Incredible Images From The First Western Photographer To Step Foot Inside Hitler’s Hidden Bunker

Construction Of The Bunker

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This model shows an overview of The Führerbunker. The Führerbunker was initially constructed as a temporary air-raid shelter for Hitler when he would occasionally visit the capital of Germany. After the bombings had increased in Berlin, the bunker was expanded from a temporary shelter into a permanent one. As you can see, the complex had two separate shelters. The Vorbunker or “upper bunker” built in 1936, and the Führerbunker, located underneath the Vorbunker which was completed in 1944.

The Führerbunker was not only further underground than the Vorbunker, but it was also much more reinforced. Hitler took up residence in the Führerbunker, the safest part of the complex.

See how the conditions inside the Führerbunker were less than optimal.