Bunkers & FortificationsFlak Tower Humboldthain – Berlin, GermanyFlakturm Humboltshain is a 1st generation G - tower. The 'G' indicated Gefechtsturm or Combat tower. Its measurements … Posted March 16, 2017 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsAtlantic Wall, Stützpunkt gruppe Katwijk – the NetherlandsStutzpunktgruppe Katwijk is a defensive strongpoint from the North sea inland to airport Valkenburg near Den Hague in … Posted February 16, 2017 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsAir Raid Shelter Towers of the Winkel Type – Wünsdorf-Zossen, GermanyThese towers were developed specifically as air raid shelters by German Architect Leo Winkel. [...]Read More... Posted February 13, 2017 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal
Bunkers & FortificationsThe Reichs Air Raid Defense School and the Hochbunker HeckeshornHidden in the foliage at the dead end of the curved "Am Großen Wannsee" lane lies a complex … Posted January 31, 2017 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal
Transport and CargoDR-Baureihe E19 01: Nazi trains for the German ReichsbahnWith the rise to power of the Nazi Party in 1933, the German Reichsbahn (or State Railway) became … Posted January 23, 2017 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal
Bunkers & FortificationsFort du Larmont Inférieure, Fort Mahler – La-Cluse-et-Mijoux, FranceFort Mahler a.k.a Fort du Larmont Inférieure was built between 1843 and 1851 to cover the flank of … Posted March 3, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal
Labour & Concentration CampsThe Great Escape, Stalag Luft III – Zagan, PolandStalag Luft III was a POW camp build especially for Allied airmen in the vicinity of Zagan in … Posted May 8, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
MonumentsWar Memorial Dalkeith – ScotlandIn Dalkeith there is a war memorial for those who fell during the First World War. You can … Posted April 11, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
MonumentsWar memorial, Oban Scotland United kingdomOn the coast in Oban Scotland stands a World War One memorial for the Oban soldiers who lost … Posted April 9, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
Labour & Concentration CampsDachau Concentration Camp – Bavaria, GermanyConcentration Camp Dachau or KZ Dachau in German was the first complete concentration camp the Germans built. The … Posted March 20, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
Weapons FacilitiesFontana Dam, North Carolina United States of AmericaBeginning just after WW1, there was an American congressional effort to encourage industrial development in places like Eastern … Posted March 18, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
MonumentsThe Fifty – The Great Escape – Zagan, PolandThe Great Escape took place on the night of 24 March 1943 when 76 prisoners escaped through a … Posted May 8, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
Tractor and Prime MoverSd.Kfz. 2 – Kleines KettenkraftradThe Kleines Kettenkraftrad designated Sd.Kfz. 2 was named short Kettenkrad. Besides use as a tractor the Kettenkraftrad saw … Posted November 16, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
Weapons FacilitiesArromanches-les-Bains and the Mulberry Harbour Normandy France.The Little town of Arromanches-les-Bains on the French coast in Normandy was part of the D-Day Landings on … Posted November 13, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
MonumentsThe Final Solution – The Wannsee Conference at Villa Marlier, BerlinOn the 20th of January 1942, Reinhard Heydrich addressed a group of 15 men of whom prominent members … Posted November 2, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal
Bunkers & FortificationsMarine Küstenbatterie Longues-sur-Mer, Normandy FranceBetween Omaha beach and Gold beach lies Marine Küstenbatterie Longues-sur-Mer or M.K.B. Longues-sur-Mer. Construction started in September 1943 … Posted October 22, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
Weapons FacilitiesProject Riese, Dynamit Nobel AG, Mölke – Ludwikowice Kłodzkie, PolandNear the towns of Ludwikowice Kłodzkie and Miłków in Poland lie the remains of the Dynamit Nobel A.G. … Posted October 15, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
Weapons FacilitiesProject Riese – Rzeczka, Dorfbach – Owl Mountains, Walim PolandConstruction on Project Riese and Rzeczka started in 1943 and the Germans kept on digging until the Russian … Posted September 25, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
