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
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
CemeteriesRussian Cemetery Stalag Luft III – Zagan, PolandRight across the road from the Memorial of "The Fifty", lies a military cemetery of Russian origin. Its … Posted June 28, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal
MonumentsCommando Memorial – Spean Bridge, Lochaber ScotlandThe Commando Memorial is erected near Spean Bridge in the Scottish Highlands, the location in the ward of … Posted May 16, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesMemorial and Commonwealth War Graves – Glencoe, ScotlandCommonwealth War Graves Glencoe Near the town of Glencoe is a cemetery with Commonwealth War Graves. The cemetery … Posted May 16, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
Midget SubmarineX-Class Midget Submarine, Aberlady Beach East Lothian ScotlandThe X-Class Submarine was build for the Royal Navy in 1943 and 1944. And individual Sub was referred … Posted May 15, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsSubmarine Defence at Cramond Island- Edinburgh ScotlandNear the town of Cramond in Scotand is the tidal Cramond island. During World War Two the entrance … Posted May 15, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
Labour & Concentration CampsColditz Castle, Oflag IV-C, Colditz in Saxony – GermanyWhen the Nazi's came to power in 1933 they turned Colditz Castle into a political prison to house … Posted May 14, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesPaula Hitler, Adolf Hitler’s sister in Berchtesgaden GermanyPaula Hitler was born on 21st of January 1896 in the town of Hafeld in Austria and was … Posted December 18, 2015 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsLe Grand Blockhaus – Batz-sur-Mer, FranceThe Grand Blockhouse is a renovated 5 level fortification built by Organization Todt and part of the Atlantic … Posted January 2, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
MuseumsNMM – National Military Museum – Soesterberg Air Base Park, NetherlandsThe NMM or National Military Museum is one of the largest museums of the Dutch armed forces. Both … Posted January 14, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal
MonumentsMemorial Garden of the Royal Netherlands Air Force – Soesterberg, the NetherlandsThis is a Memorial Garden to commemorate the soldiers of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), who have … Posted January 19, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal
MonumentsMemorial Square of the Royal Netherlands Air Force – Soesterberg, the NetherlandsThis is a Memorial Square which is used for commemorations ceremonies of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. [...]Read … Posted January 19, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal
MonumentsWar Memorial for the Fallen Dutch Soldiers during May 1940 – Boskoop, The NetherlandsIn Boskoop, a small village in the Netherlands, stands a memorial for fallen men during World War Two. … Posted January 24, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsFortress Hook of Holland: Stp. XIX – Staelduinse Bos, s-Gravenzande, NetherlandsSituated at a safe distance from the coast in the Staelduinse Forest area at 's-Gravenzande, Stp. XIX was … Posted February 2, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal
