Felsennest

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Felsennest was one of Adolf Hitler’s early World War II military headquarters, located in western Germany and used during the 1940 campaign in France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II military headquarters
bunker complex
associatedWith Adolf Hitler NERFINISHED
Battle of France NERFINISHED
Western Front in World War II NERFINISHED
category Adolf Hitler’s headquarters NERFINISHED
World War II sites in Germany
constructionStart 1939
continent Europe
country Germany NERFINISHED
currentCondition partially preserved remains
function Führer headquarters NERFINISHED
command post
hasFeature anti-aircraft defenses
bunkers
communications facilities
concrete shelters
hasUser Adolf Hitler NERFINISHED
German Armed Forces NERFINISHED
historicalEra Nazi Germany NERFINISHED
inUseFrom 1939
inUseUntil 1940
languageOfName German
locatedIn Bad Münstereifel NERFINISHED
Eifel region NERFINISHED
western Germany NERFINISHED
meaningOfName rocky nest
near Bad Münstereifel-Rodert NERFINISHED
Rodert NERFINISHED
operator Oberkommando der Wehrmacht NERFINISHED
partOf Führerhauptquartiere network NERFINISHED
primaryUsePeriod May 1940
region North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED
status former military site
strategicRole command center for operations against France and the Low Countries
timeZone Central European Time
usedAs forward headquarters for western front operations
usedBy Adolf Hitler NERFINISHED
Wehrmacht high command NERFINISHED
usedByGovernment Nazi regime
usedByRank Führer
usedDuringCampaign 1940 campaign in France
Battle of France NERFINISHED
usedDuringConflict World War II NERFINISHED
usedFor military operations coordination
planning and directing the invasion of France

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