TankTiger I – Identification No. 312 – Panzerkampfwagen VI – German Heavy TankThe Tiger I photographed at the Deutsches Panzermuseum Munster is a tank built mostly from parts recovered from … Posted September 28, 2025 (updated August 10, 2026) by Patrick
Third ReichThe Albert Speer house near the Fuhrer’s Eagles nest on the Obersalzberg – Berchtesgaden, GermanyAlbert Speer lived in the Ostertal, a valley somewhere in Bavaria. Here he had a small atelier which … Posted December 6, 2012 (updated August 10, 2026) by Patrick
Third ReichHitler’s Eagle’s Nest, the Kehlsteinhaus, tea house on the Obersalzberg in Bavaria – GermanyOn the Obersalzberg in Bavaria, Germany, are two tea houses. Both are specially made for Adolf Hitler, for … Posted December 1, 2012 (updated August 10, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesGerman Mass Graves at Sachsenhausen – Oranienburg, GermanyThe NKVD mass graves at Sachsenhausen are associated with the Soviet administration of the former Nazi concentration camp … Posted August 8, 2026 (updated August 10, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesThe Grave of Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz – The Last Führer – Waldfriedhof Aumühle, GermanyThis is the grave of Grossadmiral Karl Dönitz, Commander of the U-boat arm during WWII, at the forest … Posted June 16, 2023 (updated August 9, 2026) by Patrick
Military FacilitiesFuhrerhauptquartier Wolfsschlucht 2, Margival – Laffaux FranceSituated along the railway line Laon-Paris in the thick wooded area surrounding Margival, this steep sided valley proved … Posted October 1, 2013 (updated August 8, 2026) by Pascal
Historic SitesThe Massacre at Oradour sur Glane Memorial Center – Limousin, FranceSome villagers had barely seen a German soldier from up close and it even seemed like the Second … Posted August 9, 2014 (updated August 8, 2026) by Pascal
Personal StoriesElse Clara Wilke, a German East Prussian refugee flees to Oksbøl, DenmarkI was awakened by my mother at about 4:30 a.m. with the words "Musst aufstehen, die Polacken schiessen" … Posted December 14, 2025 (updated August 8, 2026) by Patrick
MonumentsBastion of the Executed – Fort de la Chartreuse – Liege, BelgiumBastion of the Executed commemorates 48 resistance fighters and other civilians executed by German forces during World War … Posted August 5, 2026 (updated August 5, 2026) by Patrick
Machine GunM1941 Johnson Light Machine Gun (LMG) – United States Machine GunThe M1941 Johnson Light Machine Gun (LMG) was an American automatic weapon designed by Melvin M. Johnson Jr. … Posted August 3, 2026 by Patrick
Anti Aircraft8 cm/40 3rd Year Type naval gun – Japanese Naval Anti Aircraft GunThe 8 cm/40 3rd Year Type naval gun was a Japanese naval artillery piece introduced in 1914 (the … Posted August 2, 2026 (updated August 3, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesThe Grave of Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein – Friedhof Dorfmark – Fallingbostel, GermanyErich von Manstein was one of the most important German generals of WW2. He was Oberleutnant (senior lieutenant) … Posted October 7, 2022 (updated August 2, 2026) by Patrick
ArtilleryBPK-76, 76 mm Soviet Recoilless GunThe BPK-76 76 mm Kurchevsky dynamo-reactive gun was an experimental Soviet recoilless artillery weapon developed during the early … Posted August 1, 2026 by Patrick
MonumentsU.S. 740th “Daredevil” Tank Battalion Monument – Dalhem, Neufchateau, BelgiumThis monument was erected in 1999 to honor the US 740th "Daredevil" Tank Battalion and the citizens of … Posted April 7, 2023 (updated August 1, 2026) by Pascal
Personal Stories497th Bombardment Squadron from the 344th Bombardment Group during WW2The 497th Bombardment Squadron was a unit of the 344th Bomb Group, part of the U.S. Army Air … Posted August 30, 2025 (updated July 31, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesGerman War Cemetery Donsbrügger Heide – Kleve, GermanyAt War Cemetery Kleve-Donsbrüggen 2,718 fallen of the Second World War are buried of whom 2,421 in individual … Posted January 31, 2026 (updated July 31, 2026) by Pascal
TrainsPL-37 Light Artillery Wagon – Finnish Armored TrainThe PL-37 Легкая бронеплощадка ПЛ-37 (Eng. Light Armored Platform PL-37) was a Soviet armored railway vehicle developed in … Posted July 31, 2026 (updated July 31, 2026) by Patrick
TrainsArtillery Wagon / Machine gun Wagon / Kitchen Wagon – Finnish Armored TrainThe Red Guards originally built these wagons around 1918 during the Finnish Civil War at the Fredriksberg Engineering … Posted July 31, 2026 (updated July 31, 2026) by Patrick
