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
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
Historic SitesThe Armistice Museum – Rethondes, Compiègne, FranceFor Adolf Hitler, the signing of the Franco-German Armistice of 22 June 1940 in a railway carriage at … Posted October 9, 2015 (updated January 11, 2026) by Pascal
Military FacilitiesMilitärhistorisches Museum Flugplatz Berlin-GatowThe airfield, Fliegerhorst Gatow, was officially opened by Adolf Hitler in September 1935 and housed two of most … Posted February 12, 2023 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick
Military FacilitiesRAF Dunkeswell – USAAF Station 173 – Dunkeswell, United KingdomLocated in Devon, England, was a strategic airfield built during World War II to support Allied anti-submarine warfare … Posted July 10, 2025 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick
Military FacilitiesDunkeswell Airfield Heritage Centre – Dunkeswell, United KingdomNestled atop the Blackdown Hills near Honiton, Devon, the Dunkeswell Airfield Heritage Centre offers a compelling glimpse into … Posted July 10, 2025 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick
Military FacilitiesThe Upottery Airfield Nissen Hut Heritage Centre – Upottery, United KingdomAlthough named as a centre it is a museum and tour organisation on the former grounds of the … Posted July 14, 2025 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsVickers Machine Gun Emplacement (second) – Axmouth, United KingdomThis rectangular medium machine gun type pillbox with large embrasure is just east of the first one seen … Posted December 28, 2025 (updated January 10, 2026) by Patrick
MuseumsMusée de l’Abri de Hatten – Hatten, FranceThe Musée de l’Abri de Hatten is located at 6 rue de l’Abri, 67690 Hatten, in the Bas‑Rhin department … Posted October 30, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
Cargo and UtilityM15A1 Tank Transporter Semi-Trailer – U.S. Heavy Tank TrailerThe M15A1 tank transporter trailer was an improved U.S. Army heavy semi-trailer used during and after World War … Posted January 28, 2026 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesThe fate of two Avro Lancaster Crews sealed by a single Luftwaffe Night Fighter Pilot – Tubbergen, NetherlandsThe Roman Catholic Cemetery in Tubbergen, in the Dutch province of Overijssel, is an important local site of … Posted January 18, 2026 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
MonumentsAnne Frank and Margot Frank Memorial in Bergen BelsenAnne Frank was a Jewish girl whose diary became one of the most important and widely read books … Posted January 14, 2026 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
