Keroman submarine base
E804142
Keroman submarine base is a massive World War II-era German U-boat bunker complex in Lorient, France, built by the Kriegsmarine as a key Atlantic submarine stronghold.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U-boat bunker
ⓘ
World War II site ⓘ military installation ⓘ submarine base ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Atlantic convoy attacks
ⓘ
U-boat wolfpack operations ⓘ |
| builtBy | Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | German U-boat arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1944 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1941 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| garrison | U-boat crews ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Keroman I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Keroman II NERFINISHED ⓘ Keroman III NERFINISHED ⓘ dry docks ⓘ pens ⓘ slipways ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic military site ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brittany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France ⓘ Lorient NERFINISHED ⓘ Morbihan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Keroman peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Lorient harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
massive concrete construction
ⓘ
resistance to bombing ⓘ |
| numberOfPens | more than 10 ⓘ |
| occupyingPowerDuringConstruction | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorDuringWWII | German Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlantic Wall naval infrastructure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarUse |
French Navy base
ⓘ
industrial site ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
Atlantic submarine stronghold
ⓘ
U-boat base ⓘ |
| roofThickness | up to several meters ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
Atlantic U-boat operations
ⓘ
Battle of the Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetOf | Allied bombing ⓘ |
| usedBy |
German Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFrom | 1941 ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 1945 ⓘ |
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