Fuhrerhauptquartier Wolfsschlucht 1 - Emergency Airstrip
An emergency loading runway was built here in May 1940 by Organisation Todt. It was used by Fieseler Fi 156 Storch airplanes. Hitler and other Nazi dignitaries used the runway to land and take off from headquarters.
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Dec2019
WW2 Nation visits Hitlers headquarters of 1940
After some time of not making new videos, WW2 Nation started a new series of video documentaries on their YouTube channel. In this series the British team members visit the location of Hitler's invasion of Belgium and France during 1940. Below you can watch the third episode about the The Wolf's Gorge.
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