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
MonumentsTransit Warehouse 24 Rotterdam – a Jewish Memorial in the Netherlands"Loods 24" is the former transit warehouse number 24 in the Rotterdam harbour. During the Second World War … Posted April 16, 2013 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
BattlefieldsRotterdam Blitz, A City on Fire – NetherlandsHeavy rumbling sounds fill the afternoon sky above the Netherlands. The drone rolls on for miles through the … Posted April 13, 2013 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
MuseumsDeutsches Technikmuseum Berlin, GermanyThe "Deutsches Technikmuseum" or "German Museum of Technology" in Berlin is a candy store for anyone interested in … Posted March 5, 2013 (updated January 5, 2026) by Pascal
Third ReichZeppelin Field at the NSDAP Rally Grounds in Nuremberg, GermanyThe Zeppelin Field and Grandstand were part of the Nazi Party Rally Grounds designed by Hitler's Reichsarchitect Albert … Posted February 21, 2013 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
Third ReichThe Congress Hall at the Nazi Party Rally Grounds in Nuremberg GermanyA huge building blocks your view over the pond towards the Zeppelin Field. Just across the street from … Posted February 20, 2013 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesEreveld Loenen – Dutch War Cemetery, Loenen, the NetherlandsJust after the war in 1947, the Dutch government decided that all Dutch victims fallen abroad should be … Posted February 18, 2013 (updated January 5, 2026) by Pascal
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 January 5, 2026) by Patrick
Third ReichThe Berghof, Adolf Hitler’s residence under the Eagles Nest – Obersalzberg, Berchtesgaden, GermanyInspired by the poet and play writer Dietrich Eckart, Adolf Hitler was drawn to the Obersalzberg Mountain in … Posted November 28, 2012 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
Weapons FacilitiesThe Coal Storage Bunker – Obersalzberg, Berchtesgaden GermanyTo supply the buildings on the Obersalzberg of electricity and heat, a huge coal storage was built near … Posted November 27, 2012 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
Labour & Concentration CampsTransit Camp Westerbork, NetherlandsIn 1939 the Dutch Government decides to build a refugee camp to give the German Jews a home … Posted November 22, 2012 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
Weapons FacilitiesDas Sauerstoffwerk II – Peenemünde, Mecklenburg – Vorpommern, GermanyIn November 1938 Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch gave the green light for further development of the Peenemünde rocket … Posted November 20, 2012 (updated January 5, 2026) by Pascal
