🏟️ Valentin submarine pens

Germany · Europe · 53.22°N, 8.51°E

The Valentin submarine factory is a protective shelter on the Weser River at the Bremen suburb of Rekum, built to produce and launch German U-boats during World War II. Built between 1943 and March 1945 using forced labor, the factory sustained damage from air raids before U-boat production could commence. It was the largest fortified U-boat facility in Germany, second only to the facilities at Brest in France.

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Country	Germany
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	53.22°N, 8.51°E · view on map

Valentin submarine pens is located in Germany, in Europe.

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Aegidienkirche, Hanover · Beethoven–Haydn–Mozart Memorial · Berlin-Marzahn concentration camp · Bullenhuser Damm · Cemetery of the March Fallen · DenkRaum Sophienkirche · Dornum Synagogue · Eckerwald Memorial · Former Jewish School (Leer) · Gardelegen massacre.

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