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Articles on the German WW2 navy called the Kriegsmarine, all Marine related information. (submarines – U-boot, ships, torpedoes. gear, marine bases and buildings)

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 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 December 4, 2024) 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 December 2, 2024) by Pascal

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

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Posted September 4, 2024 (updated December 2, 2024) 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 December 4, 2024) 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 April 21, 2024) by Patrick

Lager Koralle – German Kriegsmarine Headquarters OKM – Lanke, Germany

Just to the North of Bernau, which lies 20 to 25 km to the north of Berlin, the …

Posted March 18, 2024 (updated April 21, 2024) by Patrick

German Maritime Museum Bremerhaven

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

Posted July 13, 2023 (updated July 14, 2023) 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 December 3, 2023) 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 May 14, 2024) 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 June 14, 2023) 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 February 4, 2023) 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 5, 2024) 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 13, 2024) 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 4, 2023) 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 September 8, 2024) by Patrick

Dunkirk Town Cemetery & Dunkirk Memorial – Hauts-de-France, France

There are many Nationalities to be found on this Commonwealth Cemetery for both WW1 and WW2, like British, …

Posted July 10, 2017 (updated September 8, 2024) by Patrick

Schnellbootbunker YB - Widerstandsnest 77 - Festung IJmuiden- Featured

Schnellbootbunker 2, Widerstandsnest 77 – Festung IJmuiden, The Netherlands

After Fall Gelb, which is the German designation for the taking of the Netherlands and Belgium in May …

Posted May 12, 2017 (updated October 25, 2024) by Patrick