Wustrow Peninsula (Rerik) — Soviet Garrison (1949–1993)

Полуостров Вустров (Рерик) — гарнизон советских войск (1949–1993)

GermanyРерик (полуостров Вустров)1949–1993Military sites

From 1933 an anti-aircraft artillery school with barracks, an airfield and a housing estate was built on the Wustrow peninsula near Rerik. On 2 May 1945 the peninsula was handed over to Soviet forces without fighting, and in 1949 it became a Soviet garrison, home to up to 3,000 servicemen and family members at a time. The last large exercise took place in September 1992, the garrison was officially seen off in October 1993, and the site was cleared by 1994. In 1998 the peninsula was sold to the Fundus investment group.

На полуострове Вустров у Рерика с 1933 года строилась зенитно-артиллерийская школа с казармами, аэродромом и жилым посёлком. 2 мая 1945 года полуостров без боя был передан советским войскам, а в 1949 году стал советским гарнизоном, где одновременно жили до 3 тысяч военнослужащих и членов их семей. Последние большие учения прошли в сентябре 1992 года, в октябре 1993 года гарнизон официально проводили, к 1994 году территория была освобождена. В 1998 году полуостров продан инвестиционной группе «Фундус».

Property abroad

EraUSSR

FunctionMilitary site (historical)

Present ownerGermany (since the withdrawal of troops in 1993)

StatusSold, transferred or lost

As of2026-08

The troops left in 1993; according to the Nordkurier (6 August 2026), the former garrison town on the peninsula, owned by the Fundus group since 1998, is unused and decaying behind a fence.