Hitler's Hideouts Trivia Quiz

Answer: Berghof

Berghof was where Hitler usually would meet with foreign dignitaries, and where he spent the most time during the war. It was demolished in 1952.

Carinhall was Hermann Görings hunting lodge, and a place where many looted works of art was recovered from after the war. Deutsches Haus was a hotel where Hitler lived briefly when he finished writing "Mein Kampf". It was never used as a headquarters while Hitler was the leader of Germany. Eagle's Nest, aka Kehlsteinhaus, was never a headquarter, but a social meeting place located above the Berghof. It was never used as a headquarters, and Hitler only visited in total 14 times - partly because he deeply mistrusted the elevator going from the car park through the mountain.

Answer: Tannenberg

The battle of Tannberg was a pretty decisive German victory in WW1, with most of the Russian Second Army being annihilated. The code name for Hitler's bunker was taken from this, most likely to be inspiring and remind the Germans of their history. The other battles mentioned were battles of WW1 the Germans lost, so the Nazi government would not be likely to want to commemorate them!

Answer: Railway bunkers

The Anlage Süd tunnels were essentially two railway tunnels, fortified with thick walls and surrounded by buildings for soldiers and staff. When Hitler stayed here he never even bothered to leave his train, making Mussolini come over to his tunnel for talks.

Answer: False

The HQ Werwolf was situated in a Ukrainian forest, and although it held 20 wood buildings, a bath house and a cinema, it was not very luxurious. The area was demolished by the Nazis before the end of WW2, and only a few concrete fragments and the swimming pool (which Hitler never used) can be seen.

Answer: Bath car

The badenwagen, or bath car, held 5 bathrooms, 3 marble showers and 11,000 litres of water. This was in addition to Hitler's personal bath in the Führerwagen (Führer's car), with a marble bathroom and personal shower.

Answer: Wolf's Lair

A more accurate translation would be "Wolf's Fortress", but I suppose the term "Wolf's Lair" sounds more dramatic. It rolls easier off the tongue, anyway. Hitler liked to use the nickname "Wolf", and several of his HQs had names reflecting this.

Answer: It was too fancy for his taste

Hitler used the original castle at Adlerhorst to plan the Battle of France, while construction of the main HQ complex was going on, but soon decided it was too lavish for his tastes. The flamboyant Hermann Göring, on the other hand, had no such reservations! Hitler also briefly stayed at Adlerhorst during the Ardennes offensive in 1944-1945.

Answer: Wolfsschlucht 2

Hitler only used the Wolfsschlucht 2 for two days in June 1944, possible because of the Allied bombing getting uncomfortably close! The Wolfsschlucht 1 was essentially a fortified farmhouse in Belgium, used by Hitler to oversee the Battle for France in 1940.

Answer: False

The "Dora" bunkers in Trondheim do exist, but they were made to house submarines, not officers. Today, the complex holds archives, a bowling alley and a rock music centre, among others. The name "Festung Norwegen" was a collective term for all of the German defenses along the Norwegian coast.

Answer: Groundwater kept seeping into the bunker

The bunker was below the water level, and conditions inside were notoriously damp. Communications actually worked fairly well, the main problem Hitler had here was a lack of troops able to listen to orders, and several who received them were unable (or unwilling) to comply! Hitler was vehemently opposed to smoking, and would not suffer it inside the bunker.

In the movie "der Untergang" ("Downfall"), based on real-life witness accounts, we can see how many people responded to news of Hitler's suicide - by lighting up cigarettes.