Poland – the Wolf’s Lair

With over 50 buildings over a large area and several giant bunkers for the upper hierarchy, I was amazed by the scale and the size of the main bunkers - and the work, manpower, time and resources that must have gone into making them.

This was the northern HQ for the Nazi’s, and it was from here that Operation Barbarossa was overseen - the invasion of Russia. The wee man spent much of his time here, but after the failed assassination plot the novelty kind of wore off, so he spent the rest of his time in Berlin in his underground bunker. There was a display of  Claus von Stauffenberg after leaving the bomb under the table, which was really interesting. There was two other halls which explained the history of the site and WW2.

When the Russians were advancing and the Germans decided to retreat, the German Army blew up most of what was here. They must have used a lot of explosives because some of those walls on the bunkers are 2m thick. It was a really interesting morning. If you do visit, it can be quite busy in the daytime, but if you're staying overnight, people start going home about 5pm, so you can wander around to your heart's content in the evening. The display buildings stay open until 8pm so you have lots of time.