Hohlgangsanlage 2 Ration Storage Tunnel

Ho.2 was excavated by forced labour during World War II. It was originally constructed as a ration storage facility. Following the liberation it was filled with unwanted German equipment. The tunnels were broken into several times. In 1962, two schoolboys who managed to get inside suffocated because a fire had occured in the tunnel the previous day which had consumed all the oxygen. The states authorities decided to open up the tunnel and clear out all the equipment and re-seal it for good.

POW Interrogation Reports

The report extracts below are from the National Archives and as such are Crown Copyright. They highlight the intelligence gathering which was done by British Forces and mentions Ho.2

POW Interrogation Report Aug 1944

POW Interrogation Report Aug 1944. Tunnel at 727779 is Ho.2

Tunnel complex in modern times

Hohlgangsanlage 2 Ration Storage Tunnel