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 April 1, 2026) by Patrick
MonumentsWar Memorial Karlshagen – Usedom, Mecklenburg – Vorpommern, GermanyThis is the memorial in Karlshagen. During the 60's, on the southside of this cemetery a mass grave … Posted November 21, 2012 (updated February 13, 2026) by Pascal
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
Personal StoriesArbeitseinsatz II – Forced Labour at Sigla in PolandIn August 2012 Landmark Scout received an email from a descendant of a survivor of forced labour in … Posted October 26, 2012 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
Personal StoriesDavid van Dam; The cousin of my granddad – Gouda, the NetherlandsThe name “David” was used a lot in the family. My granddad, like David, has the same second … Posted October 25, 2012 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick
Military FacilitiesThe Main Guard Post of the Peenemünde Research Facilities – Usedom, GermanyThis main guard post or "Hauptwache" stood at the entrance to the army research site Peenemünde Ost and … Posted October 11, 2012 (updated February 9, 2026) by Pascal
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
