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The decision to build the Wolf's Lair was made in the autumn of 1940. Built in the middle of a forest, it was located far from major roads and urban areas. The 6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi) complex, which was completed by 21 June 1941, consisted of three concentric security zones.[4] About two thousand people lived and worked at the Wolf's Lair at its peak, among them twenty women;[4] some of whom were required to eat Hitler's food to test for poison.[5] The installations were served by a nearby airfield and railway lines. Buildings within the complex were camouflaged with bushes, grass and artificial trees planted on the flat roofs; netting was also erected between buildings and the surrounding forest so from the air, the installation looked like unbroken dense woodland.[4] • Sperrkreis 1 (Security Zone 1) was located at the heart of the Wolf's Lair. Ringed by steel fencing and guarded by theReichssicherheitsdienst (RSD), it contained the Führer Bunker and ten other camouflaged bunkers built from 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) thicksteel-reinforced concrete. These shelters protected members of Hitler's inner circle such as Martin Bormann, Hermann Göring,Wilhelm Keitel and Alfred Jodl. Hitler's accommodation was on the northern side of Führer Bunker so as to avoid direct sunlight. Both Hitler's and Keitel's bunkers had additional rooms where military conferences could be held.[1] • Sperrkreis 2 (Security Zone 2) surrounded the inner zone. This area housed the quarters of several Reich Ministers such as Fritz Todt, Albert Speer, and Joachim von Ribbentrop. It also housed the quarters of the personnel who worked in the Wolf's Lair and the military barracks for the RSD. • Sperrkreis 3 (Security Zone 3) was the heavily fortified outer security area which surrounded the two inner zones. It was defended byland mines and the Führer Begleit Brigade (FBB), a special armoured security unit from Wehrmacht which manned guard houses, watchtowers and checkpoints. A facility for Army headquarters was also located near the Wolf's lair complex.[1] Although the RSD had overall responsibility for Hitler's personal security, external protection of the complex was provided by the FBB, which had become a regiment by July 1944. The FBB was equipped with tanks, anti-aircraft guns and other heavy weapons. Any approaching aircraft could be detected up to 100 kilometres (62 mi) from the Wolf's Lair. Additional troops were also stationed about 75 kilometres (47 mi) away.[4] Reinforcements Hitler meeting Reich CommissionerRobert Ley, automotive engineerFerdinand Porsche and ReichsministerHermann Göring at the Wolfschanze in 1942. Traudl Junge, one of Hitler's secretaries, recalled that in late 1943 or early 1944, Hitler spoke repeatedly of the possibility of a devastating bomber attack on the Wolfsschanze by the Western Allies. She quoted Hitler as saying, "They know exactly where we are, and sometime they’re going to destroy everything here with carefully aimed bombs. I expect them to attack any day." [6] When Hitler’s entourage returned to the Wolfsschanze from an extended summer stay at the Berghof in July 1944, the previous small bunkers had been replaced by the Organisation Todt with "heavy, colossal structures" of reinforced concrete as defense against the feared air attack.[7] According to Armaments Minister Albert Speer, "some 36,000,000 marks were spent for bunkers in Rastenburg [Wolf's Lair]." [8] Hitler’s bunker had become the largest, "a positive fortress" containing "a maze of passages, rooms and halls." Junge wrote that, in the period between the July 20 assassination attempt and Hitler's final departure from the Wolfsschanze in November 1944, "We had air-raid warnings every day [...] but there was never more than a single aircraft circling over the forest, and no bombs were dropped. All the same, Hitler took the danger very seriously, and thought all these reconnaissance flights were in preparation for the big raid he was expecting."[9] Page28
No air attack ever came. Whether the Western Allies knew of the Wolfsschanze's location and importance has never been revealed. For its part, the Soviet Union was unaware of both the location and scale of the complex until it was uncovered by their forces in their advance towards Germany in early 1945.[10] 1. Office and barracks of Hitler's bodyguard 2. RSD command centre 3. Emergency generator 4. Bunker 5. Office of Otto Dietrich, Hitler's press secretary 6. Conference room, site 20 July 1944 assassination attempt 7. RSD command post 8. Guest bunker and air-raid shelter 9. RSD command post 10. Secretariat under Philipp Bouhler 11. Headquarters of Johann Rattenhuber, SS chief of Hitler's security department, and Post Office 12. Radio and telex buildings 13. Vehicle garages 14. Railway siding for Hitler's Train 15. Cinema 16. Generator buildings 17. Quarters of Morell,Bodenschatz, Hewel, Vo ß, Wolffand Fegelein 18. Stores 19. Residence of Martin Bormann, Hitler's personal secretary 20. Bormann's personal air-raid shelter for himself and staff 21. Office of Hitler's adjutant and the Wehrmacht's personnel office 22. Military and staff mess II 23. Quarters of General Alfred Jodl, Chief of Operations of OKW 24. Firefighting pond 25. Office of the Foreign Ministry 26. Quarters of Fritz Todt, then after his death Albert Speer 27. RSD command post 28. Air-raid shelter with Flak and MG units on the roof 29. Hitler's bunker and air-raid shelter 30. New tearoom 31. Residence of General Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel, supreme commander of OKW 32. Old Teahouse 33. Residence of Reich MarshalHermann Göring 34. Göring's personal air-raid shelter for himself and staff, with Flak and MG on the roof 35. Offices of the High Command of the Air Force 36. Offices of the High command of the Navy 37. Bunker with Flak 38. Ketrzyn railway line Page29
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