Adlerhorst

The Adlerhorst ("'''Eagle's Nest'''") was a World War II bunker complex in Germany, located near Langenhain-Ziegenberg, the later settlement of Wiesental and Kransberg within the districts of Wetteraukreis and Hochtaunuskreis in the state of Hesse.

Key facts

Military installation.name: Adlerhorst
Military installation.native_name: Eagle's Nest
Military installation.location: Langenhain-Ziegenberg, Wiesental, Kransberg
Military installation.country: Germany
Military installation.image: Adlerhorst 1957.jpg
Military installation.caption: Adlerhorst Bunker in 1956
Military installation.type: Bunker complex
Military installation.ownership: Nazi government (1939-1945)
Military installation.operator: Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring, Gerd von Rundstedt
Military installation.built: 1939
Military installation.used: 1939-1945
Military installation.battles

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Background
Construction
Operations
Ardennes Offensive
Operation Nordwind
Abandonment and attempted demolition
Capture by Allied forces
Present
Gallery
See also
References
External links

Designed by Albert Speer as Adolf Hitler's main military command complex, it was reassigned by Hitler in February 1940 to Luftwaffe chief Hermann Göring as his headquarters for the Battle of Britain and, later, served as Hitler's only field headquarters during the December 1944–January 1945 Ardennes Offensive.