iamkosmonaut
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Urban Explorer and History Lover. I document abandoned military instalations and other lost places. Exploring Germany and Europe, sharing interesting historical facts. DE/EN Check out the website https://digitalcosmonaut.com/
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· Oct 14
Excited to announce that we've finally printed a small run of our newest photo book "Faces From The East" - a 32 page documentation of soviet faces left behind after the military withdrawal of the Soviet Union from East Germany. Grab your copy now! -> digitalcosmonaut.com/faces-from-t...
Ach diese Berliner CDU? Ich bin schokiert....
November 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Ach diese Berliner CDU? Ich bin schokiert....
Spent 25min waiting on the phone with the Charité - only to be given the wrong information and shuffled off to another dpertment. Then had the (dis)pleasure of arguing with the other department because the information I was given was wrong.
Kannst gar nicht soviel fressen wie man kotzen möchte.
Kannst gar nicht soviel fressen wie man kotzen möchte.
November 13, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Spent 25min waiting on the phone with the Charité - only to be given the wrong information and shuffled off to another dpertment. Then had the (dis)pleasure of arguing with the other department because the information I was given was wrong.
Kannst gar nicht soviel fressen wie man kotzen möchte.
Kannst gar nicht soviel fressen wie man kotzen möchte.
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Peter Graf Yorck von Wartenburg, geboren am 13. November 1904 in Schlesien, Jurist, lehnt das Nazi-Regime und den Krieg ab, wird nicht NSDAP-Mitglied. Ab 1940 trifft er andere NS-Gegner im „Kreisauer Kreis“ – und plant die demokratische Neuordnung für die Zeit nach Hitler. 1/2
November 13, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Peter Graf Yorck von Wartenburg, geboren am 13. November 1904 in Schlesien, Jurist, lehnt das Nazi-Regime und den Krieg ab, wird nicht NSDAP-Mitglied. Ab 1940 trifft er andere NS-Gegner im „Kreisauer Kreis“ – und plant die demokratische Neuordnung für die Zeit nach Hitler. 1/2
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13 November 1961: Stalinstadt is quietly renamed Eisenhüttenstadt, requiring new signage (1/4)
November 13, 2025 at 7:10 AM
13 November 1961: Stalinstadt is quietly renamed Eisenhüttenstadt, requiring new signage (1/4)
In a surprising turn of events, I'm actually getting back almost €400 from last year's heating bill.
November 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
In a surprising turn of events, I'm actually getting back almost €400 from last year's heating bill.
Ultra-Rare Berlin sighting (drop rate 0.0001%): A naked Litfaßsäule
November 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Ultra-Rare Berlin sighting (drop rate 0.0001%): A naked Litfaßsäule
Armistice Day isn't something that's generally celebrated in Germany - we have the "Volkstrauertag" (national day of mourning for all the war dead) instead . Here's a pic from "the other side": My great Grandfather, who was awarded the Iron Cross second class on the 3rd of November 1914.
November 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Armistice Day isn't something that's generally celebrated in Germany - we have the "Volkstrauertag" (national day of mourning for all the war dead) instead . Here's a pic from "the other side": My great Grandfather, who was awarded the Iron Cross second class on the 3rd of November 1914.
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Having spent a part of my childhood in NRW, there are certain things that I still carry in me from there. I love the celebrations around St. Martinstag - especially getting a "Weckmänchen" but only if its got a clay pipe! Im glad you can find them in Berlin, so my kids always get one as well 🙂
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Having spent a part of my childhood in NRW, there are certain things that I still carry in me from there. I love the celebrations around St. Martinstag - especially getting a "Weckmänchen" but only if its got a clay pipe! Im glad you can find them in Berlin, so my kids always get one as well 🙂
A cat paw print and a foot print in two bricks from the Maria-Magdalene Church in Eberswalde, Germany (built in 1333).
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
A cat paw print and a foot print in two bricks from the Maria-Magdalene Church in Eberswalde, Germany (built in 1333).
And as is always the case - this thing has a dozen different names in each German speaking region - and is even traditionally handed out on completely different occasions.
November 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM
And as is always the case - this thing has a dozen different names in each German speaking region - and is even traditionally handed out on completely different occasions.
Having spent a part of my childhood in NRW, there are certain things that I still carry in me from there. I love the celebrations around St. Martinstag - especially getting a "Weckmänchen" but only if its got a clay pipe! Im glad you can find them in Berlin, so my kids always get one as well 🙂
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Having spent a part of my childhood in NRW, there are certain things that I still carry in me from there. I love the celebrations around St. Martinstag - especially getting a "Weckmänchen" but only if its got a clay pipe! Im glad you can find them in Berlin, so my kids always get one as well 🙂
I had only seen this kinda scammy bullshit in the US, interesting to see it in Germany now as well. Also - if you have to explicitly state you are not a cult, you are most likely a cult.
November 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I had only seen this kinda scammy bullshit in the US, interesting to see it in Germany now as well. Also - if you have to explicitly state you are not a cult, you are most likely a cult.
Imagine having to pay €15 for a 1L Budweiser at the Berlin NFL game. LoL.
November 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Imagine having to pay €15 for a 1L Budweiser at the Berlin NFL game. LoL.
What I love about my corner of Berlin is that all my neighbors (including me) seemingly have a mutual agreement that there is no need to ever use window shades/curtains. Quite literally everyone here has seen each other walk around partially to fully naked in their own house.
November 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
What I love about my corner of Berlin is that all my neighbors (including me) seemingly have a mutual agreement that there is no need to ever use window shades/curtains. Quite literally everyone here has seen each other walk around partially to fully naked in their own house.
And if you're in Berlin you don't even need to go to Jüterbog - Just go to Westhafen and have a look at the the giant harbour depots
*Heres a rather long list of (specifically Reichsadler) Nazi symbols still found in Berlin -> digitalcosmonaut.com/nazi-eagles-...
*Heres a rather long list of (specifically Reichsadler) Nazi symbols still found in Berlin -> digitalcosmonaut.com/nazi-eagles-...
November 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
And if you're in Berlin you don't even need to go to Jüterbog - Just go to Westhafen and have a look at the the giant harbour depots
*Heres a rather long list of (specifically Reichsadler) Nazi symbols still found in Berlin -> digitalcosmonaut.com/nazi-eagles-...
*Heres a rather long list of (specifically Reichsadler) Nazi symbols still found in Berlin -> digitalcosmonaut.com/nazi-eagles-...
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A little thread:
Like so many cities in Brandenburg, Jüterbog has a beautiful city hall - one which dates back to c. 1285, with several additions until 1507. 1/9
Like so many cities in Brandenburg, Jüterbog has a beautiful city hall - one which dates back to c. 1285, with several additions until 1507. 1/9
September 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
A little thread:
Like so many cities in Brandenburg, Jüterbog has a beautiful city hall - one which dates back to c. 1285, with several additions until 1507. 1/9
Like so many cities in Brandenburg, Jüterbog has a beautiful city hall - one which dates back to c. 1285, with several additions until 1507. 1/9
Dat Ass 🍑
„Meinst du wir können uns auch irgendwann mal ein kleines Häuschen leisten?“
„Klar, Babe, lass mich nur eben das neue Leipzig-Logo fertig designen.“
„Klar, Babe, lass mich nur eben das neue Leipzig-Logo fertig designen.“
November 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Dat Ass 🍑
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There's a profound sadness in seeing these ruins - plundered, burned, neglected and sometimes repurposed. It's a shame to see culture and history be left to rot like this.
November 7, 2025 at 11:32 AM
There's a profound sadness in seeing these ruins - plundered, burned, neglected and sometimes repurposed. It's a shame to see culture and history be left to rot like this.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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There's a profound sadness in seeing these ruins - plundered, burned, neglected and sometimes repurposed. It's a shame to see culture and history be left to rot like this.
November 7, 2025 at 11:32 AM
There's a profound sadness in seeing these ruins - plundered, burned, neglected and sometimes repurposed. It's a shame to see culture and history be left to rot like this.
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Remodelled in 1611 (though dating back to at least the 16th century) - Schloss Hennersdorf was once an impressive estate, hosting such illustrious figures as the Polish King Stanislaus Leszczyński and the Grand Duke Konstantin of Russia.
digitalcosmonaut.com/schloss-henn...
digitalcosmonaut.com/schloss-henn...
October 31, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Remodelled in 1611 (though dating back to at least the 16th century) - Schloss Hennersdorf was once an impressive estate, hosting such illustrious figures as the Polish King Stanislaus Leszczyński and the Grand Duke Konstantin of Russia.
digitalcosmonaut.com/schloss-henn...
digitalcosmonaut.com/schloss-henn...
Reminds me of the entrenched Panther Tank at the corner of Badstraße / Prinzenallee, not far from the Flakturm Humboldthain. Surprising how many shells this thing managed to fire during the last stages of the Battle of Berlin.
November 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Reminds me of the entrenched Panther Tank at the corner of Badstraße / Prinzenallee, not far from the Flakturm Humboldthain. Surprising how many shells this thing managed to fire during the last stages of the Battle of Berlin.
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Went out this evening with the kids to have a look at the largest full moon of the year
November 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Went out this evening with the kids to have a look at the largest full moon of the year
Went out this evening with the kids to have a look at the largest full moon of the year
November 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Went out this evening with the kids to have a look at the largest full moon of the year