Supplies and UtilityParapacks and Paracaissons – USAAF Airborne Supply ContainersParapacks and paracaissons are also known as parapods or aerial delivery containers and refer to the exact same … Posted October 18, 2026 by Patrick
Personal EquipmentRebecca/Eureka transponding radar – British Radio Navigation SystemThe Rebecca/Eureka system was a British-developed radio navigation aid used during the Second World War [...]Read More... Posted October 17, 2026 (updated October 18, 2026) by Patrick
Reconnaissance and TransportDouglas C-47A Skytrain SNAFU Special – American Military Transport AircraftThe Douglas C-47A-80-DL Skytrain with serial number: 43-15073, and construction number 19539), was built in Long Beach, California, … Posted October 17, 2026 (updated October 17, 2026) by Patrick
ArtilleryBL 5.5-inch Medium Gun – British Artillery GunThe BL 5.5-inch Medium Gun was a British artillery weapon developed in 1939 to replace older medium artillery … Posted October 16, 2026 (updated October 16, 2026) by Patrick
ArtilleryOrdnance QF 25-pounder – British Field GunThe Ordnance QF 25-pounder was one of the most important British artillery weapons of the Second World War. … Posted October 16, 2026 (updated October 16, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesForced laborers cemetery – Heiningen, GermanyAccording to available information, this war cemetery is the final resting place of 76 Soviet prisoners of war … Posted October 16, 2026 (updated October 16, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsThe Rajamäki FlaK towers – Nurmijärvi, Uusimaa, FinlandThe Rajamäki towers were built between 1940–1941 to protect a vital industrial complex and its workers nearby. [...]Read … Posted October 16, 2026 (updated October 18, 2026) by Pascal
CemeteriesLappeenranta Heroes Cemetery – South Karelia, FinlandThe Lappeenranta Heroes Cemetery was established in 1939, and is the second-largest war cemetery in Finland. [...]Read More... Posted October 16, 2026 by Pascal
Military FacilitiesBuchhorst Shooting Range – Braunschweig, GermanyThe Schießstand Buchhorst (Eng. Buchhorst Military Shooting Range), is located in a wooded area near Riddagshausen, east of … Posted October 14, 2026 by Patrick
CemeteriesSoviet War Cemetery – Wittstock/Dosse, GermanyThe Soviet War Cemetery in Wittstock/Dosse is a memorial site in Brandenburg, Germany. [...]Read More... Posted October 14, 2026 by Patrick
Third ReichReich Academy for Youth Leadership, Nazi Hitlerjugend School – Braunschweig, GermanyThe Reich Academy for Youth Leadership (Reichsakademie für Jugendführung) was a Nazi training institution established in Braunschweig [...]Read … Posted October 13, 2026 by Patrick
Third ReichReichsjägerhof Hermann Göring, the Hunting Estate of Hermann Göring – Braunschweig, GermanyThe Reichsjägerhof Hermann Göring was a Nazi-era hunting estate established in the Buchhorst woodland near Riddagshausen, east of … Posted October 13, 2026 (updated October 13, 2026) by Patrick
Labour & Concentration CampsSchandelah-Wohld Concentration Camp – Braunschweig, GermanyThe Schandelah-Wohld concentration camp was a subcamp of Neuengamme concentration camp, located near Schandelah, east of Braunschweig in … Posted October 13, 2026 by Patrick
CemeteriesVictims of Schandelah-Wohld Concentration Camp at Friedhof Scheppau – Elm-Scheppau, GermanyThe small burial plot is dedicated to forced laborers who lost their lives while working at the Schandelah-Wohld … Posted October 13, 2026 (updated October 13, 2026) by Patrick
MonumentsThe Birthplace of Väinö Lahja Rikhard Valve – The Last Finnish Jaeger – Dragoon Hill, Lappeenranta, FinlandVäinö Valve, a Finnish naval commander who played a central role in Finland’s naval defence during WWII, was … Posted October 12, 2026 (updated October 13, 2026) by Pascal
Bunkers & FortificationsHeeresküstenbatterie Merville – German Coastal Battery – Merville-Franceville-Plage, FranceThe Heeresküstenbatterie Merville was a German coastal artillery position near Merville-Franceville-Plage in Normandy, France. It formed part of … Posted October 11, 2026 (updated October 21, 2026) by Patrick
Tank DestroyerSd.Kfz. 142/1, Sturmgeschütz 40 Ausf. G, “Ps. 531-31” – Tank DestroyerThis German Sd.Kfz. 142/1 Sturmgeschütz 40 Ausf. G, a.k.a. Stug III, tank destroyer was used by the Finnish … Posted October 11, 2026 by Pascal
MonumentsThe 6th Jaeger Battalion Memorial – Dragoon Hill, Lappeenranta, FinlandThis memorial commemorates the founding of the 6th Jaeger Battalion (Jääkäripataljoona 6) at Dragoon Hill (Rakuunamäki), Lappeenranta, in … Posted October 11, 2026 by Pascal
