Vorbunker

E44287

The Vorbunker was an underground air-raid shelter in Berlin that formed part of Adolf Hitler’s bunker complex beneath the Reich Chancellery during the final months of World War II.

Aliases (2)

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II site
air-raid shelter
underground bunker
associatedWith Adolf Hitler
Eva Braun
Goebbels children
Joseph Goebbels
Magda Goebbels
builtFor Adolf Hitler
Reich Chancellery staff
air-raid protection
buriedUnder modern buildings
cityDistrict Mitte
connectedBy staircase
connectedTo Führerbunker
constructedBy Nazi Germany
constructionStart 1935
country Germany
demolitionPeriod 1950s
late 1940s
hasFeature blast doors
emergency exits
multiple rooms
reinforced concrete walls
ventilation system
hasFunction air-raid shelter
living quarters
historicalEvent final months of World War II in Europe
languageOfName German
locatedUnder Old Reich Chancellery garden
location Berlin
nameMeaning forward bunker
near Führerbunker
partOf Führerbunker complex
Reich Chancellery bunker complex
postWarControlBy East Germany
Soviet Union
relativePositionToFührerbunker in front of main Führerbunker
upper level
status largely demolished
not accessible to the public
timePeriod Nazi era
usedBy Adolf Hitler
Eva Braun
Nazi leadership
Reich Chancellery staff
usedDuring Battle of Berlin
World War II

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Reich Chancellery ("Führerbunker complex")
Reich Chancellery
connectedTo
Eva Braun ("Führerbunker")
placeOfDeath
Eva Braun ("Führerbunker")
placeOfMarriage

Please wait…