Memorial stone of 20 July plot on a site of briefing room, where Claus von Stauffenberg set a bomb, in Wolfsschanze (Wolf's Lair) in Gierloz, Poland.
Memorial stone of 20 July plot on a site of briefing room, where Claus von Stauffenberg set a bomb, in Wolfsschanze (Wolf's Lair) in Gierloz, Poland. July 4th 2008, was one of Führerhauptquartier (Führer Headquarters), Adolf Hitler`s military headquarters, built 1941 to 1944 by Organisation Todt and Hochtief AG. Some 80 steel-reinforced concrete bunkers and some 100 wooden buildings were built for Adolf Hitler, Government of Nazi Germany and Oberkommando der Wehrmacht. July 20th 1944 in Gierloz was unsuccessful Adolf Hitler assassination attempt by Claus von Stauffenberg (20 July plot). On January 1945 complex was blown up © Wojciech Strozyk / Alamy Stock Photo
Size: 3872px × 2592px
Location: Ketrzyn, Poland
Photo credit: © Wojciech Stróżyk / Alamy / Afripics
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