Krampnitz, January 2021, 4K

The site was used by the German army since 1937 when the cavalry school moved from Hannover, under the name Heeres Reit- und Fahrschule und Kavallerieschule Krampnitz (English: Army Riding and Driving School and Cavalry School).[2] It was until the Russians took control of the area, taking over a day after the Germans abandoned it April 26, 1945.[3] The 35th Guards Motor Rifle Division was then stationed there until its abandonment in 1992, after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union.[1] In July 2013, the city of Potsdam officially decided to make it an urban development area,[1] construction has however been delayed, due a large number of bats taking up residence.[4] The development project is headed by Deutsche Wohnen.[5]