Valentin Submarine Pens
The Valentin submarine factory is a protective shelter on the Weser River between the Bremen suburbs Rekum and Farge, built to construct German U-boats during World War II. The factory was under construction from 1943 to March 1945 using forced labour, but was damaged by air-raids and unfinished by the end of the war. The Valentin factory was the largest fortified U-boat facility in Germany, and was second only to those built at Brest in France. It differed from conventional U-boat pens, which were designed to house operational U-boats, whereas Valentin was designed purely for fabrication.
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