One of the most interesting places in the Warmia and Mazury region is Wilczy Szaniec (Wolfsschanze) in Gierłoż near Kętrzyn. Wilczy Szaniec is the headquarters of Adolf Hitler. There are many ruins of bunkers and other buildings.

Adolf Hitler

HistoryHitler came to Wilczy Szaniec with his entourage on 24 June, 1941. He spent here over 800 days. The life of the people in the headquarters focused on Hitler. In 1944 over two thousand people lived here, but only 20 women (Ewa Braun, Hitler’s wife, never came to Wilczy Szaniec)

In 20 July of the 1944 was an attempted on Hitler. He called a council of war. General Hausinger planted a bomb under a massive table. Three officers and the stenographer died. Hitler thought it was a miracle that he survived.

The conference room soon after explosion.

A soldier holding Hitler's trousers that Hitler wore during the time of failed assassination attempt.

Map

There are inter alia:

13 Garages 18 Food warehouse 30 New tea-room

15Cinema 22 Casino II 3 2 Old tea-room

16 Boilerhouse 29 Casino I

Visit routes:

Red - 1,9km

Yellow -1,4 km

Blue -2 km

There is a museum and there is a miniature

plan of the headquarters.

Weapon Plastic models

Equipment of soldiers

Now there are many booths with souvenirs – postcards with Wilczy Szaniec, maps, cassettes and CDs .

Bunker for guestes

Ruins

Other cantonments in Adolf Hitler’s Europe