BattlefieldsThe Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen – GermanyOriginally built during the First World War between 1916 and 1919, the Ludendorff Brücke (named after German WWI … Posted November 17, 2011 (updated January 11, 2026) by Pascal
Bunkers & FortificationsFort de Tancrémont – Pépinster, BelgiumOn the 29th of May 1940 11:00h, a day and a half after the surrender of the Belgian … Posted November 10, 2011 (updated January 11, 2026) by Pascal
Cargo and UtilityBedford MWC 4×2 15-cwt Water Tank Truck – British General Service TruckIn 1935 the British War Office was in need of a new light military truck. Bedford started developing … Posted November 7, 2024 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsObervation Post M1 – La Corbière – Jersey, United KingdomA smaller observation post designated "M1" is built at the entrance road towards the resistance point Corbière. [...]Read … Posted January 3, 2024 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsKriegsmarine Peilstand und Messtellung 2, Naval observation tower MP 2 at La Corbière – Saint Brélade, Jersey – United KingdomNaval observation tower MP 2 is one of three constructed observation towers on Jersey Island. Nine of these … Posted December 31, 2023 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsMarine Küstenbatterie Lothringen – German Coastal Battery at Noiront Point – Saint Brélade, Jersey – United KingdomIn 1941, about the same time construction started on Coastal Battery Moltke up north, Batterie Lothringen was formed … Posted December 25, 2023 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsKernwerk – German Headquarters at St. Peters – Jersey, United KingdomThis Kernwerk housed the German Battle Headquarters in case of an invasion of the Island of Jersey, UK. … Posted January 8, 2024 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick
Military FacilitiesA Bailey Bridge along the Hoeksebaan – Hook of Holland, NetherlandsThis Bailey bridge lies in between the former positions of Widerstandsnest 31H and Widerstandsnest 32H along the former … Posted February 15, 2016 (updated January 11, 2026) by Pascal
Weapons FacilitiesDie Weisser Häuser, The White Houses – Luftwaffe Proving Grounds – Rechlin, GermanyJust 7 kilometers from Rechlin proving grounds there are reconstructed apartment buildings in the middle of a forested … Posted February 16, 2024 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick
Weapons FacilitiesHexengrund – Torpedo test facility Gdynia – PolandGrey concrete buildings rise out the sea in the Gulf of Danzig, at first glance it looks like … Posted May 4, 2020 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick
Weapons FacilitiesLuftfahrttechnischen Museum Rechlin – Aviation Museum Rechlin – Rechlin, GermanyAlready in 1939 the first operational jet aircraft, the Heinkel He 178, was tested on the almost circular … Posted July 23, 2023 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsMarine Küstenbatterie Tirpitz – Coastal Battery Tirpitz – Atlantikwall Raversyde Museum, BelgiumThe Coastal Battery Tirpitz started out with the name MKB Saltwedel neu. It is an old naval battery … Posted January 10, 2014 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick
BattlefieldsOperation Switchback – A Bailey-bridge left behind in Maldegem, St Laureins, BelgiumOn October 6th, the 7th Canadian Infantry Division started the construction of a Bailey-bridge between Maldegem and Sint-Laureins, … Posted November 26, 2015 (updated January 11, 2026) by Pascal
BattlefieldsBastogne Ardennes ’44 Museum – Bastogne BelgiumTo write an article about a museum which can't be visited any longer seems odd but the museum … Posted August 30, 2017 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick
BattleshipUSS Arizona (BB-39) – American Pennsylvania-class BattleshipThe USS Arizona (BB-39) was a Pennsylvania-class battleship of the United States Navy, commissioned in 1916 and famously … Posted April 19, 2025 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsOKH Mauerwald – Germany’s Army High Command in Mamerki, PolandOnly 18 km from the Wolf’s Lair lies das Oberkommando des Heeres im Mauerwald or in short OKH … Posted January 13, 2022 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick
Third ReichThe Wolf’s lair – Wolfsschanze- Hitler’s Headquarters, Gierloz PolandThe Wolfsschanze / Wolf’s Lair was named after the self-given nickname of Adolf Hitler, Wolf. On 21 June … Posted August 29, 2021 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick
Military FacilitiesRAF Upottery – USAAF Station 462 – Easy Company leaves for D-Day – Upottery, United KingdomThe aifield RAF Upottery was a Royal Air Force station located in Devon, England, near the village of … Posted July 14, 2025 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick
