Editing Wolf's Lair (section)

{{Short description|Adolf Hitler's Eastern Front military headquarters during World War II}}
{{about|the World War II German fortified command post|the lairs of wolves|Wolf}}
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{{Infobox military installation
|name = Wolf's Lair
|native_name = {{lang|de|Wolfsschanze}}
|partof = {{lang|de|[[Führer Headquarters|Führerhauptquartiere]]}}
|location = Present-day [[Gierłoż, Kętrzyn County|Gierłoż]], [[Poland]]
|image = Adolf Hitler's Bunker in Wolfsschanze b.jpg
|image_size = 275
|caption = Hitler's reinforced bunker at the {{lang|de|Wolfsschanze}}
|map_type = Poland#Germany 1937
|map_size = 
|map_alt = 
|map_caption =Location within Poland
|coordinates = {{coord|54.0804|21.4941|scale:10000|display=inline,title}}
|type = Camouflaged concrete bunkers
|built = {{start date and years ago|1941}}
|used = June 1941 – January 1945
|builder = [[Hochtief|Hochtief AG]], [[Organisation Todt]]
|materials = {{convert|2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} [[steel-reinforced concrete]]
|fate = Partially demolished by retreating German forces
|condition = Mostly destroyed
|ownership = [[Polish Government]]
|open_to_public = Yes
|garrison = {{ubl|{{lang|de|[[Reichssicherheitsdienst]]}}|{{lang|de|[[Führerbegleitbrigade]]}}}}
|past_commanders = [[Johann Rattenhuber]]
|occupants = {{ubl|[[Adolf Hitler]]| [[Government of Nazi Germany]]|{{lang|de|[[Oberkommando der Wehrmacht]]}}}}
|battles = 
|events = [[20 July Plot]]
|image2 = [[File:WolfsLairThenAndNow.gif|250px]]
|caption2 = Location within historic and present-day borders
}}

The '''Wolf's Lair''' ({{langx|de|Wolfsschanze}}; {{langx|pl|Wilczy Szaniec}}) was [[Adolf Hitler]]'s first [[Eastern Front (World War II)|Eastern Front]] military headquarters in [[World War II]].

The headquarters was located in the [[Masuria]]n woods, near the village of Görlitz (now [[Gierłoż, Kętrzyn County|Gierłoż]]), about 8 kilometres (5 miles) east of the town of Rastenburg (now [[Kętrzyn]]), in present-day [[Poland]]. The central complex and the {{lang|de|Führer}}'s bunker were surrounded by three security zones guarded by two {{lang|de|[[Schutzstaffel]]}} (SS) units: the {{lang|de|[[SS-Begleitkommando des Führers]]}} and the  {{lang|de|[[Reichssicherheitsdienst]]}}.

The {{lang|de|[[Wehrmacht]]}}'s armored {{lang|de|[[Führerbegleitbrigade]]}} was held in readiness nearby but, as a part of the [[German Army (1935–1945)|German Army]]'s elite [[Panzergrenadier Division Großdeutschland|{{lang|de|cat=no|Großdeutschland}} Division]], was used to counter-attack [[Red Army]] break-throughs in Army Group Centre's front and rescue cut-off Army, [[Luftwaffe|Air Force]], [[Fallschirmjäger|paratrooper]], and SS armoured troops.

The [[20 July plot]], an assassination attempt against Hitler, took place at the Wolf's Lair on 20 July 1944.<ref name="kershaw" />