Not far from Rustenburg in East Prussia, today known as Kentzen in Poland, there was a key site in World War II: “the headquarters of the Führer, the den of the wolf.” Adolf Hitler spent most of his time there after the attack on the Soviet Union.It was there that the decision was made on the systematic murder of European Jews. It was there that Stauffenberg's assassination attempt took place on July 20, 1944, from which the dictator survived with minor injuries. But although the name is familiar to many, few have a clear understanding of the facility itself and what went on in it over the course of nearly three and a half years.
- Based on contemporary novels and previously unpublished documents, Felix Bohr rebuilds everyday life in Wolf's Nest. *Bohr mixes his novels with fundamental questions: What do the reports of officers, cooks, and servants reveal about Hitler's character? How did the increasingly chaotic conditions and suspicious atmosphere in the remote complex affect the decisions made there? Bohr's meticulous descriptions provide an in-depth analysis of the highest levels of the Nazi regime, which, between tea sessions and picnics in the forests, orchestrated Germany's crimes against humanity.…
