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This is a map of the location of the Fuehrerbunker and Vorbunker which I created in 2004. Since I was making a scale model of the bunkers, I made a thorough research on the layout. I am however not saying that the locations are exact, but they are very probable. The underlying map is an extract from the "Allied Intelligence Map of Key Buildings in Berlin (Third Edition, 1945)".
There were two bunkers which were connected - the Fuehrerbunker and the Vorbunker, and here are the links to my maps of these bunkers:
I found that information about the details was rather scarce (which is not strange, since the bunkers were secret), but finally I managed to make a reasonably probable reconstruction, thanks to the excellent research of Tom Posch (see below), who visited and photographed the remains from inside in 1988. He concluded that the map of the bunker in Cornelius Ryan's "The Last Battle" was incorrect, and a new, hand-drawn map of the Vorbunker was produced by Tom Posch. I continued this work by comparing texts, photographs and maps, trying to deduce the location of the bunkers and the sizes and layout of the interiors. The result of this research is this map, and the two other maps of the bunkers. Since most other maps I have seen are more or less based on the 1966 map in "The Last Battle", this reconstruction, thanks to Tom Posch, could very well be the most accurate to this date.
Notes on the location of the bunkers:
The Fuehrerbunker, built in 1944, was located 17 meters beneath the Reichskanzlei garden, approx. 120 meters north of the new Reichskanzlei building, which had the address Vossstrasse 6. The Führerbunker was located somewhat lower than the Vorbunker and west (or rather west-west-south) of it. The two bunkers were connected via sets of stairs set at right angles (not spiral).
Construction data (approx.):
- Material: Concrete
- Protective Wall Width: 220 cm
- Protective Roof Height: 280 cm
- Wall Width (interior): 15-20 cm
- Door Heights: 180-200 cm
- Door Widths: 120 cm
- Room Heights: 2-3 m
- Room Sizes: Varying; 3-5 m
The reconstruction is based on the following sources:
- Allied Intelligence Map of Key Buildings in Berlin (Third Edition, 1945)
- After The Battle, No.61, Special Edition (Editor Winston G. Ramsey and researcher Tom Posch.)
- The Last Battle (Cornelius Ryan, 1966)
Regards, Dennis Nilsson, Sweden.
If you wish to contact me, please leave a message on my talk page.
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