Wolfsschanze

German

Alternative forms
  • Wolfschanze

Etymology

From Wolf (“wolf”) +‎ -s- +‎ Schanze (“entrenchment, fortress”). The usual English translation Wolf's Lair is slightly imprecise.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔlfsˌʃantsə/
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Proper noun

die Wolfsschanze f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Wolfsschanze)

  1. (history) Wolf's Lair (Hitler's WWII headquarters in East Prussia)
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