ADM_DONITZ_MAPS_CHATEAU

ADMIRAL DONITZ IN THE MAP ROOM ON THE CHATEAU’S GROUND FLOOR OPPOSITE HIS OFFICE. THE LOCATION OF Bdu COMMAND AT KERNEVAL, OPPOSITE LORIENT, WAS IDEAL FOR VIEWING ARRIVING OR DEPARTING U-BOATS FROM THE ROOF OF THE ATTACHED BUNKER. UNTIL LATER IN THE WAR U-BOAT COMMAND HID IN PLAIN SIGHT AS LORIENT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A CHATEAU ON EITHER SIDE OF HEADQUARTERS ALSO SERVED U-BOAT COMMAND. TODAY, HE WOULD EASILY IF NOT PAINFULLY, IDENTIFY HIS ELEGANT HOME AND COMMAND. EVEN THE PRESENT ENTRANCE IS THE SAME IRON GATE THROUGH WHICH ENTERED U-BOAT CAPTAINS, DIGNITARIES AND CHATEAU STAFF. AND THE ADJACENT CHATEAUX AND THEIR BUNKERS REMAIN AS THEY WERE IN 1942

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