Cemetery profile
Wilsnacker Straße War Cemetery
Wilsnacker Straße War Cemetery in Moabit: Albrecht Haushofer’s grave and Karl Wenke’s memorial.
Address and entrances
Getting here by public transport
Stop: Wilsnacker Straße (Bus 123). Continue on foot to the cemetery.
Cemetery map, parking and finding your way
Street parking is available on designated sections of Wilsnacker Straße. Spaces are charged during certain hours; check the posted charging times.
Interactive orientation
Wilsnacker Straße War Cemetery on the map
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The numbering links each entry to its marker on the map.
Finding a grave
For enquiries about graves of victims of war and tyranny, contact Berlin’s responsible office at opfergraeber@senmvku.berlin.de or 030 9025 1426. Supply the name, known life dates and presumed burial location.
Cemetery administration and contact
Mitte borough cemetery administration, Dohnagestell 9, 13351 Berlin.
Location profile
History and distinctive features
The war cemetery on Wilsnacker Straße was established near the Moabit courthouse in 1945. Albrecht Haushofer, author of the “Moabit Sonnets”, is buried here. Sculptor Karl Wenke’s limestone stele with a bronze cross forms the main memorial, with reliefs using thorn and barbed-wire motifs.
- Visiting and use
- Closed to new burials since 1945.
- Area
- 0.25 hectares