'' Führerhauptquartier'' Wolfsschlucht I (Wolf's Gorge) was the codename for one of

Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...

's military headquarters, located in a farmhouse of the

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village of Brûly-de-Pesche, in the municipality of

Couvin Couvin (; wa, Couvén) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 13,782 inhabitants. Couvin is the second largest municipality of Belgium by surface area, after Tourn ...

, close to the French border. It was occupied by Hitler between 6–24 June 1940 while awaiting the conclusion of the

Battle of France The Battle of France (french: bataille de France) (10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign ('), the French Campaign (german: Frankreichfeldzug, ) and the Fall of France, was the Nazi Germany, German invasion of French Third Rep ...

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Remnants of Wolfsschlucht I
Buildings and structures in Namur (province) World War II sites of Nazi Germany Fuehrer Headquarters World War II sites in Belgium German occupation of Belgium during World War II 1940 in Belgium {{Adolf Hitler