FighterThe Brewster F2A Buffalo – An American Fighter PlaneThe Brewster F2A was called Buffalo by the British, Flying Coffin by the Dutch, and Pearl of the … Posted February 18, 2023 (updated February 12, 2026) by Patrick
Tank DestroyerSd.Kfz. 142/1, Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. G – German Tank DestroyerThe Stug III started out as self-propelled infantry support tank but became on the most successful Tank Destroyers … Posted February 18, 2023 (updated February 12, 2026) by Patrick
UtilityM32 Sherman TRV – American Tank Recovery VehicleThe M32B1 Sherman TRV is a Tank Recovery Vehicle or "Retriever" based on the Sherman M4A1 (cast hull) … Posted February 24, 2023 (updated February 12, 2026) by Pascal
IntelligenceBarbier, Bénard and Turenne – French Listening DeviceThis early acoustic warning device was from WW1 and still in use at the start of World War … Posted March 3, 2023 (updated February 12, 2026) by Patrick
Air to SurfaceHenschel Hs 293 – German Radio Guided Surface to Air Glide BombThe Henschel Hs 293 was the world's first operational anti-shipping missile, and very successful. Just like the Hensel … Posted April 22, 2023 (updated February 12, 2026) by Patrick
Anti AircraftBreda 20/65 Model 35 – Italian Anti-Aircraft GunErnesto Breda developed this Anti-Aircraft gun in 1932. The gun was in use from 1935 as a towed … Posted June 5, 2023 (updated February 12, 2026) by Patrick
Personal StoriesLandmarkScout Travels – LMS Trip to Normandy FranceOur first trip we ever did was to the Panzerkampfwagen VI - Tiger at Vimoutiers and the landing … Posted July 22, 2023 (updated February 12, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesThe Grave of Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein – Friedhof Dorfmark – Fallingbostel, GermanyErich von Manstein was one of the most important German generals of WW2. He was Oberleutnant (senior lieutenant) … Posted October 7, 2022 (updated February 11, 2026) by Patrick
MuseumsTop 5 WW2 Tank Museums to visit in Western Europe and the UKThis is our Top 5 of Tank Museums with WW2 tanks and armored vehicles on display that you should … Posted March 15, 2023 (updated February 11, 2026) by Pascal
Third ReichThe Capture of Hermann Göring – Schloss Fischhorn, AustriaHermann Göring proposed to meet Eisenhower at Schloss (Eng: castle) Fischhorn to talk "from man to man". He … Posted April 2, 2023 (updated February 11, 2026) by Pascal
CemeteriesThe Grave of Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz – The Last Führer – Waldfriedhof Aumühle, GermanyThis is the grave of Grossadmiral Karl Dönitz, Commander of the U-boat arm during WWII, at the forest … Posted June 16, 2023 (updated February 11, 2026) by Patrick
BattlefieldsThe Battle of Hel – Hel, PolandThe coastal batteries on Hel were among the strongest on Polish soil at the start of the Second … Posted February 11, 2026 (updated February 11, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsA Coastal Battery from Hel – Pomeranian – Hel, PolandThe coastal batteries on Hel were about the strongest on Polish soil at the start of the Second … Posted December 22, 2020 (updated February 11, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsSabała Heavy Infantry Bunker – Jastarnia Defensive Line – Hel, PolandIn Jastarnia (Hel peninsula in Poland), there are four bunkers of the main Polish line of land defence. … Posted December 22, 2022 (updated February 11, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsSęp Heavy Infantry Bunker – Jastarnia Defensive Line – Hel, PolandThe defensive line near Jastarnia has four large heavy Polish bunkers and a few smaller with anti-tank defenses. … Posted December 22, 2022 (updated February 11, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsSaragossa Heavy Infantry Bunker – Jastarnia Defensive Line – Hel, PolandThese four heavy bunkers are built on a stretch of land no more than 450 meter wide. This … Posted December 22, 2022 (updated February 11, 2026) by Patrick
Tractor and Prime MoverSteyr Raupenschlepper Ost – RSO – German Light Prime MoverSteyr's conversion of their 1500A light truck led to the production of the Raupenschlepper Ost or Tracked Prime … Posted November 4, 2023 (updated February 11, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsKriegsmarine Peilstand und Messtellung 1, Naval observation tower MP 1 at Noiront Point – Saint Brélade, Jersey – United KingdomThis German Naval observation tower was connected to the Coastal Batterie Lothringen during WWII and one of three … Posted December 3, 2023 (updated February 11, 2026) by Patrick
