Bunkers & FortificationsWiderstandsnest 81, Wn 81 – Grandcamp-Maisy, FranceWiderstandsnest number 81 lies at the French coast at the Normandy Landingsbeaches near the coastal Battery Maisy [...]Read … Posted April 21, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
Weapons FacilitiesV1 Flying Bomb Ski Site – Launch and Storage Facility – Bois des Huit-Rues, Le Nieppe, FranceThe V1 launch location was set up in the Bois des Huit-Rues (Eng. Huit-Rues forest) just north of … Posted April 18, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
Weapons FacilitiesKraftwerk Nord West, V2 Rocket Bunker, Blockhaus d’ Éperlecques – Watten, FranceTrains with V2 rockets rolled into the bomb proof station next to the main bunker. The V2 rocket … Posted April 12, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesGerman War Cemetery Sandweiler – Sandweiler, LuxembourgThe Sandweiler war cemetery was the first cemetery that the German War Graves Commission (Deutsche Kriegsgräberstätten) established abroad … Posted April 8, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
Tractor and Prime MoverS60 – Stalinets-60, Russian Heavy Artillery TractorThe Stalinets-60 or S-60 was a Russian heavy artillery tractor named after Joseph Stalin. Russia bought foreign tractors … Posted April 7, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
UniformUniform of Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring AKA Hermann MeierA uniform of Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring can be seen in the museum at the former airfield Berlin Gatow. … Posted April 4, 2024 (updated January 21, 2026) by Patrick
UniformCoat of Reichsmarschall Hermann GöringThis coat was worn by Reichsmarschall Hermann in 1943 / 1944 [...]Read More... Posted April 4, 2024 (updated January 21, 2026) by Patrick
Cargo and UtilityEinheitsdiesel – German Light all-terrain Standard TruckThis unarmored German truck, officially called the Leichter geländegangiger Einheits-LKW 2,5t was designed between 1936 and 1937. (Eng. … Posted April 2, 2024 (updated September 28, 2025) by Patrick
Labour & Concentration CampsSachsenhausen Concentration camp – Oranienburg, GermanySachsenhausen concentration camp, located in Oranienburg, Germany, stands as a grim reminder of the atrocities committed during the … Posted March 29, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
TrainerBristol Blenheim Mk IVT – Fairchild Bolingbroke Mk IVT – Canadian Reconnaissance and Trainer AircraftThis Bristol Blenheim IV, or Bristol Bolingbroke was photographed in 2013. [...]Read More... Posted March 28, 2024 (updated February 11, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsWinkel Luftschutzturm Air Raid Shelter in Gotha, GermanyThe allied bombing raids were a real threat therefore a bomb proof bunker was built on the factories … Posted March 27, 2024 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick
Labour & Concentration CampsRavensbrück Concentration Camp – Womens camp – Fürstenberg-Havel, GermanyRavensbrück, located in northern Germany, was a concentration camp primarily for women, established by the Nazis in 1938/1939. … Posted March 26, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsLuftschutz Turmbunker Voslapp – Air Raid Bunker – Wilhelmshaven, GermanyThis is one of the air raid shelters built in the Voslapp district of Wilhelmshaven, a German naval … Posted March 25, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
TrainerBristol Blenheim Mk IVT – Bolingbroke – Canadian Reconnaissance and Trainer AircraftThe Bristol Bolingbroke was a twin-engined maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft used during World War II. Developed … Posted March 24, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
MuseumsDeutsches Marine Museum Wilhelmshaven – Wilhelmshaven, GermanyThe museum building contains permanent exhibitions about three different eras: the navy between 1848-1914, during both world wars … Posted March 23, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsLager Koralle – German Kriegsmarine Headquarters OKM – Lanke, GermanyIn 1943 the Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine relocated to the Bernau / Lanke / Lobetal area bringing command of … Posted March 18, 2024 (updated January 12, 2026) by Patrick
Machine GunMachinenpistole 41, MP 41 – Schmeisser – German Submachine gunThe Machinenpistole 41, MP 41, was designed in 1941 by Hugo Schmeisser, chief designer at the Erma Werke. … Posted March 18, 2024 (updated September 28, 2025) by Patrick
Machine GunMachinenpistole 40, MP 40 – Schmeisser – German Submachine GunThe Machinepistole 40, or MP 40, was a further development of the German submachine gun from the Machinepistole … Posted March 16, 2024 (updated March 9, 2025) by Patrick
