrist, looking at me.

"I do not know what you experienced while here, which I also hope you can be honest to me if you are not comfortable in my house. I've never seen your face like this, I hope I did not miss something."

"I'm okay, please don't worry too much," I said smiling reassuringly.

This is a large Military Camp from the days of Emperor Wilhelm II, the Nazis, and later the Soviets used it as a base hidden in a pine forest in Wunsdorf, a city in the east of Germany.

"This old city was known as a forbidden city or forbidden city when the soviet occupation was in power, the whole area was surrounded by concrete walls, as you can still see today," said Valter starting the story where we are.

"Formerly the main road through Wunsdorf was blocked and it became a forbidden city for anyone other than the military who served there, even for local Germans. The city was known as 'Little Moscow' because it later became the home of the Soviets in Germany."

"After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the reunification of East and West Germany, including the dissolution of the Soviet Union. All troops, the Soviet family that had been living for decades were forced to return to their country."

"When they left any military activity was stopped, they left a vast city littered with 98,300 ammunition, 47,000 units of weaponry, 29.3 tons of ammunition and trash, including chemicals, waste oil, old paint, tires, batteries, and asbestos. The Soviets left without having time to bring household appliances, even all electronics and pets were left just like that," explained Valter, more clear and detailed than a tour guide.

I listened carefully while observing the surroundings, there were many trees that grew neglected around.

We entered a large yellow building called the Haus der Offiziere, in front of the building there is a large statue of the Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin.

Faded and chipped yellow wall paint, shattered windows, empty and old room after room, hanging electrical boxes, rusty water pipes and traces of weasel droppings on the floor, dust and a damp smell greeted us when we stepped into the main building I walked with care, worried that I would step on a mine or something dangerous.

Aside from the forbidden city, the area still had traces of Nazi Third Reich rule - including its complex and secret bunker system. I was amazed by this legacy.

This bunker is called the Maybach 1 and Maybach 2 Complex, there are about 12 bunkers whose roofs only look like ruins. This bunker was built in 1936. It was in this bunker that plans and orders for the Second World War were prepared.

Not far from the Maybach Bunker, there is a Zeppelin Bunker which is equally important. These two bunker complexes are connected by underground tunnels. The two bunkers remained accessible via the ruins of the entrance building, while the other was almost completely damaged.

The Zeppelin bunker is an underground communications bunker where military orders were sent throughout Europe. I was a little surprised how this bunker was already using high technology such as modern telephones, telegraph with pulse systems, and electric systems using fuses in that year, while this average access was introduced to the public later in the late 1950s.

With strong curiosity, Valter and I entered the bunker, the bunker consists of very strong construction with iron and concrete floors three meters thick that protected the place from bombs or withstand large explosions.

We descended the steep spiral staircase down, as a long dingy and dirty hallway led us to 20 meters deep into the ground.

The bunker doors were so thick and heavy that it was scary when closed. The space inside the bunker was filled with old and rusty military equipment.

In another part of the bunker are many old buildings where tens of thousands of Soviet soldiers and their families were stationed for nearly half a century at the height of the cold war.

There are still old files and documents, photographs, old desks with messy books, rusty cups that have remained there for decades, scary-looking dolls amongst the junk that hasn't been touched since the base was closed.

Despite the dreary and stuffy underground atmosphere, I felt like I had found a secret trace of history in the past, a valuable insight into an unknown world.

"That was incredible," I said, eyes sparkling. Valter smiled contentedly at my glowing face like a child who was given candy.

"I am hungry," I replied pitifully.

"Let's get out of here," he said.

The return trip felt a little longer than the trip when it left which only took about 40 minutes. I fell asleep during the trip and woke up growling, my stomach had been filled with only a sandwich we bought at a tavern in Wunsdorf.

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