M.Fl.B. 3./204 Marine Flakbatterie Fanø Nord – German 10,5 Anti-Aircraft Battery – Fanø, Denmark On the north tip of the island Fanø west of Esbjerg in Denmark lie multiple defensive positions. There … Posted January 1, 2025 (updated January 3, 2025) by Patrick
Stützpunkt H.K.B. 8./180 Vesterhavsbad – German Coastal Battery – Fanø, Denmark The H.K.B. 8./180 was under control of the Wehrmacht as it is a Heeresküstenbatterie (Eng. Army Coastal battery). … Posted December 30, 2024 (updated January 3, 2025) by Patrick
F-Stand German special bunker in Denmark – Fanø, Denmark The F-Stands are small bunkers on the Atlantic Wall. They are 6,30 meters wide, and 6,10 meters long … Posted December 30, 2024 (updated January 3, 2025) by Patrick
M.K.B. 2./518 Marine Küstenbatterie Gneisenau – German Coastal Battery – Fanø, Denmark This German coastal gun battery on the island of Fanø used four main guns, installed late 1944. It … Posted December 30, 2024 (updated January 3, 2025) by Patrick
15 cm Nebelwerfer 41 – German Rocket Launcher Originally the name Nebel (mist) was chosen to disguise the fact that the Wehrmacht was setting up a … Posted December 23, 2024 (updated January 3, 2025) by Patrick
15 cm Wurfgranate – 15 cm Wgr. 41 – German 15 cm rocket for the 15 cm Nebelwerfer 41 The 15 cm Wgr. 41, or 15 cm Wurfgranate 41, came in different variants, uses and payloads. The … Posted December 23, 2024 (updated January 3, 2025) by Patrick
Sd. Ah. 33 – German Nebelwerfer Ammunition trailer The Nebelwerfer Ammunition trailer designated Sd. Ah. 33 was a specialized trailer for the ammunition of the German … Posted December 23, 2024 (updated January 3, 2025) by Patrick
Sd.Kfz. 8 – German 12 tons Heavy Prime Mover Halftrack Daimler-Benz developed this heavy prime mover halftrack, originally Sonderkraftfahrzeug 8 Schwerer Zugkraftwagen or Sd. Kfz. 8 in 1932/1933 … Posted December 16, 2024 (updated January 6, 2025) by Patrick
Maschinensatz 24 kW für FlaKscheinwerfer 34 und 37 – German 24 KW Generator for Searchlight 150 cm The Generator on the photos is a maschinensatz 24 kW für 150 cm Flakscheinwerfer 34 and 37 types … Posted December 16, 2024 (updated January 3, 2025) by Patrick
150 cm FlaKscheinwerfer 34 auf Sd.Ah. 104 – German 150 cm Searchlight on Specialized trailer The Flakscheinwerfer 34, or SW 34, is a German World War Two searchlight with an 150 centimeter wide … Posted December 16, 2024 (updated January 3, 2025) by Patrick
Sd. Ah. 104 – Sonderanhänger 104 – German Specialized Trailer These Sd. Ah. 104 - Sonderanhänger 104 specialized trailers were two single part, seperated axels with suspension, a … Posted December 16, 2024 (updated January 3, 2025) by Patrick
Dutch War Cemetery Grebbeberg – Rhenen, the Netherlands This cemetery and memorial field holds the graves of around 850 Dutch soldiers of whom many lost their … Posted December 15, 2024 (updated December 16, 2024) by Pascal
Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr VG 1-5 – German Semi-automatic Assault Rifle The Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr VG 1-5 assault rifle was designed in 1944 under the Primitive-Weapons-Program for use by the … Posted December 13, 2024 (updated December 14, 2024) by Pascal
Walther PPK “Politische Leiter” 7,65mm – German Semi-automatic Pistol for Nazi Party Leaders Officially called the "Ehrenwaffe für politische Leiter der NSDAP", the Walther PPK "Politische Leiter" handgun is more commonly … Posted December 13, 2024 (updated December 16, 2024) by Pascal
The deportation of the Tanguy Abbots of Pont-Aven, France The Abbots Joseph and Francis Tanguy fell victim to the Nazi regime while following their beliefs and participating … Posted December 4, 2024 (updated December 5, 2024) by Pascal
U-boat Bunkers Keroman 4a and Keroman 4b (K4a & K4b) – Lorient, France In 1943 the new German Type XXI U-boat demanded a larger capacity U-boat bunker for service and repairs. … Posted December 3, 2024 by Pascal
Festungsfront Oder-Warthe-Bogen, Panzerwerk 720 – Werkgruppe Gneisenau – Międzyrzecz, Polen Panzerwerk 720 together with Panzerwerk 719 formed Werkgruppe Gneisenau. Werkgruppe Gneisenau lies north of Werkgruppe Scharnhorst and south … Posted December 3, 2024 (updated January 3, 2025) by Patrick
Festungsfront Oder-Warthe-Bogen, Panzerwerk 719 – Werkgruppe Gneisenau – Międzyrzecz, Polen Panzerwerk 719 together with Panzerwerk 720 formed Werkgruppe Gneisenau. Werkgruppe Gneisenau lies north of Werkgruppe Scharnhorst and south … Posted December 3, 2024 (updated January 3, 2025) by Patrick
