There are numerous stories circulating about the Sowie Mountains, some of which are improbable and purely fantastic. However, in addition to those, there is quite a lot of information that actually did happen here. We would like to present you some of the known and less-known bits and pieces, stories that did happen, various kinds of fragments from books, newspapers and official documents. This page will be updated systematically.

One of the high-rank military officers who directly influenced the construction of the Undergrounds in the region of the Sowie Mountains was the German Minister for Armament and Ammunition, Mr. Albert Speer. Following is one of the many reports on the construction of the "Riese" complex:

"This is most certainly the largest bunker and probably the largest headquarter constructed during World War Two. The work started in 1943. In the vicinity of the spa of Bad Charlottenbrunn, 70 km south west of Wrocław. At that time, Hitler was still hoping to stop the Red Army marching west, save Upper Silesia - the easternmost, industrial part of the Reich from the Russians. The headquarter near Charlottenbrunn was named - accordingly to its size - "Riese". It was never to be used by Hitler personally, not by any of his field marshals. The construction cost reached 150 million marks, four times more than the construction cost of the Wolf's Lair. (...) During the construction of "Riese", 257,000 cubic metres of reinforced concrete were used, 213,000 cubic metres of underground passages were dug, 58 kilometres of roads with six bridges were laid, 100 kilometres of pipes were used."