Military FacilitiesOuvrage Roche la Croix, Cable Car Mechanism – Meyronnes, Val-d’Oronaye, FranceThis cable car mechanism used for construction and logistics on the Alpine Line of the Maginot is on … Posted September 12, 2023 (updated February 19, 2026) by Pascal
CemeteriesWWII German War Cemetery Lommel – Kattenbos, BelgiumThe German War Cemetery in Lommel is the largest WWII German Military Cemetery outside of Germany in Western … Posted July 28, 2017 (updated February 19, 2026) by Pascal
CemeteriesThe Grave of Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel at Herrlingen Cemetery – Blaustein, GermanyAt Herrlingen Cemetery in Blaustein, Germany, is the grave of Field Marshall Erwin Rommel, who was one of … Posted August 10, 2017 (updated February 19, 2026) by Pascal
MonumentsThe Cenotaph in Cape Town, a WW1 and WW2 memorial – South AfricaThe Cenotaph was erected in 1924, before World War Two, and was designed by Vernon March to commemorate … Posted August 27, 2017 (updated February 19, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesGerman War Cemetery Geldern – North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyGeldern was bombed several times during World War Two, it was a target for bombing raids during the … Posted September 23, 2017 (updated February 19, 2026) by Patrick
Personal StoriesNa de Grote Razzia – Rotterdamse scholieren voor dwangarbeid in Duitsland 1944-1945With great pride we can announce that the first LandmarkScout book is out! After working on this project … Posted October 26, 2017 (updated February 19, 2026) by Pascal
Bunkers & FortificationsOKH Headquarters Maybach I and the Zeppelin bunker – Wünsdorf-Zossen, GermanyTo restructure the German Army Command, Hitler founded the OKH and OKW organisations. Both commands were stationed in … Posted September 18, 2016 (updated February 19, 2026) by Pascal
Weapons FacilitiesV2 Rocket Assembly Hall F1 of the Test Series Production Plant – Peenemünde, Usedom, GermanyAt this site was the former "Fertigungshalle F1", or in English; final assembly hall, part of a test … Posted February 17, 2026 (updated February 18, 2026) by Pascal
Bunkers & FortificationsStützpunkt Krimhild of Landfront Vlissingen – Nieuw-Abeele, Walcheren, the NetherlandsFlushing was of great strategic importance during WW2. As part of the Atlantikwall, the Germans fortified the city … Posted November 18, 2017 (updated February 15, 2026) by Pascal
Weapons FacilitiesNational Filling Factory No.1 also known as Barnbow – Leeds, United KingdomNational Filling Factory No.1, Barnbow, was a First World War munitions factory located at Cross Gates in Leeds. … Posted March 12, 2018 (updated February 14, 2026) by Patrick
MonumentsThe Barnbow Lasses Memorial – Leeds, United KingdomThis memorial in Manston park, Leeds, commemorates all those who were killed in the 3 explosions at the … Posted March 12, 2018 (updated February 14, 2026) by Pascal
MonumentsMemorial for 35 fallen Barnbow Shell Factory Workers during WWI – Leeds, United KingdomThis memorial at Cross Gates, Leeds, commemorates the 35 killed workers of the Barnbow Shell Filling Factory on … Posted March 14, 2018 (updated February 14, 2026) by Pascal
MonumentsHalifax R.A.F. bomber LK844 Crash site – Tingely, United KingdomOn the 14th of November 1944, Halifax bomber LK844 part of the 51 squadron of the R.A.F took … Posted November 14, 2017 (updated February 14, 2026) by Patrick
Military FacilitiesRoyal Air Force Museum Cosford – EnglandThe RAF Cosford museum in the United Kingdom is a large aviation museum with an impressive collection featuring … Posted April 13, 2020 (updated February 14, 2026) by Patrick
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 February 13, 2026) by Patrick
TankPanzerkampfwagen VI Tiger – Sd.Kfz. 181 – Tiger 131 and Maybach EngineThis is a Tiger I (nr. 131) Panzerkampfwagen VI, Sd.Kfz. 181, powered by a Maybach HL210 TRM P45 … Posted January 27, 2022 (updated February 13, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsWiderstandsnest 33a at Graye-sur-Mer – La Brèche le Bisson, FranceAlong the coastline of Graye-sur-Mer are the remains of Widerstandsnest 33a. The bunker was still under construction when … Posted January 6, 2022 (updated February 13, 2026) by Pascal
FighterMesserschmitt Me 163B-1a Komet and it’s Walter HWK 109-509 Rocket EngineMesserschmitt Me 163B-1a Komet and its Walter HWK 109-509 Rocket Engine are photographed in the Museum of Flight … Posted January 29, 2022 (updated February 13, 2026) by Patrick
