Hi Skipper, absolutely great new additions to this thread. One of these Centuries, im going to have to pull out all the pics I took of the U 181 Vets while attending their 9th reunnion-as well as all the pics I too of Remy and his Wife and of various artifacts in his home and also of Susanne and my strictly accidental meeting of GJ RKT Michael Possinger at the Forsthaus Graseck in Oberammergau. Forgot to mention i also have reat shots of suff in Wilhelmshavn, Bremerhaven, Laboe, Moltenort, Rothenberg O.d.T, Heldeiberg, Solothurn, Switzerand and sem other stuff ;-))

__________________
Lost are only those, who abandon themselves) Hans-Ulrich Rudel.

While on the roof of k3 I could sport the eastside of the Bay and noticed the opulant villas that were occupied by the Kriegsmarine Officers during the war. They are some kilometers away from Keroman and you have to drive back in land until you find a bridge. Of course the kM alos used a shutte by sea which was much shorter but this was stopped fo most officers when the air attacks increased.
Some villas still belong to the French army (Doennitz's Villa) and are still used by navy officers nowadays, but many are private properties and one (Villa Margarath) is turned into a pub for tourists.

The village is a luxourious tourist resort and has one of the highest intact bunker concentration I have ever seen ( bunker pictures from this place will be posted later) . I have also posted apicture of the view the officers had on Keroman and one of the old fisherman beach, this gives you an ambianc eof the comfort the officers experienced while their men were in the bunkers opposite.

__________________

Here are some coastal defense bunkers and storage warehouses I spotted on the Eastbank of the Lorient Harbour. several are still used by local associations, clubs , companies etc... and some even have a postal address so you can actually send mail to former Atlantikwall bunkers! Other are smartly camouflaged in the urban landscape with flowers, paint , stairs etc..

__________________

This book is very interesting about these matters:
Hitler's U-boat Bases


Publisher: Sutton
ISBN-13: 9780750945554
Author: Jak P. Mallmann Showell
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 170x240 mm



If Za -as technic- see these images can help us in one question that intrigued me for many years: Is the concrete degraded for the abandone and short manteinance? Seems that various surfaces are attacked by the enviromental agents.....






Jan.

You are correct. Time is taking its toll and iron netting is covering some fragile parts to prevent concentre to fall down on tourists. The cammo part I showed earlier is one of the last parts that still has the original paint. Thank you for the book ref.

__________________

again great photos skipper......very nice villas to be stationed in....i wouldnt compain!

__________________
All the Best,

Andy

More from the inside of Keroman 3 . This will give you a better idea of the huge size of this bunker.

__________________

I also focussed on smaller details . Only one other guy stopped to take these kind of pics, probably a WWII buff as well. I am not certain the other seven noticed these scenes.
1) a bunker lamp



2) a sand coloured wall that I believe to be a relic of original Todt paint

__________________