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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 August 2, 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 June 20, 2023) by Patrick

Marinegemeinschaftslager II Farge

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 ‘Wilhelm Bauer’ Type XXI

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 4, 2023) 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 June 14, 2023) 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 June 14, 2023) by Patrick

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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 June 14, 2023) by Patrick

Marine-Ehrenmal-Laboe

Marine-Ehrenmal at Laboe, Germany

Crossing the boulevard from the beach at Laboe where U-boat U995 type VII C is displayed, you can …

Posted December 9, 2015 (updated July 31, 2023) by Pascal

Seehund Klein U-Boot from the Kriegsmarine - Maritime Museum Bremerhaven

U-Boat Seehund, a Kriegsmarine Midget Submarine

The submarine Seehund (Eng: Seal) was the most successful mini-submarine of the German Kriegsmarine. The U-Boot, named type …

Posted November 14, 2015 (updated February 4, 2023) by Patrick

Biber, midget Submarine from the Kriegsmarine

U-Boat Biber, a Kriegsmarine Midget Submarine

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

Posted November 13, 2015 (updated March 2, 2023) by Patrick

Marder Midget Submarine with G7e torpedo

U-boat Marder, a Kriegsmarine Midget Submarine

The Marder or “Pine Marten” midget submarine was an advanced design of the Neger submarine. This type of …

Posted November 13, 2015 (updated March 2, 2023) by Patrick

Molch U-Boat midget Submarine

U-boat Molch, a Kriegsmarine Midget Submarine

The Molch, or Salamander, was the first one man U-boat of the Kriegsmarine. This submarine basically looked like …

Posted November 13, 2015 (updated March 2, 2023) by Patrick

U-boot bunker Valentin inside

U-Boot Bunker ‘Valentin’, a Submarine Assembly Factory along the Weser River – Bremen Farge, Germany

U-Boot Bunker Valentin was one of the largest projects of Nazi Germany between 1943 and March 1945. The …

Posted September 7, 2013 (updated June 14, 2023) by Patrick

U-Boot Memorial Möltenort

German U-boat memorial at Möltenort – Heikendorf, Germany

This U-Boat memorial commemorates the 30,000+ men who lost their lives at sea during both World Wars. Their …

Posted September 7, 2013 (updated June 14, 2023) by Patrick

U-boat U995 Type VII C

U-boat U-995 Type VII C at Laboe, Germany

This U-boat was deployed from 1943 by the Kriegsmarine until the end of the war. Thereafter, the submarine …

Posted September 7, 2013 (updated June 16, 2023) by Patrick

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