Felsennest

At the start of the Western European campaign of 1940, the Felsennest ("Rocky Eyrie" in English) was the codename for one of Hitler's Führer Headquarters near Bad Münstereifel, Germany. It was much more cramped than Adolf Hitler's other field bunkers, having only four rooms. Hitler was at the Felsennest in the autumn of 1939, because there were plans to invade France and the Low Countries. He was there again on May 10, 1940 when the invasion took place.

Remaining foundation of the barracks
Remains of Hitler's bunker
Map showing the location of Felsennest, and other Führer Headquarters throughout Europe

Literature

  • Groß, Manfred: Bunkerstellungen der Luftverteidigungszone West im Rheinland und Hitlers Hauptquartier in Bad Münstereifel-Rodert. Verlag Werner Sünkel (Leinburg), Offenhausen 2001 (S. 67–106). ISBN 3-930060-90-6.
  • Hansen, Hans-Josef: Felsennest – Das vergessene Führerhauptquartier in der Eifel. Bau, Nutzung, Zerstörung. Helios, Aachen 2008, 2. erweiterte Neuauflage (umfangreiche Dokumentation über das erste ortsfeste Führerhauptquartier des Zweiten Weltkrieges mit zahlreichen historischen und aktuellen Aufnahmen sowie Zeitzeugenberichten). ISBN 3-938208-21-X.
  • Kuffner, Alexander: Zeitreiseführer Eifel 1933–1945. Taschenbuch. Seite 32–38. Helios, Aachen 2007, ISBN 978-3-938208-42-7.
  • Raiber, Richard: The Führerhauptquartier – Guide to Hitler´s Headquarters (After the Battle, Nr. 19), London 1977.
  • TV-Dokumentation: Hitlers Führerhauptquartiere von Rudolf Sporrer. Bayerischer Rundfunk 2003.
gollark: Oops, oh well.
gollark: `[REDACTED] Wilde RetweetedTes‏Verified account @tesFeb 10We learn from each other. So, I’m less a teacher, more a facilitator, writes @ChrisWilde78 as he tells you how you can also teach through play @LEGOEDUCATION (sponsored)`
gollark: `Head of Digital Technology & Computing, Teacher of the year Commendation 2006. Dynamo Regional Skills Lead 2014. Lego Education Teacher Award Winner 2018.` ← his twitter profile.
gollark: hello-worldThis is a test repositoryUpdated on Jun 28, 2016raspi-previewForked from RealVNC/raspi-previewPreview version of VNC Server optimized for the Raspberry Pi7 Updated on Apr 28, 2016
gollark: «PotatOS»

See also

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.