Wehrwolf
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- N of Vinnytsya near the town of Stryzhavka
Lonely Planet review for Wehrwolf
WWII buffs might fancy a trip out to the remains of Hitler's forward bunker. Hitler visited this bunker a couple of times (accounts vary) between May 1942 and July 1943. Presumably it was on one of these visits that he ordered the execution of the 15,000 Ukrainian slave labourers who built the complex - he was ostensibly worried that they would spill the beans about the bunker's location.
At its peak the Wehrwolf complex consisted of three bunkers and 20 standing structures, complete with swimming pool, movie theatre and casino. The Nazis blew it all up on their retreat in 1944. Today there's not a whole lot to see here besides some large fragments of the bunker in an otherwise empty field - which is arguably more affecting than the typical Soviet monument. To get here take a taxi from Vinnytsya.






