Wewelsburg Castle – Himmlers Occult Castle – Büren, GermanyIn 1934, Heinrich Himmler acquired Wewelsburg Castle with the intention of transforming it into a center for his … Posted April 21, 2024 (updated March 9, 2025) by Patrick in Third Reich Sites & Architecture Heinrich Himmler
Schloss Dammsmühle – Heinrich Himmlers Castle near Berlin – Wandlitz, GermanyDammsmühle Castle, or Schloss Dammsmühle was owned by Reichsführer of the SS Heinrich Himmler, who took possession of … Posted February 17, 2024 (updated March 9, 2025) by Patrick in Third Reich Sites & Architecture Heinrich HimmlerHitler's Inner Circle
U.S. Army and German Wehrmacht Fight the Waffen-SS – The Battle for Itter CastleThis is the only documented battle were the U.S. Army fought alongside the German Army and full of … Posted April 10, 2023 (updated May 5, 2025) by Patrick in Historic Sites & Battlefields Battle for Itter CastleBattle of FranceHeinrich HimmlerJosef Gangl
Mittersill Castle, Schloss Mittersill – AustriaFrom 1943 a SS department from the Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler organization who were occupied with the research of … Posted April 9, 2023 (updated May 5, 2025) by Patrick in Labour & Concentration camps 101st Airborne divisionHeinrich HimmlerMauthausenRavensbrück
Colditz Castle, Oflag IV-C, Colditz in Saxony – GermanyWhen the Nazi's came to power in 1933 they turned Colditz Castle into a political prison to house … Posted May 14, 2016 (updated May 5, 2025) by Patrick in Labour & Concentration camps, Museums & Collections MauthausenPOW CampStalag Luft IIIYalta Conference
Henri Malartre Musée – Bike, Car and Motorcycle Museum – Rochetaillée-sur-Saône, FranceThe Musée Henri Malartre (Musée de l'automobile Henri Malartre) in Rochetaillée-sur-Saône claims to be the oldest automobile museum … Posted August 2, 2024 (updated April 26, 2025) by Patrick in Museums & Collections Military Vehicle
Soldatenfriedhof Böddeken – German Military Cemetery – Büren, GermanyThe Böddeken Military Cemetery is a military cemetery in the East Westphalian town of Büren in North Rhine-Westphalia. … Posted December 15, 2023 (updated March 8, 2025) by Patrick in Cemeteries German War Graves
Friedhof Wörgl, Waldfriedhof – Wörgl Cemetery, Tyrol – AustriaThe Cemetery in Wörgl, Friedhof Wörgl -Waldfriedhof, in Austria has some graves of World War Two. There is … Posted April 12, 2023 (updated March 2, 2025) by Patrick in Cemeteries Austrian War GravesBattle for Itter CastleJosef Gangl
Russian WW2 Cemetery – Kaprun, AustriaIn this mass grave near the Castle of Kaprun rest the remains of Russian Forced Laborers who were … Posted April 4, 2023 (updated February 22, 2025) by Pascal in Cemeteries Forced LabourRussian War Graves
The Capture of Hermann Göring – Schloss Fischhorn, AustriaHermann Göring proposed to meet Eisenhower at Schloss (Eng: castle) Fischhorn to talk "from man to man". He … Posted April 2, 2023 (updated May 5, 2025) by Pascal in Historic Sites & Battlefields BerchtesgadenGeneral Dwight EisenhowerHermann GöringHitler's Inner CircleNuremberg Trials
Project Riese – Wlodarz, Wolfsberg – Owl Mountains, Jugowice – PolandThis complex was part of Project Riese and was the second largest tunnel complex after Osowka. situated in … Posted August 9, 2022 (updated February 23, 2025) by Patrick in Weapons Industry & Facilities Forced LabourOwl MountainsProject RieseWeingut 1
The Tiger Collection (2017-2019), Tank Museum Bovington – United KingdomRead along with a Tiger tank Family reunion. After 70 years the Tank Museum Bovington has organised unusual … Posted May 21, 2017 (updated April 26, 2025) by Patrick in Museums & Collections Armor » Panzer VI (Tiger) HenschelPanzerkampfwagen VI - TigerTanks
Easy Company, 101st Airborne Division in the Battle of the Bulge – Foy, BelgiumDuring the Battle of the Bulge Easy Company of the 101th Airborne Division dug in near the German … Posted January 7, 2017 (updated February 16, 2025) by Patrick in Historic Sites & Battlefields 101st Airborne divisionBattle of the BulgeBerchtesgadenDachauEagle’s NestEasy CompanyOperation Market GardenOperation PegasusRichard WintersUS Parachute Infantry
Commando Memorial – Spean Bridge, Lochaber ScotlandThe Commando Memorial is erected near Spean Bridge in the Scottish Highlands, the location in the ward of … Posted May 16, 2016 (updated May 5, 2025) by Patrick in Memorials & Monuments British CommandosVictoria CrossWinston Churchill
The Great Escape, Stalag Luft III – Zagan, PolandStalag Luft III was a POW camp build especially for Allied airmen in the vicinity of Zagan in … Posted May 8, 2016 (updated February 15, 2025) by Patrick in Labour & Concentration camps, Museums & Collections POW CampRoger BushellRoyal Air Force (RAF)Stalag Luft III
Project Riese – Osówka, Säuferhöhen – Owl Mountains, Walbrzych PolandIn 1943 Minister of Armament and War Production Albert Speer, started, to talk about project Riese with the … Posted December 6, 2015 (updated February 15, 2025) by Patrick in Weapons Industry & Facilities AuschwitzForced LabourGross-RosenOwl MountainsProject Riese
Houffalize Belgium – It all started here for LandmarkScoutWe planned a hike in the Belgium Ardennes with a couple of our friends. Leaving early from the … Posted June 1, 2008 (updated April 27, 2025) by Patrick in Events, fairs & shows Battle of the BulgeKleines KettenkraftradM4 ShermanPanzerkampfwagen V - Panther
