WWII Roadtrip in europe

Tchocky · 11-23-10, 05:41 AM

Arnhem is well worth it, as is Bastogne although it's been 10 years or so since I visited.

papa_smurf · 11-23-10, 05:59 AM

Another one would be Pegasus Bridge, and Arhnem would be one not to miss.

Penguin · 11-23-10, 06:40 AM

Well, there's some stuff to see when you head through northern Germany.

Hamburg: doesn't look good. The bunker Elbe 2 which Thomen mentioned is still planned to be demolished - despite the wrecks of the XXI's inside

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I don't have much information on it, when I was in Hamburg, the Hamburgers said it's not possible to visit it. If you can read some german, here's some infos on it and other bunkers (from 2008): http://www.geschichtsspuren.de/artik...r-hamburg.html

Bremerhaven: U2540 is definitely worth a visit, as it is the only type XXI to visit. Afiak it is still open to the public. The Wilhelm Bauer is part of a marine exhibition of the technikmuseum, so if you and your friends are interested in marine history it is worth a visit. Here's a link in german - the english page has little content: http://www.dsm.museum/

Bremen: You want to see a sub pen? You're lucky! There is the bunker Valentin in which XXI's were being built. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin_submarine_pens
The bunker is used by the Bundeswehr at the moment, so public access is limited. However the good news is that they leaves the pen by the end of the year and it will be turned into a memorial site. Here are some pics of the exhibition: http://www.bunkervalentin.de/denkort/fotorundgang/
I can't tell you if the memorial site will be hosted by the city, but at the moment there is a society which cares about the pen and the labour camps. They also provide guided tours, so they will probably be the best guys to contact about the pen, here's the link: http://www.geschichtslehrpfad.de/kontakt.htm

Emden: Nothing to see here, all pens were demolished after the war. The Nordseewerke however have a good archive about the pens but are very anal about giving infos to the public or even historians - guess it has to do with the forced labourers they used...

11-23-10, 05:41 AM	#1
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Arnhem is well worth it, as is Bastogne although it's been 10 years or so since I visited. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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Penguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Rheinische Republik Posts: 3,322 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	some infos Well, there's some stuff to see when you head through northern Germany. Hamburg: doesn't look good. The bunker Elbe 2 which Thomen mentioned is still planned to be demolished - despite the wrecks of the XXI's inside . I don't have much information on it, when I was in Hamburg, the Hamburgers said it's not possible to visit it. If you can read some german, here's some infos on it and other bunkers (from 2008): http://www.geschichtsspuren.de/artik...r-hamburg.html Bremerhaven: U2540 is definitely worth a visit, as it is the only type XXI to visit. Afiak it is still open to the public. The Wilhelm Bauer is part of a marine exhibition of the technikmuseum, so if you and your friends are interested in marine history it is worth a visit. Here's a link in german - the english page has little content: http://www.dsm.museum/ Bremen: You want to see a sub pen? You're lucky! There is the bunker Valentin in which XXI's were being built. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin_submarine_pens The bunker is used by the Bundeswehr at the moment, so public access is limited. However the good news is that they leaves the pen by the end of the year and it will be turned into a memorial site. Here are some pics of the exhibition: http://www.bunkervalentin.de/denkort/fotorundgang/ I can't tell you if the memorial site will be hosted by the city, but at the moment there is a society which cares about the pen and the labour camps. They also provide guided tours, so they will probably be the best guys to contact about the pen, here's the link: http://www.geschichtslehrpfad.de/kontakt.htm Emden: Nothing to see here, all pens were demolished after the war. The Nordseewerke however have a good archive about the pens but are very anal about giving infos to the public or even historians - guess it has to do with the forced labourers they used...

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