3 Comments Posted by Hal

Heya, just to bring some clarity into the topic:

those are actually no children coffins. As strange as it may sound - even today, there are sometimes still the remains of former Wehrmacht soldiers to be found. Since theres -literally- almost nothing left, those small coffins are used for the burial.

Okay, heres a more or less literally translated version (there were a couple of phrases that where almost impossible to translate)

Open-air-theatre "Thingstaette"

After the takeover, the "Heiligenberg" was an inherrent part of the nationalsocialistic blood and soil mysticism. After a 12 months construction period, the Reichsarbeitsdienst created - with help of the Heidelberg students - the so-called "Thingstaette auf dem heiligen Berg" (Thingstaette on the holy mountain) on the supposed Germanic ritual place - an open air theatre for NS presentations. Propaganda-minister Joseph Goebbels inducted the Thingstaette on June, 22. in the context of a solstice celebration, declaring it a "true church of the Reich" and "turned into stone Nationalsocialism". Goebbels´ performance, a forest of banners, music and a gigantic choir attracted over 20.000 people into the complex - numbers never matched in later solstice celebrations or Thing games.
In 1936 the expression "Thingstaette" was changed into "Feierstaette Heiligenberg" - the Nationalsocialists had lost interest in the "Thing-movement". It was replaced by movie and radio - a far more effective instrument.

I was actually in this room during a tour . Doug is correct, this is the actual room where Lobotomies were performed. Very small room. Some bad Karma in this room!!!!!!!! If only the walls could speak!