Musée Mémoires 39-45

🪖A stone’s throw from Pointe Saint Mathieu, come and step back in time in this exceptional German command blockhouse. Over 5 floors, discover a museography focused on eyewitness accounts and anecdotes, amply illustrated by thousands of objects, documents and photographs. As you descend into the fortress, start by immersing yourself in the daily life of soldiers on the Atlantic Wall. Then, in themed rooms, relive the history of the war in Brittany, as told by those who lived it. Finally, enjoy the unique panoramic view from the kiosks and the roof of the blockhouse over the entrance to Brest harbour, from the Crozon peninsula to the island of Ouessant. This 5-storey German blockhouse was built in 1941 by the occupying army. It was the command and fire direction post of the Graf Spee battery, the largest artillery battery in Finistère, which prevented any Allied ship from entering Brest harbour, thanks to its 4 280mm guns with a range of 30 kilometres. This vestige of the Atlantic Wall, of which only 3 remain in Europe, was renovated and opened to the public in 2017.