MonumentsChapelle du Maquis – Brûly-De-Pesche, Couvin, BelgiumAt the intersection of the road leading to Hitler's Wolfsschlucht 1 in Brûly-de-Pesche and Couvin, you will find … Posted June 27, 2014 (updated January 5, 2026) by Pascal
Labour & Concentration CampsFort Breendonk, Willebroek, BelgiumBreendonk was built as part of the fortification defence to protect the city of Antwerp and especially the … Posted March 28, 2014 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
Personal StoriesA Fallschirmjäger in Normandy, Operation Kursk, the battle of Sicily and Monte Cassino[...]Read More... Posted February 21, 2014 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
Personal StoriesArbeitseinsatz – Forced labour at the Sigla Sicherheitsglas G.m.b.H. company in Gross Kunzendorf N.L. – PolandHendrik (Henk) Hoogendoorn was born on the 1st of February 1921, my grandfather was just 19 years of … Posted February 7, 2014 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsInfantry Stützpunkt Martha – Atlantic Wall Northern FranceOn the beach to the North of Les Ecardines in Northern France there are some bunkers which belong … Posted January 10, 2014 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsBattery Oye Plage – Atlantic Wall in FranceOn one of our trips we drove though the remnants of Battery Oye Plage. At first we encountered … Posted January 10, 2014 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesLancaster Mk.1 W4960 in the Battle for the Ruhr – Sluipwijk, the NetherlandsFrom the Royal Air Force Station Binbrook in 1943, near Brokenby in England, exactly 13 minutes before 10 … Posted January 9, 2014 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesA World War One French Military Cemetery near Ambleny – FranceOn our way from Wolfsschlucht 2 towards the French town Compiègne we drove past a French World War … Posted January 8, 2014 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesGerman Cemetery at Fort La Malmaison on Chemin des Dames – FranceFort Malmaison lies near the western end of Chemin des Dames on a former frontline of World War … Posted January 8, 2014 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsCoastal Battery Waldam, a unique defender on the Atlantic Wall – FranceTo the north of Battery Oldenburg lies Battery Waldam, named after the village Waldam nearby. Both coastal batteries … Posted January 2, 2014 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsBatterie Oldenburg: Heavy Defender on the Hellfire Corner – Calais, FranceThis battery was part of the defence of the Strait of Dover like Battery Todt, Battery Lindemann and … Posted September 24, 2013 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
TankThe Jackal; a Churchill tank left behind in the forgotten Battle of OverloonOn 27 may in 2013 the Scouts received an email from Christine; "My mother and I are travelling … Posted September 17, 2013 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
MuseumsArnhem War Museum 40-45 Operation Market Garden, NetherlandsIn the years after Operation Market Garden multiple museums, memorials and other reminders of the battle could be … Posted September 14, 2013 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
MuseumsAviation Museum Hannover – Laatzen, GermanyThe Aviation museum in Hannover Laatzen has two halls with numerous items from World War One and World … Posted September 14, 2013 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsAtlantic Wall bunkers on the Wissant beach, Nord-Pas-de-Calais – FranceThe beach of Wissant, in Nord-Pas-de-Calais in France, is still full of WWII obstacles en bunkers. The sea … Posted September 7, 2013 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesGerman War Cemetery La Cambe – Normandy, FranceAt this cemetery in Normandy are the graves of twenty-thousand German soldiers of whom many fell during the … Posted September 7, 2013 (updated January 5, 2026) by Pascal
MonumentsGerman U-boat memorial at Möltenort – Heikendorf, GermanyThis U-Boat memorial commemorates the 30,000+ men who lost their lives at sea during both World Wars. Their … Posted September 7, 2013 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
BattlefieldsThe 101st Airborne division during Operation Market Garden, Easy company jumps at Son – NetherlandsDuring Market Garden the British and Polish forces dropped near Arnhem needed tank support as soon as possible. … Posted September 1, 2013 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
