MonumentsMonument aux Morts – Barcelonette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, FranceMonument aux Morts of Barcelonnette, made by sculptor Paul Landowski, is dedicated to the fallen of the region … Posted August 16, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal
Bunkers & FortificationsOuvrage Col de Restefond – Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Jausiers, FranceOuvrage Col de Restefond is a Petit Ouvrage of the Maginot's Alpine Line and consists of three infantry … Posted August 15, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal
Bunkers & FortificationsBarracks of Restefond – Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Jausiers, FranceCamp de Restefond was a former military barracks of the French Alpine Army located near the border with … Posted August 13, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal
MonumentsMemorial on the German 111 Infantry Division Fallinbostel – Dorfmark, GermanyA roadside memorial on the German 111 Infantry Division on both World Wars can be found in Dorfmark … Posted August 7, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesThe Foreign Cemetery and Jewish Cemetery – Hauptfriedhof Dortmund, GermanyA small part of the main cemetery in Dortmund is for the Jewish and foreign forced labourers. It … Posted August 2, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesHauptfriedhof Dortmund – Main Cemetery Dortmund, GermanyThe German city of Dortmund holds 11710 victims of war spread over 44 cemeteries. The main cemetery, the … Posted August 2, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
TankRenault FT – French Light TankThe Renault FT tank was a role model for a lot of tank models in his time. It … Posted August 2, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesWar Cemetery Bendingbostel – Bendingbostel, GermanyOn the cemetery Hohenaverbergen in Kirchlinteln Germany are tombstones for 48 German soldiers. Mostly young German marines, 40 … Posted August 2, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesSennefriedhof War Cemetery – Bielefeld, GermanyThe Sennefriedhof in Bielefeld Germany is a large cemetery. You can use your car to drive you to … Posted July 29, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
Weapons FacilitiesProject Riese – Concrete Factory Osówka, Säuferhöhen – Owl Mountains, Walbrzych PolandThe Osowka Tunnels lie in a remote area therefore the Germans constructed a concrete factory on the site, … Posted July 28, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesCemetery Wehnsen – Visselhövede, GermanyWe stumbled upon a small village cemetery where they remember some fallen of the Second World War. The … Posted July 26, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesCommonwealth Cemetery – Becklingen War Cemetery – Niedersachsen, GermanyThe Commonwealth cemetery at Becklingen in Germany lies on the Lüneburger Heide, close to the Bergen-Belsen Concentration camp. … Posted July 26, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
Personal StoriesLandmarkScout Travels – LMS Trip to Normandy FranceOur first trip we ever did was to the Panzerkampfwagen VI - Tiger at Vimoutiers and the landing … Posted July 22, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
Fighter-BomberDornier Do 335 Pfeil – Fastest WW2 Piston Engine Plane – German Heavy FighterDornier, also known from their flying boats like the Dornier Do 24, patented the idea of a push … Posted July 16, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
Personnel CarrierSd.Kfz. 251 – Medium Armored Personnel Carrier – German HalftrackHanomag designed the Sd.Kfz. 251 and it was adopted in the Wehrmacht from 1939, it stayed in service … Posted July 14, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsWiderstandsnest 165b Blücher – Cran aux Oeufs, Audinghen, FranceWiderstandsnest 165b Blücher has a Regelbau 612 Schartenstand to house an assault gun, which could fire at targets … Posted July 13, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal
MuseumsGerman Maritime Museum BremerhavenIn Bremerhaven is the Schiffahrtsmuseum Bremerhaven, the Maritime Museum Bremerhaven. [...]Read More... Posted July 13, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsStützpunkt 164a Sicklingen, Marine Küstenbatterie Waringzelle – Audinghen, FranceStützpunkt 164a Sicklingen was armed with two 150mm SK L/45 guns and had a German "Mammut" radar for … Posted July 12, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal
