Burglars pry open doors at Garnisonkirche St. Martin, Dresden

On Tuesday evening, 13 October 2026, between 5 and 9 p.m., unknown burglars forced their way into the Garnisonkirche St. Martin on Stauffenbergallee in Dresden's Albertstadt. They pried open the entrance door and then further doors inside the church, causing about 5,000 euros in damage. Police said it was not yet clear whether anything was stolen.

Church break-in, mapped to incidentType vandalism. The Dresden police release (Nr. 508/26) describes a church on Stauffenbergallee; Neustadt-Geflüster identifies it as the Garnisonkirche St. Martin, a historic simultaneous church with Catholic and Protestant sections. Coordinates are the Nominatim place_of_worship pin. Police release: https://www.medienservice.sachsen.de/medien/news/1100575