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Wolf's Lair Gierłoż, 11-400 Kętrzyn, Poland +48 89 752 44 29 Wolf's Lair - Wolfsschanze Forest Gierłoż, Rastenburg, Poland Entrance to the Führer Bunker at the Wolfsschanze. Location within present-day borders of the Wolf's Lair. Type Blast-resistant camouflaged concrete bunkers Site information Owner Open to the public Polish Government Yes Page26
Condition Destroyed Built 1941 Site history In use Built by Materials Events Third Reich Hochtief AG Organisation Todt 2 m (6 ft 7 in) steel-reinforced concrete 20 July Plot Garrison information Occupants Adolf Hitler Wolf's Lair (German: Wolfsschanze) was Adolf Hitler's first Eastern Front military headquarters in World War II.[1] The complex, which would become one of several Führerhauptquartiere (Führer Headquarters) located in various parts of occupied Europe, was built for the start of Operation Barbarossa - the invasion of the Soviet Union - in 1941. It was constructed by Organisation Todt.[1] The top secret, high security site was in the Masurian woods about 8 km (5.0 mi) from the small East Prussian town of Rastenburg (nowKętrzyn in Poland). Three security zones surrounded the central complex where the Führer's bunker was located. These were guarded by personnel from the SS Reichssicherheitsdienst and the Wehrmacht's armoured Führer Begleit Brigade. Despite the security, an assassination attempt against Hitler was made at Wolf's Lair on 20 July 1944.[1] Hitler first arrived at the headquarters on 23 June 1941. In total, he spent more than 800 days at the Wolfsschanze during a 3½-year period until his final departure on 20 November 1944.[1] In the summer of 1944, work began to enlarge and reinforce many of the Wolf's Lair original buildings, however the work was never completed because of the rapid advance of the Red Army during the Baltic Offensivein autumn 1944. On 25 January 1945, the complex was blown up and abandoned 48 hours before the arrival of Soviet forces.[1] Name Wolfsschanze is derived from "Wolf", a self-adopted nickname of Hitler.[2] He began using the nickname in the early 1930s and it was often how he was addressed by those in his intimate circle. "Wolf" was used in several titles of Hitler's headquarters throughout occupied Europe, such as Wolfsschlucht I and II in Belgium and Werwolf in Ukraine.[3] Although the standard translation in English is the "Wolf's Lair", the German Schanze actually translates as "sconce" or "fortification". Layout Page27
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