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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.

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 April 21, 2025) 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 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 March 9, 2025) by Pascal

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

Keroman 1 was designed as a dry-dock facility for maintenance and repairs of German U-boats, which used a …

Posted October 27, 2024 (updated March 9, 2025) by Pascal

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

To protect submarines from Allied aerial bombing once on the repair tracks, the construction of two concrete "Dom" …

Posted September 4, 2024 (updated March 9, 2025) 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 March 9, 2025) 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 March 9, 2025) 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 March 9, 2025) by Patrick

German Maritime Museum Bremerhaven

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

Posted July 13, 2023 (updated March 5, 2025) 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 March 2, 2025) by Patrick

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

Karl Dönitz was born in 16 September 1891 in the German town of Grünau. When he was 19 …

Posted June 16, 2023 (updated April 29, 2025) 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 February 22, 2025) 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 March 5, 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 February 27, 2025) by Pascal

Featured Torpedo Test Facility Hexengrund

Hexengrund – Torpedo test facility Gdynia – Poland

Grey concrete buildings rise out the sea in the Gulf of Danzig, at first glance it looks like …

Posted May 4, 2020 (updated May 6, 2025) by Patrick

Uboat U-166 - Type ICX German submarine - mille-sabords.com

U-166, a German U-boat type IXC in American Waters – Grayton Beach, Florida

In the photograph, I am wearing my much-vaunted black Landmark Scout t-shirt, standing at location 30.327396, -86.166762, or …

Posted September 25, 2017 (updated February 20, 2025) by Patrick

Fort des Dunes – Dunkirk France

After the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force it was used by the German Kriegsmarine and was now …

Posted September 12, 2017 (updated February 20, 2025) by Patrick