Kriegsmarine in Dordrecht
During the Second World War, Dordrecht was an important city for the German army. The Germans made effective use of the city’s existing infrastructure. Schools were often used as billets or quarters, and hospitals were also taken over for military purposes. The many houses in the city provided accommodation for the large number of German soldiers stationed in and around Dordrecht. For the citizens of Dordrecht, the presence of German military personnel was therefore a familiar sight. The Kriegsmarine was no exception. The city’s many harbours, with direct access to the inland waterways, made Dordrecht an excellent base of operations for the navy’s supply vessels. As the photographic material below clearly shows, the Nieuwe Haven in Dordrecht was in any case of significant importance.
1. German Kriegsmarine ships near Dordrecht.
2. German Kriegsmarine vessels on the Oude Maas near Dordrecht.
3. Kriegsmarine photo of the Lange IJzeren Bridge in the Nieuwe Haven.
4. Kriegsmarine serviceman on guard in the Nieuwe Haven near Venloostraat.
5. Kriegsmarine servicemen in the Nieuwe Haven near the Simon van Gijn Museum.
6. Kriegsmarine servicemen washing a car on the Nieuwe Haven at the corner of Venloostraat.
7. View of the Moerdijk bridges from a Kriegsmarine ship.
8. Dordrecht seen from the river Noord from a Kriegsmarine ship.
9. Kriegsmarine servicemen at Huize Paul Kooiman in Dordrecht.
10. On the corner of the Nieuwe Haven and the Venloostraat.
11. Kriegsmarine servicemen clearing ice from a ship in the Nieuwe Haven in Dordrecht.
12. Kriegsmarine serviceman posing in the Nieuwe Haven in Dordrecht.
13. Kriegsmarine recording of the Nieuwe Haven and part of the Kuipershaven in Dordrecht.
14. Kriegsmarine photograph of the Grote Kerk, Hooikade and Kalkhaven in Dordrecht.
15. Kriegsmarine servicemen in the harbour of Werf De Biesbosch.
16. Kriegsmarine‑militairen in de haven van Werf De Biesbosch.
17. Kriegsmarine portrait photo Alb. Fröhling Dordrecht.
17. Kriegsmarine portrait photo Alb. Fröhling Dordrecht.
18. Kriegsmarine portrait photograph, Brugman photo studio, Voorstraat, Dordrecht
18. Kriegsmarine portrait photograph, Brugman photo studio, Voorstraat, Dordrecht.
19. A Kriegsmarine funeral at the Algemene Begraafplaats in Dordrecht.
20. A Kriegsmarine funeral at the General Cemetery in Dordrecht.
21. A Kriegsmarine funeral at the General Cemetery in Dordrecht.
22. Photo of the German graves at the General Cemetery in Dordrecht.
23. Photos of German graves at the General Cemetery in Dordrecht.
24. Photos of German graves at the General Cemetery in Dordrecht.
German tribute at the General Cemetery in Dordrecht during the Second World War.
26. German tribute at the General Cemetery in Dordrecht during the Second World War.