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Search Results for: Heinrich Himmler


Schloss Dammsmühle – Heinrich Himmlers Castle near Berlin – Wandlitz, Germany

Dammsmühle 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

Mercedes-Benz W 150 II type 770K Sedan – Heinrich Himmler’s Car

The Mercedes-Benz 770K shown in the Sinsheim museum seems to have belonged to Heinrich Himmler. [...]Read More...

Posted April 5, 2023 (updated February 28, 2025) by Patrick in Tanks & Vehicles
Vehicles »  Mercedes-Benz
German VehicleHeinrich HimmlerHitler's Inner CircleMercedes-Benz

Wewelsburg Castle – Himmlers Occult Castle – Büren, Germany

In 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

Sachsenhausen Concentration camp – Oranienburg, Germany

Sachsenhausen concentration camp, located in Oranienburg, Germany, stands as a grim reminder of the atrocities committed during the …

Posted March 29, 2024 (updated March 9, 2025) by Patrick in Labour & Concentration camps
Concentration campHeinrich Himmler

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 May 5, 2025) by Patrick in Labour & Concentration camps
101st Airborne divisionHeinrich HimmlerMauthausenRavensbrück

Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von Greim inscription Salzburg

The Grave of Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von Greim – The Last Field Marshal – Kommunalfriedhof Salzburg, Austria

Robert Ritter von Greim was a WW1 German flying ace and a Luftwaffe Field Marshal in WW2.He is …

Posted January 11, 2024 (updated March 9, 2025) by Pascal in Cemeteries
Austrian War GravesGeneralfeldmarschall


The Grave of Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz – The Last Führer – Waldfriedhof Aumühle, Germany

Karl Dönitz was born in 16 September 1891 in the German town of Grünau. When he was 19 …

Posted June 16, 2023 (updated April 29, 2025) by Patrick in Cemeteries
Admiral Erich RaederAdolf HitlerBaldur von SchirachGeneralfeldmarschallGerman High CommandGerman KriegsmarineGerman War GravesKarl DönitzRudolf Hess

U.S. Army and German Wehrmacht Fight the Waffen-SS – The Battle for Itter Castle

This 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

German War Cemetery Cannock Chase – Staffordshire, United Kingdom

The Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery lies in Staffordshire, United Kingdom and contains 4929 burials from …

Posted December 30, 2022 (updated May 5, 2025) by Patrick in Cemeteries
Battle of FranceDeutsches AfrikakorpsErnst BuschGeneralfeldmarschallGerman War GravesKarl DönitzRoyal British Navy

Strabokran, 16 ton – German Mobile Gantry Crane

During the war Germany developed bigger tanks and more heavy equipment. The Panther and Tiger and King Tiger …

Posted October 22, 2022 (updated February 23, 2025) by Patrick in Weapons Industry & Facilities
Vehicles »  Trailer
Division zur VergeltungGerman VehicleMeillerwagenRheinboteStrabokranV2 RocketVidalwagen

Invasion of Poland: the Battle of Westerplatte – Gdansk, Poland

Known as one of the first battles of WW2, the battle for Westerplatte is a gripping part of …

Posted January 18, 2022 (updated April 29, 2025) by Pascal in Historic Sites & Battlefields, Memorials & Monuments
Battle of WesterplatteBattleship Schleswig HolsteinBoforsInvasion of PolandJoachim von RibbentropMajor Henryk Sucharski

Haus der Wannsee Konferenz 2016

The Final Solution – The Wannsee Conference at Villa Marlier, Berlin

On the 20th of January 1942, Reinhard Heydrich addressed a group of 15 men of whom prominent members …

Posted November 2, 2016 (updated March 30, 2025) by Pascal in Memorials & Monuments, Museums & Collections
Adolf EichmannNuremberg TrialsReinhard HeydrichThe Final SolutionWannsee Conference

Dachau Concentration Camp – Bavaria, Germany

Concentration Camp Dachau or KZ Dachau in German was the first complete concentration camp the Germans built. The …

Posted March 20, 2016 (updated May 5, 2025) by Patrick in Labour & Concentration camps, Museums & Collections
Concentration campDachauErnst RöhmHeinrich HimmlerMauthausenNSDAPSturmabteilungZyklon-B

Luitpold Arena and Luitpold Hall

Ehrenhalle – Luitpold Arena & Luitpold Hall – The Nazi Rally Grounds in Nuremberg Germany

From 1923, the Nazi Party, the NSDAP, annually held "Party Rally days" to attract new followers and strengthen …

Posted February 12, 2013 (updated February 13, 2025) by Patrick in Memorials & Monuments, Third Reich Sites & Architecture
Adolf HitlerAlbert SpeerNazi Party Rally GroundsNSDAP

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

Inspired by the poet and play writer Dietrich Eckart, Adolf Hitler was drawn to the Obersalzberg Mountain in …

Posted November 28, 2012 (updated April 29, 2025) by Patrick in Museums & Collections, Third Reich Sites & Architecture
Adolf HitlerAlbert SpeerBerchtesgadenEagle’s NestEva BraunGerman High CommandHermann GöringHitler's Inner CircleHitlers HeadquartersMartin BormannNSDAPRudolf HessWaffen SS

Technik Museum Sinsheim Germany

Technik Museum Sinsheim, Germany

Technik Museum Sinsheim has a massive collection of WWII tanks, vehicles, aircraft, weapons and guns with several dioramas …

Posted July 6, 2008 (updated April 29, 2025) by Patrick in Museums & Collections
AircraftDeutsches AfrikakorpsGerman Rail TransportMilitary VehicleTanksUniforms


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