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Monday, 13 October 2025

Harbour of Lorient, France open for shipping according in August 1945

An item reported that the harbour of Lorient, France was again available for shipping while the minesweeping operations were finished.

Note

1. German Kriegsmarine built in 1941 a submarine naval base with submarine pens at Lorient, after the war used by the French navy until 1995. When Germany invaded France in 1940 was Lorient already used as a French naval base taken over by the Germans.

Source

The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-129-1-20. Weekly Résumé (No. 311) of the naval, military and air situation from 0700 9th August to 0700 16th August 1945. 

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