Soviet Tropospheric Broadcasting Station L.
This small military facility of the Soviet armed forces in Germany near the small village of Lossa was part of the Warsaw Pact's strategic tropospheric radio network before the BARS netowrk was established in the 1980s. This network was used for military communication over long distances, especially in the event of nuclear war, as it was less susceptible to interference than conventional radio links.
The facility consists of at least two prefabricated bunker complexes and was probably built in the 1970s. One section, consisting of two SBK-type
components and a connecting corridor, was used as a crew bunker and had a usable area of approx. 40 square meters.
The second bunker complex forms the actual troposphere transmission point. It has a similar layout to the crew bunker, but consists of two USB-type bunker sections and therefore has a usable area of around 100 square meters.
The entrance to this bunker is located within the ruin of the former official residence of a potash mine that was operated on this site until 1921. The crew bunker has been sealed to serve as a bat habitat.
An interesting feature of the facility can be seen in the last photo:
A small side room in the cellar vault of the residential building was partitioned off by the Soviets and provided with a small, originally barred opening. The resulting room contained a cot and a small bucket - this was the facility's detention cell.
The site is privately owned; the exploration was conducted with the kind permission of the owner and in his company.
Visited: January 2, 2021
Location: Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Status: Active/Privately Owned
