Bendlerblock

The Bendlerblock () is a building complex in the Tiergarten district of Berlin, Germany, located on (formerly named ). Erected in 1914 as the headquarters of several Imperial German Navy () offices, it served the Ministry of the Reichswehr after World War I. Significantly enlarged under Nazi rule, it was used by several departments of the (OKW) from 1938, especially the and the intelligence agency.

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Building.name: Bendlerblock
Building.image: Berlin, Tiergarten, Reichpietschufer, Bendler-Block 02.jpg
Building.caption: South facade on Landwehr Canal
Building.architectural_style: Neoclassical
Building.address: Stauffenbergstraße 13
Building.location_town: 10785 Berlin
Building.location_country: Germany
Building.years_built: 19111914
Building.known_for: Resistance memorial, role in 20 July plot

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Image: Berlin, Tiergarten, Reichpietschufer, Bendler-Block 02.jpg

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Commons category: Bendlerblock
Commons gallery: Bendlerblock
native label: Bendlerblock
street address: Stauffenbergstraße 18, 10785 Berlin
postal code: 10785

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The building is notable as the headquarters of a resistance band of officers who staged the 20 July plot against Adolf Hitler in 1944. As the leaders of the conspiracy were summarily shot in the courtyard, the Bendlerblock also includes the Memorial to the German Resistance. Since 1993, the building complex has served as a secondary seat of the German Federal Ministry of Defence.