Between 1939 and 1943 prisoners from the Sachsenhausen and Niederhagen concentration camps were used as labourers to perform much of the construction work on Wewelsburg, under the design of architect Hermann Bartels.

A depiction of the " Black Sun " the design of which is based primarily on the shape of the Wewelsburg sunwheel mosaic in the " Obergruppenführer "- Hall ( SS Generals ' Hall ).

Its design bases on a sun wheel incorporated in a floor of Wewelsburg Castle during the Nazi era.

Goodrick-Clarke ( 2002 ) does connect the Wewelsburg design with the Early Medieval Germanic brooches, and does assume that the original artifacts had a solar significance, stating that

The shape of the symbol as it is used within Germanic mysticist esotericism and Neo-Nazism today is based primarily on the design of a floor mosaic at the castle of Wewelsburg ( built 1603 ), a Renaissance castle located in the northwest of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

The Wewelsburg symbol can be deconstructed into three swastikas ; a " rising ", a " zenith " & a " setting " one, the design is popular among German Neo-Nazis as a replacement for the outlawed singular swastika symbol.

The supernatural element is based on the story of Castle Wewelsburg, a 17th century castle occupied by the Germans under Heinrich Himmler's control, and used for occult rituals and practices.

Aerial photo of Village of Wewelsburg ( the castle is located in the left half of the picture )

Wewelsburg () is a Renaissance castle located in the northeast of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the village of Wewelsburg which is a quarter of the city Büren, Westphalia, in district of Paderborn in the Alme Valley.

Two witch trials took place in the Wewelsburg in 1631 ( a former inquisition room is placed in the basement next to the east tower ).

Nevertheless, it is sure that Himmler knew the apocalyptic saga of the " Battle at the birch tree ", which takes place in the Wewelsburg region.

From the autumn of 1935, the projected work was called " SS-Schule Haus Wewelsburg " ( that is, " SS School, " House Wewelsburg ").

The small triangle in the center of the circle, forming the tip of the " spear ", is Wewelsburg.

Wewelsburg is also featured in the video game Medal of Honor: Underground ( 2000 ), in a mission where French Resistance Fighter Manon is sent to uncover Himmler's occult activities in the castle.

Wewelsburg Castle is one of the settings in the 2009 novel Release by Nicole Hadaway.

The vault in Wewelsburg Castle and a modified version of the Schwarze Sonne mosaic is used in James Twining's The Black Sun ( James Twining )

The most notable example of this is the Wewelsburg castle complex redesigned in a very mythological way as a cult site for the SS.

The mosaic at Wewelsburg itself is dark green ( see two photos: top view and close-up in high-resolution ( 1, 1 MB )) on a whitish / greyish marble floor.

McCloud is the first writer to identify the Wewelsburg sun wheel with the Black Sun myth ( of Wilhelm Landig ), thereby indicating the esoteric influence of Wiligut and the SS heritage and Aryan-theosophical lore at the heart of Himmler's imaginative world.

The Wewelsburg Black Sun is prominent on Petak's letterhead and the Allerseelen label.

Wewelsburg Castle, seen from the Alme River | Alme valley

Wewelsburg Castle, also seen from the Alme valley

In its current form the Wewelsburg was built from 1603 to 1609 as secondary residence for the prince-bishops of Paderborn namely Fürstbischof Dietrich von Fürstenberg ( also see Bishopric of Paderborn ).

Fields of activity included study of prehistory and ancient history ( directed by Wilhelm Jordan, who led excavations in the region ), study of medieval history and folklife ( directed by Karlernst Lasch from March 1935 ), build-up of the " Library of the Schutzstaffel in Wewelsburg " ( directed by Dr. Hans Peter des Coudres ), and strengthening the National Socialist worldview in the village of Wewelsburg ( directed by Walter Franzius, this included such work as renovation of a timbered house in the center of the village of Wewelsburg — the " Ottens Hof "— between 1935 and 1937 for use as a village community center ; Franzius also undertook various other architectural tasks ).

The first commandant of the castle ( Burghauptmann von Wewelsburg ), from August 1934, was Obersturmbannführer ( Lieutenant Colonel ) Erich Schupping.

Probably some talks took place at Wewelsburg Castle ; the only documented " Gruppenführer "( generals ')- meeting was held from 12 to 15 June 1941-one week before the beginning of Operation Barbarossa.

There the disillusioned Rasch attempts to capture vital files from Schloss Wewelsburg, the Black Camelot that Himmler assembled as a Teutonic perversion of King Arthur's court.

Miles above the Wewelsburg castle in an airship, the Minions ' International Liberation Front ( a secret group composed of henchmen from all of the major terrorist organizations ), led by Redshirt the Uber-Henchman, reveal their deception and plot to rule the criminal underground by using Taskmaster to lead them straight to the Org.

He further refers to scholarly discussion of the brooches in Nazi Germany, allowing for the possibility that the designers of the Wewelsburg mosaic were indeed inspired by these historical precedents.

In 1301 earl von Waldeck sold the Wewelsburg to the prince-bishop of Paderborn.

The Wewelsburg was destroyed several times during its history, during the Thirty Years ' War in 1646 by the occupation of Swedish troops — namely by the army under the Swedish general Carl Gustav Wrangel.

Another source reports that the NS district president of the city of Minden von Ohnhausen called Himmler's attention to the Wewelsburg.

Himmler visited the Wewelsburg for the first time on 3 November 1933.

Wewelsburg castle was also a center for archaeological excavations in the region.

Tableware, decorated with runes and Germanic symbols of salvation, was manufactured specifically for Wewelsburg castle.

The first new building, the guardhouse ( Wachgebäude ), was constructed next to the castle in 1937 ; historical documentation of " Wewelsburg 1933 – 1945 " has been housed there since 1982.

Since 1936 Himmler ( who was often present at the castle ) wanted more and more to expand the Wewelsburg to be a representative and ideological center of the SS Order.

Due to a decree of 13 January 1943 all building projects which were unimportant for the war — including the Wewelsburg — had to be stopped.

SS blueprint for the planned construction of the area around Wewelsburg.

If the plans had been realized, the entire village of Wewelsburg and adjacent villages would have disappeared.

Meantime, at his headquarters in Brenzlau, Himmler ordered adjutant SS Maj. Heinz Macher, with 15 of his men, to destroy the Wewelsburg.

Just offsite of Wewelsburg was the smallest German KZ, Niederhagen prison and labour camp.