Laboe Naval Memorial

Laboe Naval Memorial
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For the sailors of all nationalities who died during the World Wars
Unveiled	1936
Location	near Laboe, Germany

The Laboe Naval Memorial (aka Laboe Tower) is a memorial located in Laboe, near Kiel, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Started in 1927 and completed in 1936, the monument originally memorialized the World War I war dead of the Kaiserliche Marine, with the Kriegsmarine dead of World War II being added after 1945. In 1954, it was rededicated to commemorate the sailors of all nationalities who died during the World Wars.

The monument consists of a 72 m (236 ft) high tower topped by an observation deck. The deck stands a total 85 m (279 ft) above sea level. A hall of remembrance and World War II-era German submarine U-995, which houses a technical museum, both sit near the foot of the monument, and the site is a popular tourist venue. U-995 is the world's only remaining Type VII U-boat.

The tower was designed by architect Gustav August Munzer, who stated that the form was not meant to represent anything specific but was to inspire positive feelings in those who look at it. It is frequently associated with the stem of a viking ship or the conning tower of a submarine.

The Monument to Italian Sailors in Brindisi, Italy (begun in 1932, dedicated in 1933) bears a resemblance to the Laboe tower.

Gallery

• Ehrenmal und Uboot Laboe.jpg

  Laboe Tower seen from water with submarine museum U-995 at beach

• Marineehrenmal Laboe 1.jpg

  Memorial Square

• Still On Patrol.jpg

  Plaque memorializing fallen U.S. submariners

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  U-995, photographed from top of the memorial tower

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  Propeller of heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen

External links

• Deutscher Marinebund e.V.
• Marine-Ehrenmal at Structurae