Attractions of Huiva

SS Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler's camp "Hegewald" (Hegewald - protected forest) was built in 1941 in the village of Huiva near the military airfield "Skomorokhy".

The construction was carried out by Soviet prisoners of war under the supervision of the SS. The headquarters of the military leadership was located in a two-story building that was the House of Culture before the war. In case of bombings, a light ground reinforced concrete bunker was built, the walls of which were 3 meters thick.

In 1942. In "Hegewald" there was a meeting of the highest ranks of the police and the commanders of the SS units, at which Himmler read the famous "Ost" plan, which provided for the colonization of the occupied eastern territories.

Unlike Hitler's and Goering's bunkers, which were located nearby, Himmler's bunker was not blown up when the German troops retreated.

Currently, the building with the adjacent plot of land is in private ownership. The entrances are closed by armored doors with a thickness of 5 centimeters. German fire hydrants in operation have also been preserved.

Ribbentrop's bunker is located nearby, on the opposite side of the Zhytomyr - Vinnytsia highway, on the closed territory of the military unit.