Third ReichReich Academy for Youth Leadership, Nazi Hitlerjugend School – Braunschweig, GermanyThe Reich Academy for Youth Leadership (Reichsakademie für Jugendführung) was a Nazi training institution established in Braunschweig [...]Read … Posted October 13, 2026 by Patrick
Third ReichReichsjägerhof Hermann Göring, the Hunting Estate of Hermann Göring – Braunschweig, GermanyThe Reichsjägerhof Hermann Göring was a Nazi-era hunting estate established in the Buchhorst woodland near Riddagshausen, east of … Posted October 13, 2026 (updated October 13, 2026) by Patrick
Labour & Concentration CampsSchandelah-Wohld Concentration Camp – Braunschweig, GermanyThe Schandelah-Wohld concentration camp was a subcamp of Neuengamme concentration camp, located near Schandelah, east of Braunschweig in … Posted October 13, 2026 by Patrick
CemeteriesVictims of Schandelah-Wohld Concentration Camp at Friedhof Scheppau – Elm-Scheppau, GermanyThe small burial plot is dedicated to forced laborers who lost their lives while working at the Schandelah-Wohld … Posted October 13, 2026 (updated October 13, 2026) by Patrick
MonumentsThe Birthplace of Väinö Lahja Rikhard Valve – The Last Finnish Jaeger – Dragoon Hill, Lappeenranta, FinlandVäinö Valve, a Finnish naval commander who played a central role in Finland’s naval defence during WWII, was … Posted October 12, 2026 (updated October 13, 2026) by Pascal
Bunkers & FortificationsHeeresküstenbatterie Merville – German Coastal Battery – Merville-Franceville-Plage, FranceThe Heeresküstenbatterie Merville was a German coastal artillery position near Merville-Franceville-Plage in Normandy, France. It formed part of … Posted October 11, 2026 (updated October 12, 2026) by Patrick
Tank DestroyerSd.Kfz. 142/1, Sturmgeschütz 40 Ausf. G, “Ps. 531-31” – Tank DestroyerThis German Sd.Kfz. 142/1 Sturmgeschütz 40 Ausf. G, a.k.a. Stug III, tank destroyer was used by the Finnish … Posted October 11, 2026 by Pascal
MonumentsThe 6th Jaeger Battalion Memorial – Dragoon Hill, Lappeenranta, FinlandThis memorial commemorates the founding of the 6th Jaeger Battalion (Jääkäripataljoona 6) at Dragoon Hill (Rakuunamäki), Lappeenranta, in … Posted October 11, 2026 by Pascal
MonumentsHerbert Wilhelm Josef Gratzy – Austrian Skydiving PioneerThe Austrian Herbert Wilhelm Josef Gratzy was born on 3 May 1893 in Laibach, then part of Austria-Hungary … Posted October 10, 2026 by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsSK Torpedobunker Widerstandsnest 228 Schlüsselblume – Boulogne-sur-Mer, FranceThe torpedo bunker in Boulogne-sur-Mer was a German military installation built during the Second World War as part … Posted October 10, 2026 by Patrick
Military FacilitiesOld Daber Airfield, German WW2 Paratrooper School – Wittstock, GermanyFlugplatz Alt Daber in German or the Old Daber Airfield was a German military airfield during the Second … Posted October 9, 2026 (updated October 13, 2026) by Patrick
MonumentsRakuunakivi – Memorial to the cavalrymen who fell in the Winter and Continuation Wars 1939-1944 – Lappeenranta, FinlandThis memorial, also known as the Dragoon Stone, commemorates the cavalrymen who fell in the Winter and Continuation … Posted October 6, 2026 by Pascal
Military FacilitiesDragoon Hill – Rakuunamäki – Home of the Finnish Cavalry Brigade – Lappeenranta, FinlandDragoon Hill was established in 1921 in Lappeenranta as the home of the Finnish Cavalry Brigade, formed by … Posted October 5, 2026 (updated October 12, 2026) by Pascal
MonumentsLong-Range Reconnaissance Patrol ErP 4 Memorial – Erillinen Pataljoona 4 – Utti, Kouvola, FinlandThis memorial commemorates the Long-range Reconnaissance Units' General Headquarters of the 4th Detached Battalion. [...]Read More... Posted October 3, 2026 (updated October 3, 2026) by Pascal
MonumentsThe Eagle Monument and Air Force Memorial for the Fallen of 1939-1944 – Utti, Kouvola, FinlandThe eagle monument and Air Force memorial commemorate members of the Finnish Air Force who died in the … Posted September 30, 2026 (updated October 3, 2026) by Pascal
Surface to SurfaceMattress Rocket – British Unguided Surface-to-Surface Rocket"Matras" was the name of an unguided rocket developed by the British during the Second World War. [...]Read … Posted September 29, 2026 by Patrick
FighterMesserschmitt Bf 109 G-6 MT-452 “Yellow 4” a.k.a. “Utin Mersu” – Finnish FighterThis Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6, MT-452, a.k.a. the "Utti Messerschmitt", is a surviving fighter aircraft operated by the … Posted September 29, 2026 (updated October 3, 2026) by Pascal
Air to SurfaceRP-3, Rocket Projectile 3 inch – British Unguided Air-to-Surface RocketThe British RP-3, or “Rocket Projectile 3-inch,” was one of the most important air-launched rocket weapons developed and … Posted September 28, 2026 (updated September 28, 2026) by Patrick
