Labour & Concentration CampsPoland under the Nazis (part 1) – Oskar Schindlers Factory, KrakowFrom October 29 till November 3th I took a short organized trip to Poland. The organizer called this … Posted February 25, 2014 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick
Personal StoriesA Fallschirmjäger in Normandy, Operation Kursk, the battle of Sicily and Monte CassinoThis is the story of Mr. Gunther A. Hornig who enlisted in the German Army during world war … Posted February 21, 2014 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
Labour & Concentration CampsPoland under the Nazis (part 1) – Auschwitz 1 (Stammlager)The camp is located South-West of the small city of Auschwitz. It was together with Auschwitz II -Birkenau … Posted February 19, 2014 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick
Labour & Concentration CampsPoland under the Nazis (part 2) – Auschwitz 2 (Birkenau)The Birkenau concentration camp is a place where I was transfixed. I never imagined it had this size. … Posted February 19, 2014 (updated January 11, 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 & FortificationsMarine Küstenbatterie Tirpitz – Coastal Battery Tirpitz – Atlantikwall Raversyde Museum, BelgiumThe Coastal Battery Tirpitz started out with the name MKB Saltwedel neu. It is an old naval battery … Posted January 10, 2014 (updated January 11, 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
Military FacilitiesFuhrerhauptquartier Wolfsschlucht 2, Margival – Laffaux FranceSituated along the railway line Laon-Paris in the thick wooded area surrounding Margival, this steep sided valley proved … Posted October 1, 2013 (updated January 11, 2026) by Pascal
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
BattlefieldsThe 68th remembrance of Operation Market Garden, Dropzone Ede / GinkelOn 21 September 2013 the 69th remembrance event of the mass dropping during Market Garden started at the … Posted September 15, 2013 (updated February 1, 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
