Bunkers & FortificationsHochbunker Holzsägerstraße Emden – Civilian Air Raid Shelter Emden, GermanyThe German city of Emden is located in the northwest of Germany on the Ems river near the … Posted January 25, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesDutch War Cemetery Grebbeberg – Rhenen, the NetherlandsThis cemetery and memorial field holds the graves of around 850 Dutch soldiers of whom many lost their … Posted December 15, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Pascal
MonumentsThe deportation of the Tanguy Abbots of Pont-Aven, FranceThe Abbots Joseph and Francis Tanguy fell victim to the Nazi regime while following their beliefs and participating … Posted December 4, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Pascal
Bunkers & FortificationsFestungsfront Oder-Warthe-Bogen, Panzerwerk 719 – Werkgruppe Gneisenau – Międzyrzecz, PolenPanzerwerk 719 together with Panzerwerk 720 formed Werkgruppe Gneisenau. Werkgruppe Gneisenau lies north of Werkgruppe Scharnhorst and south … Posted December 3, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsFestungsfront Oder-Warthe-Bogen, Panzerwerk A8 West – Werkgruppe York – Nipter Schleife – Nietoperek, PolandThe Nipter Schleife comprises of nine individual chambers that were intended to serve, among other things, as storage … Posted December 3, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsFestungsfront Oder-Warthe-Bogen, Panzerwerk 722 – Werkgruppe York – Nietoperek, PolandPanzerwerk 722 was part of Werkgruppe York. Werkgruppe York lies north of Werkgruppe Geneisenau and south of Werkgruppe … Posted December 3, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsRegelbau 58C – M.G. Ringstand für 2 Mann – German Machinegun Tobruk at Pz.W. 717On the field near Panzerwerk 717 are two tobruks of Regelbau 58c. These were probably connected to the … Posted December 3, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsFestungsfront Oder-Warthe-Bogen, Panzerwerk 717 – Werkgruppe Scharnhorst – Międzyrzecz, PolenNear the fortification museum and Panzerwerk 716 lies Panzerwerk 717 on the Fortress Front Oder-Warthe-Bogen. Panzerwerk 717 together … Posted December 2, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsHohlgangsystem – Festungsfront Oder-Warthe-BogenPanzerwerk 716 both are part of Werkgruppe Scharnhorst and are connected to a small part of the Holgangsystem … Posted December 2, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsHöckerlinie – German Dragon’s Teeth Fortification – Between Panzerwerk 716 and 717 Oder-Warthe-BogenHöckerlinie (Eng. Dragon's teeth defense) between Panzerwerk 716 and Panzerwerk 716 on the Festungsfront Oder-Warthe-Bogen [...]Read More... Posted December 2, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsU-boat Bunker Keroman 2 (K2) – Lorient, FranceBefore the first phase of the construction of U-boat bunker Keroman 1 (K1) was completed, the work on … Posted November 27, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Pascal
MonumentsMonument to the fallen of Oeselgem during the Battle of the Lye – Oeselgem, BelgiumA monument with the names of fallen civilians and soldiers from the First and Second World Wars is … Posted November 1, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesWorld War One Cemetery Douaumont – Fleury-devant-Douaumont, FranceThere is a cemetery in front of the Douaumont Ossuary. This cemetery contains the remains of 16,142 fallen … Posted October 28, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
MonumentsDouaumont Ossuary – Memorial on the Battle of Verdun – Fleury-devant-Douaumont, FranceThe Douaumont Ossuary is a combined monument and cemetery of victims in the battles for Verdun during the … Posted October 25, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
MonumentsSoviet War Memorial – Tiergarten – Berlin, GermanyIn the Tiergarten in Berlin, Germany there is a memorial for the fallen Soviet soldiers who died in … Posted October 21, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsCoastal Batterie Hess – Regelbau 622 – Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer, FranceDuring the Second World War, the English carried out a surprise attack on the French coastal city of … Posted October 18, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
BattlefieldsThe Battle of the Lys, Four-Fronts Bridge – Oeselgem, BelgiumDuring Fal Gelb, the Battle of the Low Countries, Germany attacked the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg in one … Posted October 16, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
Personal StoriesOberleutnant Felix-Maria Brandis – Messerschmitt Bf 110 LN+FRFirst lieutenant or Oberleutnant Felix-Maria Brandis was born in Ahaus Germany on 9 September 1919. His flying training … Posted October 13, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
