Lorient Submarine Base - Wikipedia
WEBLorient Submarine Base was a submarine naval base located in Lorient, France. It was built in 1941 by the German Kriegsmarine, and was continued to be enlarged until 1943. After the German defeat it was used by the French Navy. It was decommissioned in 1995 and converted to civilian use.
Visit the Lorient U-boat Base | Lorient | Category (en-gb)
WEBIn one of the pens of the U-boat base, discover how a submarine works and the mysterious life of the crews. Have a look on the incredible history of the city of Lorient in the XXe century. The tour ends inside the submarine named FLORE, a …
France’s U-Boat Bunkers Survived the War—And Thrive Today - HistoryNet
WEBAug 14, 2019 · It could be a scene from any of the myriad ports along the 2,130 miles of French coastline but for several incongruous intruders on Lorient’s Keroman Peninsula: three enormous concrete U-boat bunkers, built by the Germans as a base for submarine attacks on Allied shipping in the North Atlantic.
Sous marin Flore S645 | U Boat Lorient | Tourisme Bretagne
WEBFor more than 30 years, the submarine Flore-S645 took up residence on the former base of submarines Lorient. Avec le sous-marin LA FLORE, plongez au cœur d'une aventure humaine où vous serez guidés par d'anciens sous-mariniers.
The submarine base of Lorient | Chemins de mémoire
WEBStretched out over a surface of 26 hectares, southwards from the city of Lorient, the ancient submarine base Kéroman is established in the middle of the roadstead, in front of the Port-Luois citadel and the Island of Saint-Michel.
Discover Lorient La Base | Keroman Submarine base Lorient - LA …
WEBThe Keroman Submarine Base would withstand the most powerful bombs of its time, and bear witness to the passage of more than 203 U-Boats. The presence of this base, deemed indestructible, is the reason Lorient was subjected to heavy bombing from Allied aircraft, transforming the city into a vast field of ruins.
uboat.net - Boats - Flotillas - Bases - Lorient, France
WEBU-boat bases. Lorient, France. German forces captured Lorient on June 21, 1940. The Germans needed those French bases for the ongoing Battle of the Atlantic and Kptlt. Lemp 's U-30 was the first German U-boat to take use of the Lorient base on July 7, 1940. This was also the first replenishing from any French base.
uboat.net - Boats - Flotillas - Bases - Lorient Bunkers
WEBU-boat bases. Lorient, France. The U-boat bunkers in Lorient. The first air raid on Lorient was by British Royal Air Force (RAF) on 27 Sept, 1940 showed just how sensitive the U-boats were in the open at the French bases and preperations for bunker construction began shortly afterwards.
History | Lorient | Category (en-gb) - U-boat bases
WEBLorient was the largest of the 5 German Atlantic Coast bases in France, of 1149 careenings which took place in France, 492 were undertaken in Lorient. The detailled story of the german U-boat bases of the second world war in France.
Le Musée sous-marin du Pays de Lorient - Brittany tourism
WEBSet inside an amazing bunker, the submarine museum in Lorient brings the battle of the Atlantic to the surface and explains how crews survive at depth. The Keroman submarine base is of great historical importance in the context of World War II. Built by the Germans in 1941, it housed around 30 U-boats and a submariner rescue training centre.
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