The Führerhauptquartier Wasserburg, also known simply as "Wasserburg", was a bunker facility built by the

Organization Todt Organisation Todt (OT; ) was a civil and military engineering organisation in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945, named for its founder, Fritz Todt, an engineer and senior member of the Nazi Party. The organisation was responsible for a huge range ...

as a front-line

Führer Headquarters The ''Führer'' Headquarters (), abbreviated FHQ, were a number of official headquarters used by the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and various other German commanders and officials throughout Europe during World War II.Raiber, Richard, ''Guide to Hi ...

for

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during the

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about four kilometers north-west of Pleskau (Russian:

Pskov Pskov ( rus, Псков, a=Ru-Псков.oga, p=psˈkof; see also Names of Pskov in different languages, names in other languages) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in northwestern Russia and the administrative center of Pskov O ...

) in the

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, on a loop of the Welikaja River. The construction began on 1 November 1942. The centerpiece of the complex was an old castle-like mansion. The bunker was never used by Hitler, but after its completion it was used by Army Group North ( Heeresgruppe Nord) of the

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the German Army (1935–1945), ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmac ...

as a military headquarters. Siedler, Franz W. (2001) "Dieter Zeigert" in ''Die Führerhauptquartiere 1939-45: Anlagen und Planungen im Zweiten Weltkrieg'' Herbig Verlag p.239 f.

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