Lying in the forests of Germany, just a few dozen miles from Berlin, sit the decaying ruins of a military compound used by two of the most brutal and bloodthirsty regimes of the 20th century.
The abandoned complex, in the Wünsdorf neighbourhood of Zossen, sits behind a long and imposing wall – and remnants of its history are still visible.
A rusted statue of Lenin, the first leader of the Soviet Union, standing vigil over the derelict site – decades after the communist state he created collapsed.
Some areas have been turned into flats and the Zossen Book Town ... Read even more
