Poznan

World War II Air Raid Shelter

  ul. Kościelna 50 ,   Jeżyce         25 Mar 2025
Located in Jeżyce near ul. Kościelna 50, you’ll find the entrance to an underground WWII-era air raid shelter. Built by the Nazis in 1943, this was a civilian shelter that could hold up to 150 people and was for Germans only; Polish residents of Poznań were not admitted. As it happens, Poznań was the target of three Allied air raids, but the air raid alarm was sounded on at least 130 occasions, during which Germans living in the tenements nearby would pack into this underground bunker, which was lit with kerosene and carbine lamps and included a toilet and sink. After the war the shelter was used to store municipal waste, and later as a homeless shelter. Since 2019 it has been maintained by a passionate group of locals who have installed artefacts and exhibits about the site’s history and it is open to the public as a small museum every Sunday from 14:00-19:00. To inquire about visiting other times email robmenesiak@gmail.com.

Open

Sun 14:00-19:00.

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