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The SS plan to turn a castle into the 'Centre of the World'

During WW2, German SS leader Heinrich Himmler attempted to turn a Renaissance castle into a headquarters for the Nazis' major paramilitary organisation.

Dubbed the 'Centre of the World' by Himmler and the SS, plans for a vast redesign of Wewelsburg Castle were drawn up. The work was carried out by the prisoners from an on-site concentration camp but not completed.

Today, the castle is a carefully curated museum designed to inform new generations about the castle's history and the horrendous ideology of the SS. It's also a memorial to those who were interred there.

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