The Führerhauptquartier, or FHQu for short, was the headquarters of National Socialist leader Adolf Hitler and his close circle of commanders and officials. As Hitler directly controlled much of the German war effort, the FHQu were de facto military headquarters. At the beginning of the war, Hitler's railway train served as Führer headquarters, e.g. during the Balkan campaign in spring 1941, but the construction of the Führer headquarters was entrusted to the Organisation Todt, the Nazi construction office. The "Wolf's Lair" in East Prussia is not least known for "Operation Valkyrie", in which Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg attempted to kill Hitler on 20 July 1944 by detonating a bomb under a conference table. It was one of the largest Führer headquarters and the one in which Hitler stayed the longest, but by the end of 1944, 16 headquarters had been built throughout Europe and three more were still under construction. Many were never used.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Pallud, Jean Paul
Title
Hitler's Headquarters. Than and now
Details
English text, 230 bw- and 20 colour illustrations. 224 pages.
State
new
Battle of Britain Hobbs Cross House CM17 ONN Old Harlow, Essex Vereinigtes Königreich
