Labour & Concentration CampsConcentration Camp Gross-Rosen – Rogoźnica, PolandGross-Rosen started out as subcamp in August 1940 of the concentration camp Sachsenhausen north of Berlin. A year … Posted November 15, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Patrick
MuseumsRoyal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History – Brussels, BelgiumThe Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History is an enormous museum with an impressive collection, … Posted November 12, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Pascal
Third ReichTopographie Des Terrors, former Gestapo and SS Headquarters – Berlin, GermanyThe "Topographie Des Terrors" documentation center in Berlin is located at the former grounds of the Gestapo and … Posted November 4, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Pascal
MonumentsThe Holocaust Memorial – Berlin, GermanyThe holocaust memorial in Berlin is formed by a large 19.000 m² site filled with 2711 concrete blocks … Posted November 2, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Pascal
MonumentsD-day, Juno Beach: monument landing of 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and 48th Royal Marine Commando’s – Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, FranceThis monument commemorates the landing and forming of a bridgehead by the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division "North Shore" … Posted July 22, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Pascal
Bunkers & FortificationsAtlantic Wall: Widerstandsnest 27, Bunker with 50mm KWK gun – Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, FranceThis bunker was part of "Widerstandsnest 27" and still houses a 5cm Kwk (Panzerabwehrkanone) like it had during … Posted July 22, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Pascal
BattlefieldsD-day: Church Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption – Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, FranceDuring the D-day 70th Anniversary festivities we had the chance to visit the famous church of Sainte-Mère-Église, known … Posted July 22, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Pascal
TankChurchill AVRE Mk. IV Tank – Lion-sur-Mer, Normandy, FranceA Churchill Avre Mk. IV tank stands near the 41st Royal Marine Commando Monument. The AVRE or in … Posted July 22, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Pascal
CemeteriesCommonwealth War Graves, RAF 626 Squadron Lancaster ND952 – Theillay, FranceLancaster ND952 of RAF 626 Squadron was shot down during an air raid on railway yards near Vierzon, … Posted July 21, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Pascal
Bunkers & FortificationsStelling Den Oever – Afsluitdijk, the NetherlandsPosition or "Stelling" Den Oever was built between 1932 and 1936 on the North Holland side of the … Posted July 21, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Pascal
MonumentsOperation Amherst, Antoine Treis Memorial – Orvelte, the NetherlandsIn the morning of April Sunday the 8th, a SAS (Special Air Service - British Special Forces) unit … Posted July 20, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Pascal
Bunkers & FortificationsStelling Kornwerderzand – Afsluitdijk, the NetherlandsPosition Kornwerderzand was constructed between 1931 and 1936 and consisted of two lines of defense with a total … Posted July 16, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Pascal
CemeteriesCommonwealth War Graves, RAF 90 Sqdn – General Cemetery Montfoort, Utrecht, the NetherlandsOn the general cemetery at the village of Montfoort, Utrecht, the Netherlands lie the Commonwealth War Graves of … Posted July 14, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Pascal
Transport ShipLiberty Ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien – San Francisco California United States of AmericaThe construction of a Liberty Ship took about 240 days, later on, when the construction yards specialised and … Posted June 19, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Patrick
BattleshipUSS Missouri BB-63 Iowa Class Battleship – Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States of AmericaAt the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor lies USS battleship Missouri which hosted the surrender of Imperial … Posted June 18, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Patrick
Personal Stories4th Battalion Coldstream Guards in WW2This photograph is from the private collection of Don Roper. His father Herbert Hughes Roper or Bert for … Posted June 15, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Patrick
MuseumsKazemattenmuseum Kornwerderzand – Afsluitdijk, the NetherlandsDuring the construction of the 32 km long and 90m wide Afsluitdijk, a number of man made islands … Posted April 5, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Pascal
CemeteriesSection 41 of Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Jackson Mississippi – USADuring World War 2 there was a peaceful invasion of Jackson, Mississippi, for two years by nearly a … Posted March 2, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Pascal
