The German U-Boat Base at Lorient, France: June 1940 - June 1941: Vol 1

The illustrated story of the U-boats and their crews in the port of Lorient, the most important U-boat base of World War II, from June 1940 to June 1941.

This first volume (of a 4-volume series) on the German U-boats at Lorient, France, covers the period from June 1940 to June 1941, and reveals the evacuation of the port by the French navy and the subsequent takeover by the Kriegsmarine.

Illustrated with over 600 photographs, it details the installation of the German navy at Lorient and the first year of the presence of the U-Boot arm in this port, as well as the major stages in the Battle of the Atlantic in which they participated. The U-boats that were docked at Lorient are presented in tabular form by type, flotilla, commander, as well as the date of commissioning.

This book also allows the reader to experience the life of the crews ashore following the return of their boats, and the British naval and aerial actions against the port of Lorient.

Luc Braeuer, born in Paris in 1970, is a computer engineer and officer in the reserve. He has published twenty-six books on the ports of Brest, Lorient and Saint-Nazaire. Specializing in German submarines in France, he is the French correspondent for the U-Boat Archive, Cuxhaven. With his brother Marc, they have created and own three WWII museums in France.