'' Führerhauptquartier'' Wolfsschlucht II (English: ''Wolf Canyon'') or W2 was the

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used 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 ...

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

Western Front military

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located in

Margival Margival () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is located northeast of Soissons. History During World War II, the '' Führerhauptquartier'' Wolfsschlucht II, one of the Adolf Hitler's Western Fro ...

, 10 km northeast of

Soissons Soissons () is a commune in the northern French department of Aisne, in the region of Hauts-de-France. Located on the river Aisne, about northeast of Paris, it is one of the most ancient towns of France, and is probably the ancient capital of ...

in the department of

Aisne Aisne ( , ; ; pcd, Ainne) is a French department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is named after the river Aisne. In 2019, it had a population of 531,345.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 ...

, June 16 and 17, 1944 for a meeting with Field Marshals

Erwin Rommel Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel () (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was a German field marshal during World War II. Popularly known as the Desert Fox (, ), he served in the ''Wehrmacht'' (armed forces) of Nazi Germany, as well as serv ...

and

Gerd von Rundstedt Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt (12 December 1875 – 24 February 1953) was a German field marshal in the '' Heer'' (Army) of Nazi Germany during World War II. Born into a Prussian family with a long military tradition, Rundstedt entere ...

about the Normandy Front. Wolfsschlucht II 1

At the meeting, Rommel advocated, among other things, ending the war, to Hitler's fury. During the meeting, an allied air raid forced the group to descend into a bomb shelter. Later, a malfunctioning

V-1 flying bomb The V-1 flying bomb (german: Vergeltungswaffe 1 "Vengeance Weapon 1") was an early cruise missile. Its official Reich Aviation Ministry () designation was Fi 103. It was also known to the Allies as the buzz bomb or doodlebug and in Germany ...

struck the site, after which Hitler departed for Germany, never to return.Antony Beevor, "D-day: the Battle for Normandy", Penguin 2014, Part 7, Chapter 15

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External links

Website of the W2 safeguarding association
site closed in 2016
Führer headquarters Wolfsschlucht II on Bunkersite.com

* World War II sites of Nazi Germany Fuehrer Headquarters Buildings and structures in Aisne World War II sites in France {{World-War-II-stub

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