Fire Control Tower of the Schleswig-Holstein Battery – Hel, Poland After the Battle of Hel, the Polish forces on the peninsula gave up the fight and the German … Posted December 28, 2020 (updated March 27, 2023) by Patrick
A Coastal Battery from Hel – Pomeranian – Hel, Poland The coastal batteries on Hel were about the strongest on Polish soil at the start of the Second … Posted December 22, 2020 (updated March 26, 2023) by Patrick
Hexengrund – Torpedo test facility Gdynia – Poland Grey concrete buildings rise out the sea in the Gulf of Danzig, at first glance it looks like … Posted May 4, 2020 (updated June 14, 2023) by Patrick
The Masurian Canal. Locks Górne and Dolne in Leśniewo – Poland History During the Prussian reign ideas of a waterway between the Baltic Sea and the Masurian lakes were … Posted December 25, 2019 (updated November 15, 2023) by Patrick
Marine Flak Batterie Nord: Stützpunkt Fichte – West-Souburg, Walcheren, Netherlands Hidden in a small forest at West-Souburg, heavy Batterie Nord "Stützpunkt Fichte" was a field position of the … Posted March 29, 2018 (updated October 23, 2023) by Pascal
Stützpunkt Von Kleist of VB Vlissingen – Koudekerke, Walcheren, the Netherlands Stützpunkt Von Kleist was a Heeresbatterie of the VB Vlissingen. The battery had a fire support role defending … Posted November 24, 2017 (updated March 26, 2023) by Pascal
Stützpunkt Krimhild Landfront Vlissingen – Nieuw-Abeele, Walcheren, the Netherlands Flushing was of great strategic importance during WW2. As part of the Atlantikwall, the Germans fortified the city … Posted November 18, 2017 (updated March 26, 2023) by Pascal
Battle of the Scheldt: No. 4 Commando at Uncle Beach, Flushing – Walcheren, the Netherlands In the early morning of 1st November 1944, the town of Flushing is rudely awakened by an extensive … Posted October 21, 2017 (updated March 26, 2023) by Pascal
Fort des Dunes – Dunkirk France After the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force it was used by the German Kriegsmarine and was now … Posted September 12, 2017 (updated December 1, 2023) by Patrick
Bayernwald WWI Trenches – Wijtschate, Ypres Salient, Belgium Bayernwald was part of the German front line in WWI. Situated on a hill it was a key … Posted June 18, 2017 (updated October 5, 2022) by Pascal
Schnellbootbunker 2, Widerstandsnest 77 – Festung IJmuiden, The Netherlands After Fall Gelb, which is the German designation for the taking of the Netherlands and Belgium in May … Posted May 12, 2017 (updated June 27, 2023) by Patrick
Widerstandsnest 82, Marine FLAK Batterie Olmen – Festung IJmuiden, The Netherlands South of Seezielbatterie Heerenduin is the Marine FLAK Batterie Olmen. This anti aircraft battery protected the coastal battery, … Posted April 28, 2017 (updated October 25, 2023) by Patrick
Marine FLAK Batterie Süd Ost, W.N. 92 with Walzkörpersperre, Festung IJmuiden – The Netherlands Behind the Seeziel Batterie Heerenduin W.N. 81 Coastal Battery lies FLAKbatterie Süd Ost designated W.N. 92. The unique … Posted April 14, 2017 (updated October 23, 2023) by Patrick
Atlantic Wall – Seeziel Batterie Heerenduin W.N. 81 – IJmuiden, Netherlands Battery Heerenduin is situated at the estuary of the North Sea Canal which runs towards the port of … Posted March 31, 2017 (updated March 27, 2023) by Patrick
Flak Tower Humboltshain – Berlin, Germany Flakturm Humboltshain is a 1st generation G - tower. The 'G' indicated Gefechtsturm or Combat tower. Its measurements … Posted March 16, 2017 (updated October 25, 2023) by Patrick
Atlantic Wall, Stützpunkt gruppe Katwijk – the Netherlands Stutzpunktgruppe Katwijk is a defensive strongpoint from the North sea inland to airport Valkenburg near Den Hague in … Posted February 16, 2017 (updated March 26, 2023) by Patrick
Air Raid Shelter Towers of the Winkel Type – Wünsdorf-Zossen, Germany These towers were developed specifically as air raid shelters by German Architect Leo Winkel. [...]Read More... Posted February 13, 2017 (updated October 25, 2023) by Pascal
The Reichs Air Raid Defense School and the Hochbunker Heckeshorn Hidden in the foliage at the dead end of the curved "Am Großen Wannsee" lane lies a complex … Posted January 31, 2017 (updated October 25, 2023) by Pascal
