Map of area around Hitler's Bunker including the city Tomaszow Mazowiecki. Konewka Central Poland
Konewka - It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Inow ódz, 9 km (6 mi) north-east of Tomaszów Mazowiecki, and 53 km (33 mi) south-east of the regional capital ód . (,_ ód _Voivodeship) BUNKER IN KONEWKA At the end of 1939 Germans began to build the military headquarters (called "Anlage Mitte") of WW II near Spa a and Tomaszow Mazowiecki. They were supposed to be used in the war with Soviet Union which was anticipated by Hitler. The building was conducted by "Chemische Werke Askania Enterprise" which employed German and Italian workers. Two complexes of concrete bunkers were built in the forest - the first in Konewka near Spa a, the second one in Jelen next to Tomaszow Mazowiecki. It consisted of the railway bunker (380 m long) for command train and bunkers in which power station, boiler house, water tank and pump were situated. The whole area was canalised and ameliorated as well as surrounded by double fence with barbed wire. A few small pillboxes were built near Konewka and the airfield was built near Glinnik. The building of both of complexes was finished in June 1941, a few days before Germans assault on Sowiet Union. During the war the railway bunker was not used according to its purpose and trains seldom arrived there. In 1944 Germans organised ammunition magazine in Konewka. Additionaly, there was Daimler-Benz aircraft engines factory in Jelen. Nowadays the Bunker in Konewka is open to visitors. There are exhibitions, which illustrate the history of these bunkers, plans and models as well as military items, guns, soldiers equipment from WW II, reports about the bats that winter in the bunkers and information about Spa a Landscape Park. The site is used by the organisers of "Military Picnics" as well as for historical re-enactments and for displays of old military vehicles. ()
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Location: Konewka Central Poland
Photo credit: © Steve Skjold / Alamy / Afripics
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