Anti AircraftType 98 – Japanese 20 mm Light Anti-Aircraft CannonThe Japanese anti-aircraft gun Type 98 was named after its year of creation, the Japanese year 2598. It … Posted June 16, 2024 (updated February 17, 2025) by Patrick
Tank Destroyer17pdr SP Achilles – British Tank DestroyerA 17pdr SP Achilles tank destroyer sits on a pedestal at the side of the road near the … Posted June 12, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
MonumentsOperation Crossbow – Bombing V1 sites near Adourval and Pommerval – Pommerval, FranceOn the night of 24th to 25th August 1944 seven hundred airplanes took off in England from different … Posted May 30, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesRAF Pilot Robert Roelandt at Bully Cemetery – Bully, FranceRobert was a Belgium fighter pilot during World War Two. He was an observer in the Belgium air … Posted May 30, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
Machine GunMaxim Machine Gun Model 1910 – Russian Heavy Machine gunThe Pulyemyot Maksima PM1910 was originally developed by the British Hiram Maxim in 1885. After a test by … Posted May 29, 2024 (updated February 17, 2025) by Patrick
Recoilless WeaponFliegerfaust B, Luftfaust B – German Hand Held Rocket LauncherOne of these developments led to a hand held anti-air bazooka-like gun. The Fliegerfaust (Pilot’s Fist) was a … Posted May 24, 2024 (updated September 28, 2025) by Patrick
Recoilless WeaponFliegerfaust A or Luftfaust A – German Hand Held Rocket LauncherThe first known manpad was made in 1944, by the HASAG firm, based on the technical experience with … Posted May 24, 2024 (updated February 11, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesCommonwealth and French War Graves from both World Wars in Neufchatel-en-Bray, FranceIn the French town of Neufchatel-en-Bray are French and commonwealth graves. They are fallen soldiers from World War … Posted May 19, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsV1 Flying bomb Ski Site – Launch and Storage Facility – Val Ygot, Ardouval, FranceThe V1 launch site Val Ygot lies in the Eawy forest near Ardouval and Pommerval. It was set … Posted May 15, 2024 (updated February 11, 2026) by Patrick
TankM24 Chaffee – American Light TankThe early American light tanks, like M3 Stuart, or the improved version M5, were outdated near the end … Posted May 15, 2024 (updated September 28, 2025) by Patrick
MotorcycleHarley-Davidson 42WLA “Liberator” – US Army MotorcycleThe Harley-Davidson 42WLA "Liberator" motorcycle emerged as an iconic symbol for the liberation of Europe, performing its duties … Posted April 28, 2024 (updated September 28, 2025) by Pascal
Third ReichWewelsburg Castle – Himmlers Occult Castle – Büren, GermanyIn 1934, Heinrich Himmler acquired Wewelsburg Castle with the intention of transforming it into a center for his … Posted April 21, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsWiderstandsnest 82, Wn 82 “Le Casino” – Grandcamp-Maisy, FranceWiderstandnest number 82 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
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
