Bunkers & FortificationsStützpunkt Krimhild of Landfront Vlissingen – Nieuw-Abeele, Walcheren, the NetherlandsFlushing was of great strategic importance during WW2. As part of the Atlantikwall, the Germans fortified the city … Posted November 18, 2017 (updated February 15, 2026) by Pascal
Weapons FacilitiesNational Filling Factory No.1 also known as Barnbow – Leeds, United KingdomNational Filling Factory No.1, Barnbow, was a First World War munitions factory located at Cross Gates in Leeds. … Posted March 12, 2018 (updated February 14, 2026) by Patrick
MonumentsThe Barnbow Lasses Memorial – Leeds, United KingdomThis memorial in Manston park, Leeds, commemorates all those who were killed in the 3 explosions at the … Posted March 12, 2018 (updated February 14, 2026) by Pascal
MonumentsMemorial for 35 fallen Barnbow Shell Factory Workers during WWI – Leeds, United KingdomThis memorial at Cross Gates, Leeds, commemorates the 35 killed workers of the Barnbow Shell Filling Factory on … Posted March 14, 2018 (updated February 14, 2026) by Pascal
MonumentsHalifax R.A.F. bomber LK844 Crash site – Tingely, United KingdomOn the 14th of November 1944, Halifax bomber LK844 part of the 51 squadron of the R.A.F took … Posted November 14, 2017 (updated February 14, 2026) by Patrick
Military FacilitiesRoyal Air Force Museum Cosford – EnglandThe RAF Cosford museum in the United Kingdom is a large aviation museum with an impressive collection featuring … Posted April 13, 2020 (updated February 14, 2026) by Patrick
Personal StoriesElse Clara Wilke, a German East Prussian refugee flees to Oksbøl, DenmarkI was awakened by my mother at about 4:30 a.m. with the words "Musst aufstehen, die Polacken schiessen" … Posted December 14, 2025 (updated February 13, 2026) by Patrick
TankPanzerkampfwagen VI Tiger – Sd.Kfz. 181 – Tiger 131 and Maybach EngineThis is a Tiger I (nr. 131) Panzerkampfwagen VI, Sd.Kfz. 181, powered by a Maybach HL210 TRM P45 … Posted January 27, 2022 (updated February 13, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsWiderstandsnest 33a at Graye-sur-Mer – La Brèche le Bisson, FranceAlong the coastline of Graye-sur-Mer are the remains of Widerstandsnest 33a. The bunker was still under construction when … Posted January 6, 2022 (updated February 13, 2026) by Pascal
FighterMesserschmitt Me 163B-1a Komet and it’s Walter HWK 109-509 Rocket EngineMesserschmitt Me 163B-1a Komet and its Walter HWK 109-509 Rocket Engine are photographed in the Museum of Flight … Posted January 29, 2022 (updated February 13, 2026) by Patrick
TankPanzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. B – Tiger II – Sd.Kfz. 182 – Königstiger – Porsche TurretPanzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. B - Tiger II - Sd.Kfz. 182 with a Porsche Turm / Turret in The … Posted January 30, 2022 (updated February 13, 2026) by Patrick
MonumentsWar Memorial Karlshagen – Usedom, Mecklenburg – Vorpommern, GermanyThis is the memorial in Karlshagen. During the 60's, on the southside of this cemetery a mass grave … Posted November 21, 2012 (updated February 13, 2026) by Pascal
CemeteriesWar Cemetery Karlshagen – Usedom, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, GermanyThis cemetery is the final resting place of 2000 victims of World War Two who died in the … Posted October 24, 2015 (updated February 13, 2026) by Pascal
Weapons FacilitiesMaterials Warehouse and Loading Ramp – Peenemünde, Usedom, GermanyAt this site are the remains of the materials warehouse of the former Peenemunde HVA production plant. [...]Read … Posted October 8, 2012 (updated February 13, 2026) by Pascal
BattlefieldsInvasion of Poland: the Battle of Westerplatte – Gdansk, PolandKnown as one of the first battles of WW2, the battle for Westerplatte is a gripping part of … Posted January 18, 2022 (updated February 12, 2026) by Pascal
Military FacilitiesNational Museum of Flight – East Fortune Airfield – ScotlandMuseum of Flight in Scotland, former Royal Air Force East Fortune or RAF East Fortune was a fighter … Posted February 9, 2022 (updated February 12, 2026) by Patrick
ArmoredRussian Armored Locomotive – Steam Locomotive O Class – OV 5067This Russian O Class steam locomotive - OV 5067 - was built in 1896 and was converted into … Posted February 11, 2022 (updated February 12, 2026) by Patrick
TankPanzerkampfwagen V, Ausf. A – Sd.Kfz 268 – Panzerbefehlswagen PantherThe Panzerkampfwagen V – Ausf. A – Sd.Kfz 268 – Panzerbefehlswagen Panther was a command tank based on … Posted February 26, 2022 (updated February 12, 2026) by Patrick
