Wolfsschlucht II
Führerhauptquartier Wolfsschlucht II or W2 was the codename used for one of Adolf Hitler's World War II Western Front military headquarters located in Margival, 10 km northeast of Soissons in the department of Aisne in France.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: codename for one of Adolf Hitler’s military headquarters
- Also known as: “camp fortifié dit ‘Wolfschlucht 2’” and “Wolfsschlucht 2”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Gare de Margival and Église Saint-Laurent de Neuville-sur-Margival.
Gare de Margival
Railway station
Gare de Margival is a railway station, which is situated 1 km southwest of Wolfsschlucht II.
Église Saint-Laurent de Neuville-sur-Margival
Church
Église Saint-Laurent de Neuville-sur-Margival is a church, which is situated 1 km northwest of Wolfsschlucht II.
Église Notre-Dame de Laffaux
Church
Église Notre-Dame de Laffaux is a church, which is situated 1¼ km east of Wolfsschlucht II.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vauxaillon and Pinon.
Vauxaillon
Village
Vauxaillon is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Vauxaillon is situated 3 km north of Wolfsschlucht II.
Pinon
Village
Pinon is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Pinon is situated 5 km northeast of Wolfsschlucht II.
Vaudesson
Village
Vaudesson is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Vaudesson is situated 6 km northeast of Wolfsschlucht II.
Wolfsschlucht II
- Categories: bunker, military camp, military museum, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Neuville-sur-Margival, Arrondissement of Soissons, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.44781° or 49° 26′ 52″ north
Longitude
3.4094° or 3° 24′ 34″ east
Open location code
8FX5CCX5+4Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Wolfsschlucht II” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Wolfsschlucht II”
- French: “Wolfsschlucht II”
- German: “Führerhauptquartier Wolfsschlucht 2”
- Italian: “Wolfsschlucht II”
- Japanese: “ヴォルフスシュルフトII”
- Malay: “Wolfsschlucht II”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Wolfsschlucht II”
- Norwegian: “Wolfsschlucht II”
- Turkish: “Wolfsschlucht II”
- Ukrainian: “Вовча Ущелина II”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Gruppenunterstand type 501 and Piscine.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Wolfsschlucht 2 (départ de la visite) and La Ferme Notre-Dame.
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