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Zaspa Cemetery – KZ Stutthof – Victims of Hitler’s Terror – Gdansk, Poland

In the Polsich city Gdansk is a cemetery in honour of the victims of concentration camp Stutthof. Concentrations Camp Stutthof lies about 35 kilometres...

Marine Flak Batterie Nord: Stützpunkt Fichte – West-Souburg, Walcheren, Netherlands

Hidden in a small forest at West-Souburg, heavy Batterie Nord "Stützpunkt Fichte" was a field position of the Kriegsmarine. The main armament of the...

National Filling Factory No.1 also known as Barnbow

National Filling Factory No.1, also known as Barnbow, was a First World War munitions factory located at Cross Gates in Leeds. The site covered...

Netherlands American War Cemetery and Memorial Margraten

This is the only large WW2 cemetery for fallen American soldiers on Dutch soil. Most of these victims fell during Operation Marketgarden, the Ardennes...

The Grave of Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) – Parish Church of St Martin’s, Bladon, United Kingdom

In this quiet graveyard of the Parish Church of St Martin's Bladon, England, lies the grave of Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965).

Stützpunkt Von Kleist of VB Vlissingen – Koudekerke, Walcheren, the Netherlands

Stützpunkt Von Kleist was a Heeresbatterie of the VB Vlissingen. The battery had a fire support role defending the Landesfront of the Verteidigungsbereich of...

Stützpunkt Krimhild Landfront Vlissingen – Nieuw-Abeele, Walcheren, the Netherlands

Flushing was of great strategic importance during WW2. As part of the Atlantikwall, the Germans fortified the city and the surrounding area for it's...

Halifax R.A.F. bomber LK844 – Tingely England

73 years ago to this very day on the 14th of November 1944. Halifax bomber LK844 part of the 51 squadron of the R.A.F...

Na de Grote Razzia – Rotterdamse scholieren voor dwangarbeid in Duitsland 1944-1945

With great pride we can announce that the first LandmarkScout book is out! After working on this project almost continuously for the past two...

Battle of the Scheldt: No. 4 Commando at Uncle Beach, Flushing – Walcheren, the Netherlands

In the early morning of 1st November 1944, the town of Flushing is rudely awakened by an extensive artillery bombardment. Under the cover of...

Bastogne Memorial to General Mc Auliffe – Bastogne, Belgium

On the main square in Bastogne is a bust of General Mc Auliffe. He and his American troops withstood the brunt of the German...

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Zaspa Cemetery – KZ Stutthof – Victims of Hitler’s Terror – Gdansk, Poland

Marine Flak Batterie Nord: Stützpunkt Fichte – West-Souburg, Walcheren, Netherlands

National Filling Factory No.1 also known as Barnbow

Netherlands American War Cemetery and Memorial Margraten

The Grave of Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) – Parish Church of St Martin’s, Bladon, United Kingdom

Stützpunkt Von Kleist of VB Vlissingen – Koudekerke, Walcheren, the Netherlands

Stützpunkt Krimhild Landfront Vlissingen – Nieuw-Abeele, Walcheren, the Netherlands

Halifax R.A.F. bomber LK844 – Tingely England

Na de Grote Razzia – Rotterdamse scholieren voor dwangarbeid in Duitsland 1944-1945

Battle of the Scheldt: No. 4 Commando at Uncle Beach, Flushing – Walcheren, the Netherlands

Bastogne Memorial to General Mc Auliffe – Bastogne, Belgium

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The Last German Surrender – Svalbard / Spitsbergen, Norway

Easy Company, 101st Airborne Division in the Battle of the Bulge – Foy, Belgium

The Berghof, Adolf Hitler’s residence under the Eagles Nest – Germany

Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest, the Kehlsteinhaus, tea house on the Obersalzberg in Bavaria – Germany

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