Eine Art Stillhalteabkommen zwischen dem Festungskommandanten von La Rochelle, Vizeadmiral Ernst Schirlitz, und dem französischen Unterhändler, Fregattenkapitän Meyer, führten dazu, dass mit dem Tag der deutschen Gesamtkapitulation am 9.Mai 1945 die Stadt La Rochelle und die Hafenanlagen La … Construction of the U-boat bunker in La Pallice, the primary port of La Rochelle, started in April 1941. What $ ammount are we talking about to go from bayeux to La Rochelle by train?The pens wouldnt be my sole reason for visiting of course, I really also wanted to see the 2 forts you have guarding the harbor?It doesnt help matters when other people add damaging comments.Maybe if I ever come back to france it would be different.We remove posts that do not follow our posting guidelines, and we reserve the right to remove any post for any reason.During the last days of ww2 it was considered a fortress and under the rule of Admiral Donitz and the kriegsmarine.If anyone was shot by the kriegsmarine is was because they had done sabotage. Adrian R wrote a review Mar 2020. Then followed U-332 (16th December) and U … It's the actual command and control centre that was built under an hotel in the city centre. I decided not to go just because its far to expensive of a train ride+ taxi or bus so..I dont doubt people were shot, but the question is why and who shot them.Even more interesting is how easily people believe the story that all Germans are evil beasts who kill whenever they like.Yeah I guess a historian knows less than people who werent even alive to see what happened.They did not commit mass killings or round up people.I will be in Bayeux and have 2 days of free time to do whatever I like.This topic has been closed to new posts due to inactivity. We hope you'll join the conversation by posting to an open topic or starting a new one.Im a ww2 history nut and its the main reason for my visit to France, plus theres some family history as a few members of my family came ashore during the invasion, 1 for sure at Omaha.These werent the SS or gestapo, so unless they had reason such as sabotage I dont believe they went around rounding people up the last few days, especially when they realized that they may soon be put to trial for anything they did. Thank you, gardengirlie. Report inappropriate content . They are, however, visible from the adjacent road and hard to miss. There is a new place you can visit in town which is closely linked to the WW2 submarine operations. 4. Specialised machinery had to be imported, as did accommodation that could stand up to the harsh Norwegian winter. Report inappropriate content . It is HUGE. I will be in Bayeux and have 2 days of free time to do whatever I like.