SGT Jim Z. 448516 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Teufelberg is an artificial mountain constructed after World War II. The Berliners gave the Mountain a name, they called it Teufelsberg*. The mountain is located in the Grunewald Forest in Berlin. Teufelsberg is the highest mountain in Berlin standing at the height of 377 feet above sea level.<br /><br />Teufelsberg was constructed by the legendary “Rubble Women”. They started cleaning up the war debris within the city. These women went scavenging everywhere in the city clearing up the ruins and saving the reusable materials. These ladies would use Roofing paper to replaced broken windows for example. The Berliners would set up temporary living quarters and workrooms. They would collect all the unserviceable materials and have it transported to a pick-up point. Then the materials were later transported out to the Grunewald forest for disposal.<br /><br />Teufelsberg is in the middle of the flat Northern European plain which stretches all the way from Netherlands to distant Warsaw, Poland. Teufelsberg is unmistakably a manmade mountain. <br />During the Cold War, Teufelsberg was used by the United States National Security Agency, United States Army,and also United States Air Force linguists . They built one of its largest monitor stations on top of one of two peaks on Teufelsberg.<br /><br />The U.S. Army Field Station’s mission was top secret. Their mission was to monitor the Warsaw Pact’s movements and commutations. Most of Berliners never knew the real truth behind the golf ball looking structures on the mountain. Berliners thought they were some type of Radars system. But they were mistaken. Under the huge domes, covered with white rubber, cloth and or plastic membrane, were set of huge (parabola)-Mirror antennas. These “big Ears” were pointed to special location within the Warsaw Pack. There was a lower peak that housed a Tropo/Microwave site and a parking lot. The Control Center had a double floor one meter in height for all the cables. This floor was designed for quick maintenance and down time! The mission couldn't afford any down time!<br /><br />A Royal Air Force Signals Unit 26SU was also based on the Teufelsberg. The 26SU was a specialist Signals Intelligence unit operated by the RAF on behalf of GCHQ Cheltenham tasked with monitoring Warsaw Pact military communications over East Germany and Poland.<br /><br />Today Teufelsberg is a sports mountain people ride bikes, hiking, running, climbing, toboggan, ski runs downhill, flying kites, and almost anything.<br /><br />Notes:<br />1. Teufelsberg in English means. " Devil’s mountain"<br />2. The other peak was used for public recreation area only. The two mountains pecks are like twins- they’re about the same.<br />3. The landline and Air commutations were monitored. .<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a">https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a</a> [login to see] 35 [login to see] [login to see] 20453039&amp;type=1&amp;pnref=story 2015-02-01T14:15:06-05:00 SGT Jim Z. 448516

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Teufelberg is an artificial mountain constructed after World War II. The Berliners gave the Mountain a name, they called it Teufelsberg*. The mountain is located in the Grunewald Forest in Berlin. Teufelsberg is the highest mountain in Berlin standing at the height of 377 feet above sea level.<br /><br />Teufelsberg was constructed by the legendary “Rubble Women”. They started cleaning up the war debris within the city. These women went scavenging everywhere in the city clearing up the ruins and saving the reusable materials. These ladies would use Roofing paper to replaced broken windows for example. The Berliners would set up temporary living quarters and workrooms. They would collect all the unserviceable materials and have it transported to a pick-up point. Then the materials were later transported out to the Grunewald forest for disposal.<br /><br />Teufelsberg is in the middle of the flat Northern European plain which stretches all the way from Netherlands to distant Warsaw, Poland. Teufelsberg is unmistakably a manmade mountain. <br />During the Cold War, Teufelsberg was used by the United States National Security Agency, United States Army,and also United States Air Force linguists . They built one of its largest monitor stations on top of one of two peaks on Teufelsberg.<br /><br />The U.S. Army Field Station’s mission was top secret. Their mission was to monitor the Warsaw Pact’s movements and commutations. Most of Berliners never knew the real truth behind the golf ball looking structures on the mountain. Berliners thought they were some type of Radars system. But they were mistaken. Under the huge domes, covered with white rubber, cloth and or plastic membrane, were set of huge (parabola)-Mirror antennas. These “big Ears” were pointed to special location within the Warsaw Pack. There was a lower peak that housed a Tropo/Microwave site and a parking lot. The Control Center had a double floor one meter in height for all the cables. This floor was designed for quick maintenance and down time! The mission couldn't afford any down time!<br /><br />A Royal Air Force Signals Unit 26SU was also based on the Teufelsberg. The 26SU was a specialist Signals Intelligence unit operated by the RAF on behalf of GCHQ Cheltenham tasked with monitoring Warsaw Pact military communications over East Germany and Poland.<br /><br />Today Teufelsberg is a sports mountain people ride bikes, hiking, running, climbing, toboggan, ski runs downhill, flying kites, and almost anything.<br /><br />Notes:<br />1. Teufelsberg in English means. " Devil’s mountain"<br />2. The other peak was used for public recreation area only. The two mountains pecks are like twins- they’re about the same.<br />3. The landline and Air commutations were monitored. .<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a">https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a</a> [login to see] 35 [login to see] [login to see] 20453039&amp;type=1&amp;pnref=story

2015-02-01T14:15:06-05:00 2015-02-01T14:15:06-05:00 SGT Steven Eugene Kuhn MBA 448672

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Yes indeed, I was stationed in Berlin, we used to go up there all the time, then when I got my EU Out, I stayed in Berlin, the place is now a ruin but down at the base is a great park!

2015-02-01T15:53:24-05:00 2015-02-01T15:53:24-05:00 1SG Private RallyPoint Member 448764

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Excellent article, <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="194650" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/194650-72b-communications-center-specialist">SGT Jim Z.</a>.

2015-02-01T17:11:30-05:00 2015-02-01T17:11:30-05:00 SP5 David Cox 1933854

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Spent 3 years working on top of Teufelsberg at the Field Station - good times!

2016-09-29T17:14:41-04:00 2016-09-29T17:14:41-04:00 SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM 4892513

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Good Historical fact!

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