41st surface-to-air Missle Brigade "Hermann Duncker"
Brandenburg · Deutschland
During the Cold War, this location in Brandenburg was an air-defence missile site of East Germany’s National People’s Army (NVA). It housed Surface-to-Air Missile Group 411 (FRAG-411), part of the 41st Surface-to-Air Missile Brigade “Hermann Duncker”. Development of the installation for the Soviet long-range S-200 Vega surface-to-air missile system began in 1982. Missile equipment arrived in late 1985. The site formed part of East Germany’s air-defence network and was intended to engage aircraft at long distances. After German reunification, the installation lost its military role. The extent of surviving infrastructure and current public access have not been conclusively verified. The site remains a reminder of the military infrastructure and tensions of the Cold War.