Headquarters facility août 1943 (≈ 1943)
Marcks requisitions the Commines castle.
juin 1944
Allied bombardments
Allied bombardments juin 1944 (≈ 1944)
Bunker intact despite the attacks.
22 octobre 2024
Historical Monument
Historical Monument 22 octobre 2024 (≈ 2024)
Total protection of the site and remains.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
1943 (2e quart XXe siècle)
Construction of bunker
Construction of bunker 1943 (2e quart XXe siècle) (≈ 2037)
Work in reinforced concrete of 28.65 m.
Heritage classified
The German command post of General Marcks, vestige of the Second World War, in full, located rue des Boujoineurs, and the land base where it is preserved, including archaeological remains buried or in known elevations or to be discovered, as delimited on the annexed plan, located on Parcel No. 420, shown in the cadastre section AC: inscription by order of 22 October 2024
Key figures
Général Erick Marcks - Commander of the 84th Army Corps
Put his headquarters in the bunker.
Origin and history
The command post of General Marcks, located in Saint-Lô in the park of the Commine castle, was built in 1943 by the German army. This reinforced concrete bunker, 28.65 metres long and 10.30 metres wide, housed eleven rooms for the 84th Corps Staff. It is a SonderKonstruktion, a non-standardized construction, without tobrouks or caponniers for its immediate defence. Despite the allied bombings of June 1944, the building, intact, still retains its original armoured doors.
In August 1943, General Erick Marcks installed his headquarters there to direct military operations from Saint-Lô, requisitioning the nearby castle. This strategic site, designed to withstand air attacks, illustrates the German defensive organization in Normandy during the Second World War. The bunker, classified as Historic Monument in 2024, also includes its land base and associated archaeological remains, located on cadastral plot AC No.420.
The building, located at 7 rue des Boujoineurs, enjoys heritage protection covering its entire area, including buried elements. Its exceptional conservation makes it a rare testimony of German military infrastructure in France. The accuracy of its location is estimated to be fair (note 5/10), and its access seems to be restricted, without any mention of openness to the public or tourist services in available sources.
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