Download high resolution version (427x640, 125 KB)One of larger bunkers in Wolfsschanze complex, Gierłoż, Poland. Photo by Przemyslaw BlueShade Idzkiewicz. Taken in May, 2003. Size of the bunker can be roughly extrapolated from a doorway located in the lower-left corner of the photograph. I hereby...

Download high resolution version (427x640, 125 KB)One of larger bunkers in Wolfsschanze complex, Gierłoż, Poland. Photo by Przemyslaw BlueShade Idzkiewicz. Taken in May, 2003. Size of the bunker can be roughly extrapolated from a doorway located in the lower-left corner of the photograph. I hereby...

One of larger bunkers in Wolfsschanze complex. Size of the bunker can be roughly extrapolated from a doorway in lower left corner of the photograph.

Führerhauptquartier Wolfsschanze (English: Wolf's Lair) was the code name used for a major Military (from Latin militarius, miles soldier) as an adjective describes anything related to soldiers and warfare, more specifically to do with land forces, the sea forces equivalent being naval. Used as a noun, it is equivalent to Armed force. See also Armed force Martial art Militaria Military history Military rule... military Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are concentrated. The term headquarters is used especially with military organizations and large companies. Categories: Stub ... headquarters of For other people with the surname Hitler, see Hitler (disambiguation). Adolf Hitler ( 20 April 1889 in Braunau am Inn, Austria-Hungary – 30 April 1945 in Berlin, Germany) was leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party (more widely known as the Nazi Party) and Führer und Reichskanzler... Adolf Hitler during Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (60,000 ft) into the air. August 9, 1945 World War II was a global conflict that started in 7 July 1937 in Asia and 1 September 1939 in Europe and lasted until 1945, involving the majority of the... World War II.

The remains of the complex are located in The Republic of Poland, a democratic country with a population of 38,626,349 and area of 312,685 km², is located in Central Europe, between Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania... Poland by the village of Gierłoż near Kętrzyn is a town in north-eastern Poland with 30,300 inhabitants (1995). Situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Olsztyn Voivodship (1975-1998). It is very roughly near latitude 54N, longitude 021E. Prior to 1945, Ketrzyn was in Germanys province of East Prussia... Ketrzyn (German: Rastenburg), although at the time of operation this area was part of the former The Federal Republic of Germany ( German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is one of the worlds leading industrialised countries, located in the heart of Europe. Due to its central location, Germany has more neighbours than any other European country: these are Denmark in the north, Poland and the Czech Republic in the... German province of East Prussia (German: Ostpreu en; Polish: Prusy Wschodnie; Russian: Восточная Пруссия — Vostochnaya Prussiya) was a province of Kingdom of Prussia, situated on the territory of former Ducal Prussia. The northern part of East Prussia corresponds... East Prussia. It consisted of a group of A bunker is a defensive warfare fortification to protect oneself. A bunker is also: a hazard, usually filled with sand, on a golf course. a storage area for a bulk product, such as coal or wood Bunkers in Albania Bunkers are mostly below ground, while a blockhouse is mostly above... bunkers and fortified buildings in a thickly wooded area, surrounded by several rings of barbed wire and defensive positions. The complex was served by a nearby airfield. It was built for the 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 6 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms Speech in the State of the Union Address. January 10 - Lend-Lease is introduced into the U.S. Congress. January 19 - British troops attack Italian... 1941 The Wehrmacht (literally defence force or means/power of resistance) was the name of the armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945. It replaced the old Reichswehr and was succeeded by the West German Bundeswehr, and the East German Nationale Volksarmee (NVA). The term was not only used for... Wehrmacht offensive against the The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) .( Russian: Сою́з Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик... Soviet Union and was abandoned in 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). Events World War II January January 4 - The Battle of Monte Cassino begins. January 5 - Murder of Danish playwright Kaj Munk January 17 - British forces, in Italy, cross the Garigliano River. January 20 - The Royal Air... 1944 as Soviet troops approached East Prussia.

Wolfsschanze was the location of the failed The July 20 Plot was a failed coup détat which involved an attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler. It was initiated on July 20, 1944, by officers of the Wehrmacht. The leader of the plot was Oberst Claus von Stauffenberg. Others who participated in the plot include General Ludwig Beck... assassination attempt on Hitler which was carried out by Claus von Stauffenberg Claus Philip Maria Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg ( November 15, 1907 — July 20, 1944) was a German aristocrat and army colonel during World War II. He was one of the leading figures of the July 20 Plot against Adolf Hitler. Military career Stauffenberg was born the third... Claus von Stauffenberg on July 20, 1944.

The whole complex was severely damaged by the demolitions carried out during the German retreat because Hitler thought it too valuable to allow Soviets to use. Despite the damage, the site remains to this day a notable tourist attraction. A monument to the July 20 plotters can also be found on the site.

A bunker in Wolfsschanze, Gierłoż, Poland. Photo by Przemyslaw BlueShade Idzkiewicz. Taken in May, 2003. The amount of explosives Germans used to demolish the bunkers in Wolfsschanze was enormous. Here, the explosion lifted bunkers ceiling which is couple-meters-thick solid ferroconcrete. I hereby release this... A bunker in Wolfsschanze, Gierłoż, Poland. Photo by Przemyslaw BlueShade Idzkiewicz. Taken in May, 2003. The amount of explosives Germans used to demolish the bunkers in Wolfsschanze was enormous. Here, the explosion lifted bunkers ceiling which is couple-meters-thick solid ferroconcrete. I hereby release this... The amount of explosives used to destroy the bunkers in Wolfsschanze was enormous. Here, the explosion lifted bunker's roof, which is couple-meters-thick solid ferroconcrete.

A bunker in Wolfsschanze, Gierłoż, Poland. Photo by Przemyslaw BlueShade Idzkiewicz. Taken in May, 2003. I hereby release this image under GNU FDL. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. Click on date to... A bunker in Wolfsschanze, Gierłoż, Poland. Photo by Przemyslaw BlueShade Idzkiewicz. Taken in May, 2003. I hereby release this image under GNU FDL. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. Click on date to... A better preserved Wolfsschanze bunker.