Easy Company, 101st Airborne Division in the Battle of the Bulge – Foy, Belgium During the Battle of the Bulge Easy Company of the 101th Airborne Division dug in near the German … Posted January 7, 2017 (updated March 8, 2023) by Patrick in Historic Sites & Battlefields
The 101st Airborne division during Operation Market Garden, Easy company jumps at Son – Netherlands During Market Garden the British and Polish forces dropped near Arnhem needed tank support as soon as possible. … Posted September 1, 2013 (updated June 2, 2023) by Patrick in Historic Sites & Battlefields
December 44 Museum – La Gleize, Belgium – Remembering the Battle of the Bulge The December 44 Museum is dedicated to the memory of the Battle of the Bulge, also known as … Posted March 5, 2023 (updated April 9, 2023) by Pascal in Museums & Collections
Mittersill Castle, Schloss Mittersill – Austria From 1943 a SS department from the Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler organization who were occupied with the research of … Posted April 9, 2023 (updated April 23, 2023) by Patrick in Labour & Concentration camps
Top 5 WW2 Tank Museums to visit in Western Europe and the UK This is our Top 5 of Tank Museums with WW2 tanks and armored vehicles on display that you should … Posted March 15, 2023 (updated July 5, 2023) by Pascal in Museums & Collections
155mm M1 Howitzer on carriage M1A1 – American Medium Artillery Field Gun The US 155mm M1 Howitzer was produced from 1942 as a Medium Artillery field gun and used by … Posted March 10, 2023 (updated April 9, 2023) by Pascal in No category
General George S. Patton Monument – Bastogne, Belgium This monument was erected in honor of General George S. Patton for the liberation of Bastogne in 1944 … Posted February 25, 2023 by Pascal in Memorials & Monuments
The Grave of General George S. Patton at Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial General George S. Patton is arguably one of the most famous Allied Generals of WW2. You can visit … Posted February 7, 2022 (updated February 26, 2023) by Pascal in Cemeteries, Memorials & Monuments
Bastogne Memorial to General Mc Auliffe – Bastogne, Belgium On the main square in Bastogne is a bust of General McAuliffe. He and his American troops withstood … Posted September 28, 2017 (updated January 29, 2023) by Patrick in Memorials & Monuments, Tanks & Vehicles
WWII German War Cemetery Lommel – Kattenbos, Belgium The German War Cemetery in Lommel is the largest WWII German Military Cemetery outside of Germany in Western … Posted July 28, 2017 (updated July 27, 2023) by Pascal in Cemeteries
Mardasson Memorial & Bastogne War Museum – Bastogne, Belgium A huge memorial in the shape of an American star was resurrected in Bastogne to commemorate the American … Posted December 27, 2016 (updated January 29, 2023) by Patrick in Historic Sites & Battlefields, Memorials & Monuments, Museums & Collections
Bastogne Barracks – The Battle of the Bulge, Bastogne – Belgium The Bastogne Barracks was the location of the Allied headquarters in December of 1944. After chasing away the … Posted December 13, 2016 (updated April 9, 2023) by Patrick in Historic Sites & Battlefields, Museums & Collections
Sd.Kfz. 2 – Kleines Kettenkraftrad The Kleines Kettenkraftrad designated Sd.Kfz. 2 was named short Kettenkrad. Besides use as a tractor the Kettenkraftrad saw … Posted November 16, 2016 (updated August 6, 2023) by Patrick in Tanks & Vehicles
Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History – Brussels, Belgium The Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History is an enormous museum with an impressive collection, … Posted November 12, 2015 (updated January 22, 2023) by Pascal in Museums & Collections
D-day: Church Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption – Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France During the D-day 70th Anniversary festivities we had the chance to visit the famous church of Sainte-Mère-Église, known … Posted July 22, 2015 (updated March 27, 2023) by Pascal in Historic Sites & Battlefields
The 68th remembrance of Operation Market Garden, Dropzone Ede / Ginkel On 21 September 2013 the 69th remembrance event of the mass dropping during Market Garden started at the … Posted September 15, 2013 (updated June 2, 2023) by Patrick in Historic Sites & Battlefields, Memorials & Monuments
Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest, the Kehlsteinhaus, tea house on the Obersalzberg in Bavaria – Germany The Kehlsteinhaus – Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest On the Obersalzberg in Bavaria, Germany, are two tea houses. Both are … Posted December 1, 2012 (updated May 29, 2023) by Patrick in Third Reich Sites & Architecture
