About 25 miles south of Berlin lies the small town of Wunsdorf, home to about six thousand inhabitants.

Inside, there were schools, shops, hospitals and leisure facilities.

It was originally a shooting range of the Prussian army, before the first army barracks appeared.

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By 1935, Wunsdor became the headquarters of the Wehrmacht, the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany.

Under Hitlers leadership, Wunsdor became a powerful military stronghold.

Locals were booted out and all roads to Wunsdor was closed to traffic.

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To the natives, Wunsdor becameDie Verbotene Stadtthe Forbidden City.

Shops were left full of electronics, radios, TVs and fridges.

Families left in such a hurry they couldnt take everything.

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Houses were full of domestic appliances.

Even pets were left behind.

Their skeletons now lie sprawled across the floor.

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