Reconnaissance and TransportAirspeed Horsa – British Military GliderThe Airspeed Horsa was a British military glider used extensively during World War II, particularly by the British … Posted September 16, 2025 (updated January 12, 2026) by Patrick
FighterHawker Sea Fury – British FighterThe Hawker Sea Fury was one of the fastest piston-engine fighter aircraft ever built and the last of … Posted September 12, 2025 (updated August 28, 2025) by Patrick
Reconnaissance and TransportDFS 230 A – German Military GliderThe DFS 230 was a German military assault glider developed in the 1930s by the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für … Posted September 5, 2025 (updated September 9, 2025) by Patrick
Tank DestroyerPanzerjäger Nashorn Sd.Kfz. 164 – German Tank DestroyerOriginally the self-propelled gun was named; 8,8 cm PaK 43/1 auf Fgst. Pz.Kpfw. III/IV (SF) (Sd.Kfz. The Nashorn … Posted September 4, 2025 (updated September 28, 2025) by Patrick
Personal Stories497th Bombardment Squadron from the 344th Bombardment Group during WW2The 497th Bombardment Squadron was a unit of the 344th Bomb Group, part of the U.S. Army Air … Posted August 30, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
TankAssault Tank T14 – Anglo-American Heavy TankThe T14 Assault Tank was a joint Anglo-American project initiated during World War II to produce a heavily … Posted August 26, 2025 (updated August 1, 2025) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsWiderstandsnest Darmstadt – Leffrinckoucke, FranceJust south of the coastal battery Malo-Terminus lies Widerstandsnest Darmstadt. A Regelbau 219 lies on the beach and … Posted August 24, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
FighterGrumman F6F Hellcat – American FighterThe Grumman F6F Hellcat was a carrier-based fighter aircraft used extensively by the United States Navy during World … Posted August 24, 2025 (updated August 24, 2025) by Patrick
FighterGrumman F4F Wildcat – American FighterThe Grumman F4F Wildcat was a carrier-based fighter aircraft used by the United States Navy and Marine Corps … Posted August 24, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
BomberGrumman TBF Avenger – American Torpedo BomberThe Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger was a torpedo bomber developed and used extensively during World War II by the … Posted August 24, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
TankTortoise Heavy Assault Tank (A39) – British Heavy TankThe Tortoise Heavy Assault Tank (A39) was a British prototype developed during the final years of World War … Posted August 23, 2025 (updated August 23, 2025) by Patrick
MonumentsWereth 11 – Battle Group Peiper Kills 11 Captured American Soldiers – Amel, BelgiumThe tragedy of the Wereth 11 highlights racial injustice and wartime brutality overlooked for decades. Thanks to the moral … Posted August 19, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
Reconnaissance and TransportDouglas C-47 Skytrain / Dakota – United States Transport AircraftThe Douglas C-47 Skytrain was a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner. First introduced … Posted August 16, 2025 (updated January 12, 2026) by Patrick
TankVickers Amphibious Light Tank L1E3 – British Amphibious TankThe sole survivor of the Vickers Amphibious Light Tank L1E3, also known as the A4E3, was an experimental … Posted August 15, 2025 (updated July 25, 2025) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsSeezielbatterie Scheveningen-Nord BP 210 Stp XXXX M – German Coastal Battey – Scheveningen, NetherlandsThis sea target battery (Germ. Seezielbatterie) lies in the dunes just North of the Dutch city of Scheveningen. … Posted August 11, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
Monuments1st Lt. Eric Fisher Wood Jr Memorial – Amel, BelgiumIn December 1944, 1st Lt. Eric Fisher Wood Jr. served as the executive officer of Battery A, 589th Field Artillery Battalion, … Posted August 10, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsStützpunkt Marine Küstenbatterie Malo Terminus – German Coastal Battery – Leffrinckoucke, FranceThe Marine Küstenbatterie Malo Terminus was part of Germany’s wider coastal defense strategy during World War II. Together … Posted August 9, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick
TankTank, Infantry, Valiant (A38) – British Assault TankThe Valiant Infantry Tank (A38) was a British WWII prototype developed as a potential successor to the Valentine … Posted August 9, 2025 (updated August 9, 2025) by Patrick
