Deutsches Bunkermuseum

Om museet

The A8 high-rise bunker in Schweinfurt's Oberndorf district was built in 1941 as a public air-raid shelter opposite the Fichtel & Sachs works, which is why it is still called the "Fichtel-und-Sachs-Bunker" today. The industrial city, with its ball bearing production, was the target of heavy Allied air raids, especially in 1943 and 1944; residents sought protection behind concrete walls up to three meters thick. The brick facade with painted-on fake windows was meant to make the structure look like an ordinary building.

During the Cold War, the bunker was modernized for civil defense in 1983 and equipped with, among other things, pressure doors, a ventilation system, and a sand filter.

At the beginning of 2014, Nils and Petra Brennecke founded the Deutsche Bunkermuseum in the bunker, which they have run since then in their free time and mostly from private funds; in 2025 both were awarded the Federal Cross of Merit for it. The exhibition, by its own account the largest in the world on civil air-raid protection, shows on several floors gas protection, a field hospital, bunker technology, bomb remnants and wreckage of crashed aircraft, a Bundeswehr shelter, as well as sections on the air-raid auxiliary service, rubble women, and the division of Germany. The operators' guiding motto is "Nie wieder Krieg" (Never again war).

Højdepunkter

• Original high-rise bunker of 1941 with walls up to three meters thick
• Extensive collection on civil air-raid protection
• Reconstructed private air-raid cellar with original objects
• Bomb remnants and wreckage of German and Allied aircraft
• Civil defense technology from the Cold War
• Personal tour by the operators

Permanente udstillinger

• Ziviler Luftschutz im Zweiten Weltkrieg und Kalten Krieg – Tour over several floors with gas protection, field hospital, communications, bunker technology, bomb remnants and crash finds, as well as a Bundeswehr shelter and topics on the division of Germany.
• Schweinfurt im Luftkrieg – Exhibition by the city of Schweinfurt on the air raids on the industrial city and their consequences for the population.
• Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz Schweinfurt 1933–1983 – Section on the history of the BRK Schweinfurt district association in war and the postwar period.

Grundlagt

2014

Ejer

Nils und Petra Brennecke (ehrenamtlich, privat)

Entrépriser & rabatter

Date, procedure, and costs are agreed before the visit.

Tilgængelighed

• Delvis kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator: ingen oplysninger
• Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

The historic bunker is not accessible; the tour leads up stairs from the first floor to the fifth floor. For wheelchair users, only the first floor is accessible with a companion – please arrange in advance. Seating and a restroom are available.

Børn og familie

Kun delvist egnet til børnAnbefales fra 12 år

Recommended from age 12, but younger children may take part; war and its consequences are the subject of the exhibition. Families can form their own group of 10 or more.

Transport & parkering

The bunker is located in the Oberndorf district opposite the former Fichtel-und-Sachs works. River cruise groups stopping at the Schweinfurt Main landing stage can arrange the route to the museum in advance.

Service & spisesteder

• Café: findes ikke
• Restaurant: findes ikke
• Garderobe: findes ikke

Snack for groups by prior arrangement, plus the museum's own beer "Bunker Blond". Bags and backpacks may not be taken into the bunker. Dogs are not allowed. Books and items are available in the museum's online shop.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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