The memorial was built in a prominent place in a shape reminiscent of the castles of the Teutonic Knights.
Walter Krüger (architect) (1888–1971), German builder of public monuments, including Tannenberg Memorial
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Late in the war as Soviet forces approached Germany's border, Oskar von Hindenburg supervised the dismantling of the Tannenberg Memorial honoring his father's 1914 victory over the Russians at Tannenberg.
In August 1999 the crew discovered several lost sites in Poland such as the ruins of the Tannenberg Memorial and Hindenburg's Neudeck estate as well as several well-known locations like Ordensburg Marienberg (Malbork Castle).