Inside the Wolf’s Lair: Hitlers Hidden Nazi Headquarters

We went inside the Wolf's Lair (Wolfsschanze), Adolf Hitler’s secret Eastern Front military headquarters. Get an exclusive look at Hitler's bunker, Alfred Jodl's bunker, Hermann Goering's bunker, and Wilhelm Keitel's bunker. Explore the famous location of the Hitler assassination attempt, 'Operation Valkyrie', which almost ended the Third Reich.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:53 The Wolf's Lair
00:04:12 Reich Security Service Command Centre
00:07:27 Guest Bunker
00:16:22 Alfred Jodl's Bunker
00:24:36 Hermann Goring's Bunker
00:34:39 Wilhelm Keitel's Bunker
00:43:35 20th July Plot (Operation Valkyrie)
00:54:30 Adolf Hitler's Bunker

Luke Tomes joins WW2 expert and Third Reich expert Jonny Whitlam to explore the remains of the Wolf's Lair complex today, imagining how decisions of such immense consequence were made in this remote, heavily fortified forest, and how close history came to taking a very different turn.

During World War Two, Hitler spent most of his time in his secret bunker, making it the perfect location for a group of German officers to attempt to assassinate him. The failed Hitler assassination attempt happened on July 20 1944, in the plot known as 'Operation Valkyrie'. A bomb was detonated during a military briefing inside the complex, but Hitler survived death with only minor injuries, allowing Hitler's Nazi regime to carry on.

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