Adlerhorst
Sign in to saveThe Adlerhorst ("'''Eagle's Nest'''") was a World War II bunker complex in Germany, located near Langenhain-Ziegenberg, the later settlement of Wiesental and Kransberg within the districts of Wetteraukreis and Hochtaunuskreis in the state of Hesse.
Key facts
- Military installation.name
- Adlerhorst
- Military installation.native_name
- Eagle's Nest
- Military installation.location
- Langenhain-Ziegenberg, Wiesental, Kransberg
- Military installation.country
- Germany
- Military installation.image
- Adlerhorst 1957.jpg
- Military installation.caption
- Adlerhorst Bunker in 1956
- Military installation.type
- Bunker complex
- Military installation.ownership
- Nazi government (1939-1945)
- Military installation.operator
- Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring, Gerd von Rundstedt
- Military installation.built
- 1939
- Military installation.used
- 1939-1945
- Military installation.battles
- Battle of Britain, Ardennes Offensive
- Military installation.builder
- Albert Speer, Martin Bormann
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Background
- Construction
- Operations
- Ardennes Offensive
- Operation Nordwind
- Abandonment and attempted demolition
- Capture by Allied forces
- Present
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
The Adlerhorst ("'''Eagle's Nest'''") was a World War II bunker complex in Germany, located near Langenhain-Ziegenberg, the later settlement of Wiesental and Kransberg within the districts of Wetteraukreis and Hochtaunuskreis in the state of Hesse.
Designed by Albert Speer as Adolf Hitler's main military command complex, it was reassigned by Hitler in February 1940 to Luftwaffe chief Hermann Göring as his headquarters for the Battle of Britain and, later, served as Hitler's only field headquarters during the December 1944–January 1945 Ardennes Offensive.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Adlerhorst” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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