Silberbergtunnel
Silberbergtunnel opens beneath a wooded hillside in Germany, with a dark arch framed by stone, metal and narrow paths. Cool air comes from the thousand-metre passage.
Built for a railway from Liblar into the Ahr valley, the tunnel never carried trains. Mushroom cultivation filled it during the 1930s. During the final months of the Second World War, around 2,500 people sought shelter inside. Wooden huts called Verschläge lined the walls, each marked with a number. A post office and tunnel doctor helped families and children navigate the dark, damp refuge, where Frieda Nadig also lived.
French forces sealed the passage in 1947. Behind a metal gate, rebuilt huts show the settlement in daylight.
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