Wolfsschanze
E797217
Wolfsschanze was Adolf Hitler’s heavily fortified Eastern Front military headquarters in World War II, best known as the site of the failed 20 July 1944 assassination attempt against him.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wolfsschanze briefing hut | 1 |
| Wolfsschanze headquarters | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II site
ⓘ
bunker complex ⓘ military headquarters ⓘ |
| abandonedOn | 1944-11-20 ⓘ |
| assassinationAttemptDate | 1944-07-20 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Eastern Front operations of Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Organisation Todt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codeNameMeaning | Wolf's Lair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1941 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1940 ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| currentUse | museum ⓘ |
| demolishedBy | Wehrmacht engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demolitionDate | 1945-01 ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | about 8 km east of Rastenburg (now Kętrzyn) ⓘ |
| garrison |
SS personnel
ⓘ
Wehrmacht personnel ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | German ⓘ |
| hasPart |
air-raid shelters
ⓘ
airstrip ⓘ anti-aircraft positions ⓘ barbed wire barriers ⓘ concrete bunkers ⓘ minefields ⓘ railway siding ⓘ security zones ⓘ |
| hasPolishName | Wilczy Szaniec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttractionType |
historical ruins
ⓘ
war memorial site ⓘ |
| inUseFrom | 1941 ⓘ |
| inUseUntil | 1944 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Prussia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gierłoż NERFINISHED ⓘ Masurian woods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Poland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hitler’s self-adopted nickname "Wolf" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Kętrzyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 20 July 1944 assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | Eastern Front military headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Masuria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityZones | three ⓘ |
| targetOfAssassinationAttemptBy | Claus von Stauffenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Adolf Hitler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi German High Command NERFINISHED ⓘ OKW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wolfsschanze headquarters
this entity surface form:
Wolfsschanze briefing hut