These bunkers look pretty interesting for the WWII history buff. Anyone been there?
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Barcelona + Sweden
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I assume you are referring to the former OKH headquarters? I have not, but I have visited Hitler's Wolf's Lair, which's just south of Mamerki, well worth a visit and has recently been partially restored with a new onsite museum. That whole area of Masuria (former east Prussia) is dotted with Nazi bunkers as the whole command structure had to be physically close to Hitler's HQ.
Masuria is fairly off the beaten path for none-Polish tourists, but is truly a gem of history, between Teutonic Knights castles, ruins of grand Prussian estates, and WWII sites galore, not to mention the natural beauty of the Masurian Lakes District.
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OP
Southeast US
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Yes, it looks like it is the former home of the OKH Headquarters... https://www.mamerki.com/
I found a tour that combined a visit to Wolf's Lair with a visit to Mamerki. I thought it looked like an interesting place and an interesting addition to a visit to Wolf's Lair.
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San Francisco
14970 posts
One way to get to the area of the Masurian Lakes is to go with a German bus tour. Tours such as these are featured and advertised in German travel agencies.
An informative way to read up on the Wolf's Lair ( that term is very loosely translated from the original Wolfsschanze), location, historical background, etc is the Rough Guide Poland. In the Danish film "1864" the Danish positions at Düppel (as the place was then known) in North Schleswig are called "Schanzen".