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By the outbreak of WWII in 1939, the Berlin Zoo housed nearly 4000 mammals and birds, and over 8000 specimens in its aquarium. The Nazi authorities had made some nebulous plans and promises to evacuate the animals of the Berlin Zoo, as well as those of other German zoos such as Dresden’s and Dusseldorf’s, but they never followed through.
World War II. During World War II, the zoo area was hit by Allied bombs for the first time on 8 September 1941. Most damage was done during the bombardments on 22 and 23 November 1943.
WWII. Zoologischer Garten: The Berlin's Zoo that Allies Bombed and Killed 90% of the Animals during WWII. 993 Views. Zoologischer Garten Berlin was the first zoo in Germany, which opened on August 1, 1844. Its aquarium opened in 1913. Frederick William IV, King of Prussia, donated the first animals from the zoo and pheasantry of the Tiergarten.
During World War II, Heck took part in the pillaging of Warsaw Zoo, stealing the most valuable animals and taking them to German zoos. The Warsaw Zoo animals were subjected to abuse by occupying German forces and near constant bombing in the last years of the war, so Lutz assured the zookeepers in Warsaw that he would protect the animals.
Born to the director of the Berlin Zoo, Lutz Heck seemed destined for the world of wildlife. But instead of simply protecting animals, Heck had a darker relationship with them: he hunted and...
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What remained of the old Berlin zoo after the devastation of World War II was in West Berlin, inaccessible to those living in the eastern sector. The Berlin Zoo occupies a 400-acre (160-hectare) estate in the area of Friedrichsfelde.
