Coastal Battery Waldam, a unique defender on the Atlantic Wall – France To the north of Battery Oldenburg lies Battery Waldam, named after the village Waldam nearby. Both coastal batteries … Posted January 2, 2014 (updated July 28, 2024) by Patrick
Fuhrerhauptquartier Wolfsschlucht 2, Margival – Laffaux France Situated along the railway line Laon-Paris in the thick wooded area surrounding Margival, this steep sided valley proved … Posted October 1, 2013 (updated March 17, 2024) by Pascal
Batterie Oldenburg: Heavy Defender on the Hellfire Corner – Calais, France This battery was part of the defence of the Strait of Dover like Battery Todt, Battery Lindemann and … Posted September 24, 2013 (updated May 13, 2024) by Patrick
La Coupole V-2 museum – Helfaut-Wizernes, France This is one of the "Sonderbauten" which was planned to be built by organisation Todt between 1943 and … Posted September 7, 2013 (updated May 12, 2024) by Pascal
Atlantic Wall bunkers on the Wissant beach, Nord-Pas-de-Calais – France The beach of Wissant, in Nord-Pas-de-Calais in France, is still full of WWII obstacles en bunkers. The sea … Posted September 7, 2013 (updated December 27, 2023) by Patrick
U-Boot Bunker ‘Valentin’, a Submarine Assembly Factory along the Weser River – Bremen Farge, Germany U-Boot Bunker Valentin was one of the largest projects of Nazi Germany between 1943 and March 1945. The … Posted September 7, 2013 (updated October 25, 2023) by Patrick
The Last German Surrender – Svalbard / Spitsbergen, Norway World War Two ended in Europe with the unconditional surrender of the German high command on May 7th, … Posted May 10, 2012 (updated May 13, 2024) by Patrick
Musée du Mur de l’Atlantique – Battery Todt, Turm I – Audinghen, Cap Gris Nez, France Turm I of Batterie Todt is now a World War Two museum called Musée du Mur de l'Atlantique … Posted February 29, 2012 (updated May 14, 2024) by Pascal
Pointe du Hoc, US 2nd Ranger Memorial – Normandy, France Situated between the beaches of Utah and Omaha, a strongpoint built by Organisation Todt, with an artillery battery … Posted February 21, 2012 (updated March 27, 2023) by Pascal
The battle of Hürtgen Forest, North Rhine-Westphalia – Germany From mid September 1944 until the 9th Februari 1945, the U.S. Army fought it's longest single battle ever … Posted January 1, 2012 (updated January 24, 2024) by Pascal
Werk Valmorbia – Fortress Valmorbia – Alpine Wall – Valmorbia, Italy The last visits of my summer vacation are Werk (Fortress) Valmorbia and Werk Mattarello. We tried to visit … Posted December 12, 2011 (updated May 31, 2023) by Patrick
Werk Colle delle Benne – Fortress Colle delle Benne – Levico, Italy Near the city of Levico, in the province of Trentino, Italy, you can find the Fortress Colle delle … Posted December 5, 2011 (updated June 1, 2023) by Patrick
Fort de Tancrémont – Pépinster, Belgium On the 29th of May 1940 11:00h, a day and a half after the surrender of the Belgian … Posted November 10, 2011 (updated September 8, 2024) by Pascal
Fort Eben-Emael – Belgium Fort Eben Emael was build as part of the Fortified position of Liège (PFL I) to defend the … Posted November 7, 2011 (updated September 8, 2024) by Pascal
Fortress Belvedère – Gschwent, Lavarone, Italy [...]Read More... Posted November 6, 2011 (updated June 3, 2023) by Patrick
