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Re: Bombing of Lorient during construction
Posted by: Luc Braeuer ()
Date: August 15, 2013 04:30PM

You are welcome !

Often I hear the explication that the Allies were not aware of these type of bunkers with such a roof, but in fact they know them because the German Imperial Navy has built one U-Boote-Bunker of the same type between 1917 and 1918 in Brugges, in occupy Belgium, with (8 I believe) U-Boats pens to protect their U-Boats from Air raids. The difference between the second World War is that at this time the Germans have included the repairs shops Inside the base, this was not the case in WWI.

But the Allies learned the lesson of the 5 Atlantic U-Boats bases, because a 6th one which was being built in Marseille (South of France) has been heavily bombed on 2th December 1943 and was never completed !

Best regards

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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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