Rastenburg : the Wolf's Lair

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This site, the Wolf's Liar, is located around 5km outside of Kętrzyn (Rastenburg). Hitler spent around 900 days here after 24 June 1941 and the invasion of the Soviet Union two days earlier.

Bomb Plot 1944:
Under the leadership of the Infantry General Friedrich Olbricht, the centre of the military resistance was formed in the Bendlerblock. It was here that Olbricht developed the Valkyrie operational plan into a plan for a coup d'état against Hitler. In October 1943 Colonel Stauffenberg was transferred to the General Army Office as Chief of Staff. His position gave him direct access to situation briefings in Hitler's headquarters, the Wolf's Lair. On July 20, 1944 he planted the bomb there and returned to Berlin.

The bomb went off, but Hitler survived. When news of Hitler's survival spread, the conspirators were unable to take control of Germany. Following the arrest of the conspirators in the Bendlerblock, General Olbricht, Graf von Stauffenberg, Werner von Haeften and Albrecht Ritter Mertz von Quirnheim, all members of the uprising, were executed that same night in the courtyard of the building, by firing squad. A fifth plotter, Generaloberst Ludwig Beck, was offered the option of shooting himself.

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[mufflejoy]

I shaky camera and a lot of bickering. 2 minutes of my life that I will never recover.

[alanheath]

@mufflejoy Send me a camera with stablisation then this problem won't reoccur.

People who complain at videos never have any better ones of their own. I am convinced that you are no exception.

[zajo009]

can you go in the bunker with a guide ?

[alanheath]

@zajo009 There are people hanging around the car park offering to be guides and I am sure you can get one from the information desk too.

[Lemonhead86]

i know they cleared land mines almost 50 years ago but is it safe to visit on ones own?

[alanheath]

@Lemonhead86 No problem at all. No parts are cordoned off because of mines, although there are warnings that the masonry could be unsafe.

[paflyfish]

Hitler should have registered for the Austrian army in 1909 at age 20. He evaded duty for years until the Munich police found him in 1914. He penned a letter with the aid of an attorney, which softened the offense, but was required to take a medical exam - which he failed. At age 25 with the assassination of the archduke, Hitler petitioned to join the Bavarian Army and was accepted. Fighting for Germany excited him. He hid many of his early records and embellished his past once in power.

[POLAK1Nysa]

i thought i read somewhere that his assistant was actually in the room briefly, anyways what an excellant way to point out his cowardice and hyporcacy.

[mufflejoy]

@alanheath Thank you for your reply. I am a documentary producer so as to your convictions I have no input.

If you want some friendly advice then there are 2 things you can do:

- put the camera on a tripod

- improvise a steadycam with some rope or string if your camera is long enough, if not mount it on a board. This will allow you to walk and hold the cam steady while turning it. Requires an hour of practice but quite effective.

[tepadno]

1:54 "killed four people 'and fortunately'/'unfortunately' Hitler wasn't one of them"?

[BikeMeAustin]

Very interesting video, thank you for posting it!

[tmmy773]

Very good video thanks :)

[michael112254]

@sjonnygee Socialism does not work. Ask the eastern Europeans. My assertion is that the Nazis and Communists are both leftist parties. Over here in the US the wealthy elites are the biggest financial contributors to leftist causes. In other words the capitalists are the source of the leftists money so that they can win elections. Capitalism does have its problems and imperfections. The capitalist system does work and produces a decent standard of living for the middle until recently.

[sjonnygee]

@michael112254 : They were both into power and grabbing land from others.

Identical to US capitalists then ? Hypocrisy is a luxury no-one can afford !