Poland is one of the few countries in the world where you can discover Hitler’s quarters from 1940, a Soviet ghost town abandoned in 1992, and secret atomic warhead storage facilities—all in the same forest, sometimes just a few kilometers apart. Here are the 5 best abandoned military sites in Poland from our Urbex Poland Map — 1000+ GPS locations across Poland.
Why is military urbex in Poland unique?
No other country in Europe has such a density of abandoned military sites—Wehrmacht, Soviet Army, and Cold War-era People’s Republic of Poland left behind bunkers, bases, quarters, and atomic storage facilities that cannot be found together anywhere else. Poland inherited 7,800 different military properties from the USSR—airfields, training grounds, warehouses, barracks—and didn’t know what to do with them. Most remain abandoned to this day.
1. Kłomino – Polish Ghost Town, 5,000 People Left Overnight in 1992 (Famous Location)
Westfalenhof—established in the 1930s by the Wehrmacht as an artillery training ground, from 1939 a POW camp for 6,000 Poles and 2,300 civilians. After the war, taken over by the Soviet Army and expanded into a self-sufficient town—apartment blocks, cinema, shops, medical point for 5,000 soldiers and their families. Bricks from dismantled German buildings were taken by the Russians to Warsaw and used in the construction of the Palace of Culture and Science. In 1992, the 82nd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment hurriedly left Kłomino—a hurry still visible today: curtains still hang in windows without glass, remnants of mosaics on the only standing wall of the community center.
🔗 More about Kłomino: National Geographic – Kłomino
2. Mamerki – Headquarters of the Supreme Commander of the Third Reich, 140 Bunkers in the Masurian Forest (Famous Location)
Built by the Todt Organization for the Supreme Commander of the Third Reich’s Land Forces—140 concrete structures for 1,500 officers and soldiers, including 40 generals. The bunkers are so well camouflaged in the Masurian forest by the Todt Organization that after decades without maintenance, they blend in even better than during the war. Conspirators planned the assassination of Hitler on the site—ultimately carried out at the nearby Wolf’s Lair. Today, part of the bunkers is open to tourists, the rest awaits discovery in the forest.
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3. Abandoned Military Complex from the 1960s – Concrete Shelters and Underground Corridors, Western Poland (Exclusive on our Map)
Built in the 1960s as a secret military unit in a forest in western Poland—concrete technical buildings with original steel hinged doors, a network of underground corridors connecting the buildings, and external infrastructure swallowed by three decades of forest. A strategically important complex abandoned in the early 1990s without a redevelopment plan—one of many forgotten military sites in western Poland where time stopped at the last duty. Exact location available on our Urbex Poland Map.
4. Abandoned Military Unit from 1962 – Barracks with PRL Murals and Earthworks, Southern Poland (Exclusive on our Map)
Built in 1962 as a military unit in a forest in southern Poland—barracks with original murals from the PRL era still on the walls, defensive earthworks overgrown by vegetation, and technical buildings with equipment preserved from the last service. Abandoned at the turn of the 1980s and 1990s without any handover protocol—one of the least documented military urbex sites in Poland, where the Cold War atmosphere can be felt at every step. Exact location available on our Urbex Poland Map.
5. Soviet Military Base from the 1950s – Road of Concrete Slabs and Bunkers in a Landscape Park, Lower Silesia (Exclusive on our Map)
Hidden in a Lower Silesian landscape park—a military complex with administrative buildings, accommodation facilities, and shelters, abandoned in the early 1990s without a redevelopment plan. The road made of concrete slabs leading to a now-nonexistent gate is still preserved in the middle of the forest—one of the best-hidden military sites in Poland, invisible from any public road and swallowed by the forest for over three decades. Exact location available on our Urbex Poland Map.
Urbex Poland – Safety Rules for Military Sites
Abandoned military sites are the most dangerous category of urbex in Poland—unexploded ordnance, unknown chemical substances, and rocket fuel residues may still be present. Always:
- Never touch unknown metal objects in the forest—WWII unexploded ordnance is still active in many sites
- In Soviet sites: avoid basements without ventilation—risk of dangerous gas accumulation
- Explore with at least two people and always with a fully charged phone
The urbex code applies everywhere: “Take only pictures, leave only footprints.”
❓ FAQ – Abandoned Military Sites in Poland
Which abandoned military site is the most famous in Poland?
Kłomino—the Polish ghost town where 5,000 soldiers and their families left the blocks overnight in 1992, leaving curtains in the windows and mosaics on the walls. Mamerki is the best-preserved bunker complex—140 Third Reich headquarters buildings blend into the Masurian forest as well as they did in 1944.
How to get to Kłomino?
12 km from Borne Sulinowo in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship—via a local road with no public transport. Private transport required. Kłomino does not appear on all maps—search near Borne Sulinowo heading south.
Did the USSR really keep nuclear weapons in Poland?
Yes—sites 3001 (Podborsko) and 3002 (Brzeźnica Kolonia) are two confirmed nuclear warhead storage facilities discovered by Polish authorities only in 1990. Their existence was kept secret throughout the Cold War, even from the Polish government.
🎯 Summary
Abandoned military sites in Poland are the most historically charged category of urbex—a country where Hitler’s quarters from 1940, Soviet atomic warhead storage from the 1960s, and a ghost town abandoned in 1992 await in the same forest. Each of the 5 abandoned military sites in this list is a separate layer of history that no textbook has described as thoroughly as the forest.
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