Military FacilitiesPlatform of Station Werk Ost – Peenemünde, Usedom, GermanyThis railway connected Peenemünde with Berlin and Hamburg and initially ran between Zinnowitz and the western and eastern … Posted October 11, 2012 (updated February 9, 2026) by Pascal
Military FacilitiesVersuchskommando Nord (VKN) – Peenemünde, Usedom, GermanyIn the spring of 1942, several hundred engineers, technicians, and skilled workers were assigned to Versuchskommando Nord (VKN) … Posted October 9, 2012 (updated February 10, 2026) by Pascal
Bunkers & FortificationsThe Bunkerwarte, Air Raid Shelter and Control Room – Peenemünde, Usedom, GermanyBuilt alongside the Peenemünde power plant, this heavily reinforced bunker functioned as an air raid shelter and central … Posted October 8, 2012 (updated February 8, 2026) by Pascal
Weapons FacilitiesMaterials Warehouse and Loading Ramp – Peenemünde, Usedom, GermanyAt this site are the remains of the materials warehouse of the former Peenemunde HVA production plant. [...]Read … Posted October 8, 2012 (updated February 13, 2026) by Pascal
Weapons FacilitiesHistorisch- Technisches Museum Peenemünde, GermanyThe Historisches Technisches Museum Peenemünde Im Kraftwerk is largely situated on the grounds of the power plant of … Posted October 7, 2012 (updated February 8, 2026) by Pascal
Weapons FacilitiesV1 Katapult Prüfstände – Peenemünde, Mecklenburg – Vorpommern, GermanyOn June 1942, Hitler personally decided that both the V1 and V2 projects were of equal importance and … Posted September 27, 2012 (updated January 5, 2026) by Pascal
Weapons FacilitiesPrüfstand VII, Peenemünde, Mecklenburg – Vorpommern, GermanyOn the 3rd of October 1942, for the first time in human history, a ballistic missile, the A4 … Posted September 11, 2012 (updated January 5, 2026) by Pascal
Third ReichEagles & Swastikas – Koblenz, GermanyThe building is in a nationalistic style from the 1930's. The sign on the side says it is … Posted July 13, 2012 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick
Historic SitesNazi Trials Nuremberg, Courtroom 600 – GermanyHere in Courtroom 600 in Nuremberg the Nazi's had to answer for their actions during WWII in what … Posted July 13, 2012 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick
Labour & Concentration CampsCamp Amersfoort – The NetherlandsIn one day we visited the Amersfoort cemetery in Leusden and camp Amersfoort. Both locations, the camp and … Posted July 12, 2012 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesRussian War Cemetery Amersfoort – Leusden, The NetherlandsAt the cemtery in Amersfoort is a special field of honor, it's dedicated to Russian victims of the … Posted June 29, 2012 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
Weapons FacilitiesWeingut 1 – Me 262 Factory – Mühldorfer Hart, Bavaria, GermanyDue to the effective bombardments of the Allied forces on infrastructure and war industry, Germany was forced to … Posted June 28, 2012 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick
MuseumsDeutsches Museum Munich – GermanyOur 2012 trip started with a visit to the Deutsches museum in Munich. This is really a "flying" … Posted June 27, 2012 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesGerman War Cemetery Ysselsteyn, The NetherlandsOn Saturday 19 may 2012, before our visit to Militracks, we stopped near the village of Ysselsteyn. Here … Posted June 27, 2012 (updated January 4, 2026) by Patrick
Events & FairsMilitracks 2012 – Overloon, The NetherlandsMilitracks is an annual event with almost only German vehicles from the second World war. [...]Read More... Posted May 23, 2012 (updated January 4, 2026) by Patrick
Military FacilitiesThe Last German Surrender – Svalbard / Spitsbergen, NorwayWorld War Two ended in Europe with the unconditional surrender of the German high command on May 7th, … Posted May 10, 2012 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick
Cemeteries6th SS Gebirgsjäger Division Nord memorial and resting place Pfaffenheck – GermanyAfter reading the book written by Johann Voss about his enduring in world war two, "Black Edelweiss", we … Posted May 8, 2012 (updated January 5, 2026) by Pascal
Bunkers & FortificationsMusée du Mur de l’Atlantique – Battery Todt, Turm I – Audinghen, Cap Gris Nez, FranceTurm I of Batterie Todt is now a World War Two museum called Musée du Mur de l'Atlantique … Posted February 29, 2012 (updated January 11, 2026) by Pascal
