Visitors center at bunker "Valentin" (type XXI gen)

Jimbuna · 05-09-11, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Seth8530

Cool stuff, they should certainly build a visitors center to help preserve history. Isnt their a couple sub pins that are either bombed out or sealed off that to this day contain a few subs?

That's correct...a few links:

http://www.jamesgdorrian.com/U-Boatcomplex.html

http://www.adventuretwo.net/stories/enter-the-wolf-pack

http://www.uboataces.com/articles-uboat-bunker.shtml

Seth8530 · 05-09-11, 10:08 AM

I knew it! coool stuff thank!

Jimbuna · 05-09-11, 10:17 AM

Your welcome Kaleun

Herr-Berbunch · 05-09-11, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

http://www.adventuretwo.net/stories/enter-the-wolf-pack

La Pallice is ripe for opening to tourism by the look of those photos!

Jimbuna · 05-09-11, 10:47 AM

IIRC part of the movie Das Boot was filmed on location there.

Penguin · 05-10-11, 05:39 AM

There is already an exhibition there which is open to the public, so you don't have to wait untill 2015 - however you have to register first if you want to attend a guided tour:

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Registration and appointments under www.denkort-bunker-valentin.de (Besuch/Anmeldung) or by telephone +49421/3612555. You can reach us by e-mail at: mail@bunkervalentin.de.

(I edited the phone number, so international visitors may be able to call)

Here is another fine article about the openening, where also an Irish sailor, who was a POW at Valentin, attended: http://www.weser-kurier.de/Artikel/B...eroeffnet.html

to the sailor, Harry Callan

And a link to a photo series of the bunker: http://www.weser-kurier.de/Bilder/Br...-Valentin.html

vois2 · 05-10-11, 08:01 PM

jimbuna and Penguin ... thanks for the great links and context !!

Wolfehunter · 05-11-11, 08:10 AM

This is very cool thanks,

Jimbuna · 05-11-11, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by vois2

jimbuna and Penguin ... thanks for the great links and context !!

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