Cycling Poland Eastern and Central Europe Part 7
Cycling from Krakow to the border with the Czech Republic
Road trip North Poland (Pomorskie) highlights - Where to go? What to do?
Road Trip North East Poland 2010
Video snippets from a 7 day trip to Poland in October 2010.
(Watch on 480p)
Nothing spectacular but some nice impressions of a journey through an incredible landscape full of history.
Great Lakes Road Trip after Milwaukee Polish Fest
More than 6,000 ships lie at the bottom of the Great Lakes. The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Canadian waters northwest of Whitefish Point in the south shore of Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. Twenty-nine crewmen were lost, their remains never recovered.
When Stan Rogers wrote the song White Squall he chose Wiarton, Ontario as the home of the young mariner who presumably lost his life in a white squall. Wiarton, Ontario is reputed to be the town where most Canadians working the Great Lakes resided at the time Stan Rogers wrote his song. Wiarton, Ontario is also the home of Wiarton Willie, the groundhog that predicts the arrival of spring every February 2.
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Unknown Poland - Castles in Poland - The Eagle's Nests Watchtower Przewodziszowice
Castles in Poland - The Eagle's Nests Watchtower Przewodziszowice
Wolf's Lair, Kętrzyn, Warmian-Masurian, Poland, Europe
Wolf's Lair was Adolf Hitler's first Eastern Front military headquarters in World War II. The complex, which would become one of several Führerhauptquartiere (Führer Headquarters) located in various parts of occupied Europe, was built for the start of Operation Barbarossa – the invasion of the Soviet Union – in 1941. It was constructed by Organisation Todt. The top secret, high security site was in the Masurian woods about 8 km (5.0 mi) from the small East Prussian town of Rastenburg (now Kętrzyn in Poland). Three security zones surrounded the central complex where the Führer's bunker was located. These were guarded by personnel from the SS Reichssicherheitsdienst and the Wehrmacht's armoured Führer Begleit Brigade. Despite the security, an assassination attempt against Hitler was made at Wolf's Lair on 20 July 1944. Hitler first arrived at the headquarters on 23 June 1941. In total, he spent more than 800 days at the Wolfsschanze during a 3 1⁄2-year period until his final departure on 20 November 1944. In the summer of 1944, work began to enlarge and reinforce many of the Wolf's Lair original buildings. However, the work was never completed because of the rapid advance of the Red Army during the Baltic Offensive in autumn 1944. On 25 January 1945, the complex was blown up and abandoned 48 hours before the arrival of Soviet forces. Wolfsschanze is derived from Wolf, a self-adopted nickname of Hitler. He began using the nickname in the early 1930s and it was often how he was addressed by those in his intimate circle. Wolf was used in several titles of Hitler's headquarters throughout occupied Europe, such as Wolfsschlucht I and II in Belgium and Werwolf in Ukraine. Although the standard translation in English is the Wolf's Lair, the German Schanze actually translates as sconce or fortification. The decision to build the Wolf's Lair was made in the autumn of 1940. Built in the middle of a forest, it was located far from major roads and urban areas. The 6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi) complex, which was completed by 21 June 1941, consisted of three concentric security zones. About two thousand people lived and worked at the Wolf's Lair at its peak, among them twenty women; some of whom were required to eat Hitler's food to test for poison. The installations were served by a nearby airfield and railway lines. Buildings within the complex were camouflaged with bushes, grass and artificial trees planted on the flat roofs; netting was also erected between buildings and the surrounding forest so from the air, the installation looked like unbroken dense woodland. Although the RSD had overall responsibility for Hitler's personal security, external protection of the complex was provided by the FBB, which had become a regiment by July 1944. The FBB was equipped with tanks, anti-aircraft guns and other heavy weapons. Any approaching aircraft could be detected up to 100 kilometres (62 mi) from the Wolf's Lair. Additional troops were also stationed about 75 kilometres (47 mi) away. Traudl Junge, one of Hitler's secretaries, recalled that in late 1943 or early 1944, Hitler spoke repeatedly of the possibility of a devastating bomber attack on the Wolfsschanze by the Western Allies. She quoted Hitler as saying, They know exactly where we are, and sometime they’re going to destroy everything here with carefully aimed bombs. I expect them to attack any day. When Hitler’s entourage returned to the Wolfsschanze from an extended summer stay at the Berghof in July 1944, the previous small bunkers had been replaced by the Organisation Todt with heavy, colossal structures of reinforced concrete as defense against the feared air attack. According to Armaments Minister Albert Speer, some 36,000,000 marks were spent for bunkers in Rastenburg. Hitler’s bunker had become the largest, a positive fortress containing a maze of passages, rooms and halls. Junge wrote that, in the period between the 20 July assassination attempt and Hitler's final departure from the Wolfsschanze in November 1944, We had air-raid warnings every day but there was never more than a single aircraft circling over the forest, and no bombs were dropped. All the same, Hitler took the danger very seriously, and thought all these reconnaissance flights were in preparation for the big raid he was expecting. No air attack ever came. Whether the Western Allies knew of the Wolfsschanze's location and importance has never been revealed. For its part, the Soviet Union was unaware of both the location and scale of the complex until it was uncovered by their forces in their advance towards Germany in early 1945.
Wilczy Szaniec
Zwiedzanie z dziećmi Wilczego Szańca - Kwatery Głównej Hitlera podczas II Wojny Światowej. Zamaskowane miasteczko znajdujące się w lesie to głównie bunkry, obecnie częściowo zniszczone. W tym miejscu Claus von Stauffenberg podjął 20.07.1944 nieudaną próbę zamachu na Hitlera. Miejsce przepełnione historią, z potężnymi bunkrami. Bardzo popularne wśród turystów.
Miejsca, które odwiedziliśmy w tym filmie:
- Wilczy Szaniec, Gierłoż k/Kętrzyna
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Walking with children in the Wolf's Lair - Hitler's headquarters during World War II.
Masked town located in the forest is mainly bunkers, now partly destroyed.
This is the place, where Stauffenberg made a failed attempt to assassinate Hitler.
A place full of history, with massive bunkers (and lot of tourists).
Places we were visiting in this movie:
- The Wolf's Lair, Gierłoż nearby Kętrzyn, Poland
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Region Mazur
Masuria The Wonder of Nature
The world-famous competition attempting to create a list of 7 natural wonders has been organized by the Swiss-based New7Wonders Foundation, which was established by the Swiss traveller Bernard Weber in 2001. Until the end of 2008 the Internet users all over the world voted for over 400 candidates representing 224 countries. Only 261 places from 222 countries were admitted to the next stage of the contest, among them the Great Masurian Lakes.
After the half a year-long campaign it turned out that the Masurian Lakes were a leader in their category (post-glacial landscapes and formations). Next, the region was put on the list of Top 77 nominees eligible for consideration by the Panel of Experts. Finally, on 21 July 2009 the 28 official Finalist Candidates were revealed, among them the Masurian Lakes.
Thus Masuria has been considered one of the 28 most beautiful places in the world and one of the 5 most beautiful places in Europe.
The voting will continue until mid-2011. You can support the region by voting on the website.
WWW.MAZURYCUDNATURY.ORG
You can now vote using the new international telephone line. Just follow three easy steps:
1.Dial the number +44 87 218 400 07 (the UK).
2.Listen to the organizers message.
3.At the end of the message, after the tone, insert the digit code for you chosen nominee.
The code for the Masurian Lakes is 7719.
The Great Masurian Lakes
The lakes are a dream destination for sailors who feel at home on water, but also like to arrive at local ports in order to absorb the unusual atmposphere of the region. With its impressive lakes, picturesque, little towns, busy inns, interesting historic sites, beautiful primeval forests the Piska Forests and the Borecka Forest Masuria provides unforgettable adventure, unlimited space and freedom not only to water sports lovers, but also hikers and more and more cyclists. There is no other place where sunsets are so lovely and fish seasoned with sailors tales tastes so delicious.
The Great Masurian Lakes are linked by means of a network canals, which altogether makes a 12-kilometre-long water route. Any place of the route could be a starting point of a wonderful expedition across the land.
Worth seeing
•the swing bridge in Giżycko one of a few constructions of this kind in Europe;
•the Teutonic castle in Ryn the second biggest Teutonic castle, at present converted into a hotel and a conference centre;
•Kadzidłowo the Wild Animals Park, many wild species, difficult to spot at large, can be observed from a close distance;
•the Boyen Fortress the 19th century defensive complex, consisting of 90 buildings, shelters and fortifications, surrounded by a stone and brick wall;
•the Masurian Canal a unique structure famous for its original technical solutions;
•Wolisko the Borecka Forest, the Winest Enclosure;
•the Forestry Management Borki
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