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The German Kriegsmarine was the naval branch of the Third Reich during World War II. It played a key role in the Battle of the Atlantic, employing U-boats for submarine warfare and surface ships like the Bismarck.

Headstones at the German War Cemetery Helsinki-Honkanummi in Finland

German War Cemetery Helsinki-Honkanummi – Vaanta, Finland

German War Cemetery Helsinki-Honkanummi holds 6 fallen WWI and 371 fallen WWII graves of soldiers reburied here from …

Posted July 6, 2026 (updated July 6, 2026) by Pascal

Finnish Submarine CV 707 "Vesikko" - German U-boat Type IIA Prototype at Suomenlinna Isle, Finland

Finnish Submarine CV 707 “Vesikko” – German U-boat Type II Prototype

Vesikko was developed between 1930 and 1933 in a collaboration between Germany and Finland to build a coastal …

Posted July 2, 2026 (updated July 18, 2026) by Pascal

The Grave of Grand Admiral Erich Raeder – Commander of the Kriegsmarine – Nordfriedhof Kiel, Germany

Grossadmiral Erich Raeder (1876–1960) was a pivotal figure in 20th-century naval history, serving as the Commander-in-Chief of the …

Posted October 5, 2025 (updated July 8, 2026) by Patrick

Sea War Museum Jutland – Thyborøn, Denmark

This Danish museum lies in Thyborøn, the north-western tip of Midtjylland (Eng. Middle Jutland). It is situated on …

Posted February 9, 2025 (updated January 14, 2026) by Patrick

Memorial Park for the Battle of Jutland – Thyborøn, Denmark

The Battle of Jutland, fought from May 31 to June 1, 1916, was the largest naval battle of …

Posted February 9, 2025 (updated January 14, 2026) by Patrick

U-boat Bunkers Keroman 4a and Keroman 4b (K4a & K4b) – Lorient, France

In 1943 the new German Type XXI U-boat demanded a larger capacity U-boat bunker for service and repairs. …

Posted December 3, 2024 (updated February 19, 2025) by Pascal

U-boat Bunker Keroman 2 (K2) – Lorient, France

Before the first phase of the construction of U-boat bunker Keroman 1 (K1) was completed, the work on …

Posted November 27, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Pascal

U-boat Bunker Keroman 1 (K1) – Lorient, France

Keroman 1 was a dry-dock facility for maintenance and repairs of German U-boats, using a slipway and a …

Posted October 27, 2024 (updated February 11, 2026) by Pascal

Dom bunkers “T5” and “T6” at the Bassin Longue Slipway – Keroman Fishing Wharf, Lorient, France

To protect u-boats from Allied aerial bombing during repairs, two concrete "Dom" bunkers on the East- and West …

Posted September 4, 2024 (updated July 17, 2026) by Pascal

U-Boat Bunker Keroman 3 (K3) – Lorient, France

The Keroman III bunker in Lorient was built between 1941 and 1943 and was designed as a wet …

Posted August 28, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Pascal

Deutsches Marine Museum Wilhelmshaven – Wilhelmshaven, Germany

The museum building contains permanent exhibitions about three different eras: the navy between 1848-1914, during both world wars …

Posted March 23, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

Lager Koralle – German Kriegsmarine Headquarters OKM – Lanke, Germany

In 1943 the Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine relocated to the Bernau / Lanke / Lobetal area bringing command of …

Posted March 18, 2024 (updated January 12, 2026) by Patrick

German Maritime Museum Bremerhaven

In Bremerhaven is the Schiffahrtsmuseum Bremerhaven, the Maritime Museum Bremerhaven. [...]Read More...

Posted July 13, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

Kriegsmarine Peilstand und Messtellung 3, Naval observation tower MP 3 – Les Landes, Jersey – United Kingdom

On the channel Island Jersey at the Les Landes area there is a beautiful object of a dreaded …

Posted June 20, 2023 (updated January 14, 2026) by Patrick

The Grave of Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz – The Last Führer – Waldfriedhof Aumühle, Germany

This is the grave of Grossadmiral Karl Dönitz, Commander of the U-boat arm during WWII, at the forest …

Posted June 16, 2023 (updated February 11, 2026) by Patrick

Marinegemeinschaftslager II or Navy Community Camp II – Bremen, Neuenkirchen, Germany

Naval Community Camp (MGL) II was set up by Organization Todt (O.T.) as early as 1939, to house …

Posted June 9, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal

Biber – German Midget Submarine

The Biber, or Beaver, is a German midget submarine used by the Kriegsmarine during World War Two. Armed …

Posted May 13, 2022 (updated September 28, 2025) by Patrick

U-boat Type XXI ‘Wilhelm Bauer’ (U-2540) Kriegsmarine Submarine

U-boat Wilhelm Bauer (U-2540), is a Type XXI Kriegsmarine submarine of former Nazi Germany. This U-boat is much …

Posted January 27, 2021 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal