Hidden Away In The Forests Of Germany, Autumn Brings Back Nazi Roots
The yellow Larch trees stand out in start contrast to the green pine trees every autumn to disclose a sign seen from the sky!
The village of Zernikow is not a popular one. And that is exactly why a phenomenon that has been taking place for the past 60 years has gone unnoticed.
Every autumn, the leaves of a particular set of trees in the forest around the village would turn yellow. From the ground, one can't make out anything but aerial shots of the section of forest have brought a very different perspective to light!
The phenomenon lasts only for a few weeks.
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Zernikow is a rural town near Berlin and each year, its forest has bloomed a Nazi swastika sign which stands out in yellow against the green cover of the rest of the forest.
The trees, called Larch, stand out in contrast with the neighbouring pine trees, creating a 200 square foot cross.
While there are several rumours about how the phenomenon came about, locals say that the forest has been this way for hundreds of years. Some travellers to the village now call the region the Swastika forest.
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One of the rumours claims that the trees were planted in the 1930s when Hitler was coming to power. Others say it was the doing of the Hitler Youth.
Interestingly, this is not the only forest of its kind as a similar tree formation was found in Kyrgyzstan at the base of the Himalayas.
