Throughout World War II, Ole Adolf was the most wanted man in the world. Extremely paranoid with a sense of grandiosity, he had a series of elaborate bunkers built that he hid in throughout the war.
The Wolf’s Lair in Poland served as the headquarters for the Germans on the Eastern Front, and it was eventually the site of an assassination attempt on Hitler by Claus von Stauffenberg, who detonated a suitcase bomb in the lair.
The Eagle’s Nest, a fortress on top of a mountain in Germany, was a treasure of the Party, outfitted with a gold-plated elevator and a marble fireplace gifted by Mussolini.
The Fuherbunker in Berlin is probably the most famous of them all, as it was the site of his last stand and eventual death.
See these fortresses as they stood during the war, and their now dilapidated state following defeat.
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The Wolf’s Lair, Hitler's first Eastern Front military headquarters in World War II
1940s
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The Wolf's Lair
1940s, Poland
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Claus von Stauffenberg meeting Adolf Hitler at the Wolf's Lair
1944
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Hermann Göring surveys the conference room destroyed by the suitcase bomb left by Claus von Stauffenberg
1944
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Worker’s at the Wolf’s Lair
1940s
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Remains of Hitler's bunker, the Wolf’s Lair
In Wolfsschanze, now Poland
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Remains of the Wolf’s Lair today
Present day Poland
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Hitler on the terrace of the Eagle’s Nest
1940s
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The Eagles Nest (Kehlsteinhaus) today
Berchtesgaden, Germany
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The wedding reception of Eva Braun’s sister was held at the Eagle’s Nest
June, 1944
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Reception area of the Eagle's Nest, with red marble fireplace presented by Mussolini
1940s
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Hitler overlooking Berchtesgaden from the Eagle's Nest
1940s
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Photo of the entrance tunnel leading to the elevator going up to the Kehlsteinhaus (The Eagle's Nest)
1945
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The men of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne at Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest
1945
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Members of the US 101st Airborne in the Eagle’s Nest great hall, shortly after their arrival in Berchtesgaden
April, 1945
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The Eagle's Nest after Allied capture
1945
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Rear entrance to the Führerbunker in the garden of the Reich Chancellery
July, 1947
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Ruins of the bunker after demolition
1947
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Destruction of the inside of Hitler’s bunker
1945
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War correspondents examined a couch stained with blood located inside Hitler’s bunker
Berlin, 1945
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A Russian soldier in Adolf Hitler’s bunker
Berlin, 1945
