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Re: Why was L'Orient not bombed during construction?
Posted by: Freddy ()
Date: July 30, 2013 07:59AM

Hello,

In 1941, the Germans decided to establish one of their U-boat headquarters in Lorient (NOT L'Orient) and to build there the largest World War II U-boat base which would house the 2nd and the 10th U-boat flotillas for the bulk of the Battle of the Atlantic. But this submarine base quickly became targets of constant bombing from Allied air forces. The pens KEROMAN 1 + 2 were ready on 16 October 1941, due to the bombings, KEROMAN III was only achieved in 1943.
Karl Dönitz, then supreme commander of the U-boat Arm, moved his staff in the Kernevel villa, just across the water, in Larmor-Plage.

Also see the interesting (but only in French !) site : [www.arsenaux.fr]

Hope this helps.
Bert regards.
Freddy.

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Why was L'Orient not bombed during construction? Flaccus 07/28/2013 04:22PM
Re: Why was L'Orient not bombed during construction? Freddy 07/30/2013 07:59AM
Re: Bombing of Lorient during construction Flaccus 07/30/2013 12:40PM
Re: Bombing of Lorient during construction MB 07/30/2013 09:45PM
Re: Bombing of Lorient during construction Luc Braeuer 08/15/2013 10:55AM
Re: Bombing of Lorient during construction Flaccus 08/15/2013 01:14PM
Re: Bombing of Lorient during construction Luc Braeuer 08/15/2013 04:30PM
Re: Bombing of Lorient during construction Flaccus 08/19/2013 09:58PM
Re: Bombing of Lorient during construction JWHitsch 10/15/2013 01:56PM
Re: Bombing of Lorient during construction MB 10/15/2013 05:06PM
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