Bastogne Barracks – The Battle of the Bulge, Bastogne – Belgium The Bastogne Barracks was the location of the Allied headquarters in December of 1944. After chasing away the … Posted December 13, 2016 (updated April 9, 2023) by Patrick
Arromanches-les-Bains and the Mulberry Harbour Normandy France. The Little town of Arromanches-les-Bains on the French coast in Normandy was part of the D-Day Landings on … Posted November 13, 2016 (updated March 27, 2023) by Patrick
Operation Switchback – A Bailey-bridge left behind in Maldegem, St Laureins, Belgium On October 6th, the 7th Canadian Infantry Division started the construction of a Bailey-bridge between Maldegem and Sint-Laureins, … Posted November 26, 2015 (updated February 14, 2022) by Pascal
Topographie Des Terrors, former Gestapo and SS Headquarters – Berlin, Germany The "Topographie Des Terrors" documentation center in Berlin is located at the former grounds of the Gestapo and … Posted November 4, 2015 (updated June 2, 2023) by Pascal
The Führerbunker under the Reich’s Chancellery – Wilhelmstrasse, Berlin, Germany It is hard to believe that the epicenter of ww2 Germany 70 years ago is a parking space … Posted October 14, 2015 (updated November 15, 2023) by Pascal
The Armistice Museum – Rethondes, Compiègne, France For Adolf Hitler, the signing of the Franco-German Armistice of 22 June 1940 in a railway carriage at … Posted October 9, 2015 (updated February 14, 2022) by Pascal
D-day: Church Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption – Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France During the D-day 70th Anniversary festivities we had the chance to visit the famous church of Sainte-Mère-Église, known … Posted July 22, 2015 (updated March 27, 2023) by Pascal
USS Missouri BB-63 Iowa Class Battleship – Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States of America At the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor lies USS battleship Missouri which hosted the surrender of Imperial … Posted June 18, 2015 (updated February 5, 2023) by Patrick
The John Frost Bridge, Operation Market Garden in Arnhem – Netherlands The British 1st Airborne Division under the command of General Roy Urquhart landed on 17 September 1944 near … Posted September 9, 2014 (updated March 27, 2023) by Patrick
The John S. Thompson Bridge, the 11th bridge of Operation Market Garden near Grave in the Netherlands The bridge over the river Meuse was one of the objectives of Operation Market Garden in September 1944. … Posted September 7, 2014 (updated March 27, 2023) by Patrick
The Massacre at Oradour sur Glane Memorial Center – Limousin, France Some villagers had barely seen a German soldier from up close and it even seemed like the Second … Posted August 9, 2014 (updated October 5, 2022) by Pascal
The 68th remembrance of Operation Market Garden, Dropzone Ede / Ginkel On 21 September 2013 the 69th remembrance event of the mass dropping during Market Garden started at the … Posted September 15, 2013 (updated June 2, 2023) by Patrick
The 101st Airborne division during Operation Market Garden, Easy company jumps at Son – Netherlands During Market Garden the British and Polish forces dropped near Arnhem needed tank support as soon as possible. … Posted September 1, 2013 (updated December 3, 2023) by Patrick
Rotterdam Blitz, A City on Fire – Netherlands May 1940. Heavy rumbling sounds fill the afternoon sky above the Netherlands. The drone rolls on for miles … Posted April 13, 2013 (updated May 26, 2023) by Patrick
Nazi Trials Nuremberg, Courtroom 600 – Germany Here in Courtroom 600 in Nuremberg the Nazi's had to answer for their actions during WWII in what … Posted July 13, 2012 (updated May 27, 2023) by Patrick
D-day: Omaha Beach Landing – Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy, France On 6 june 1944 the first wave of soldiers had to wade through this water for many yards … Posted February 23, 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 May 31, 2023) by Pascal
Radio Kootwijk – Kootwijkerzand, Netherlands Originally intended as a means of communication with the Dutch East Indies, Radio Kootwijk fell into German hands … Posted December 6, 2010 (updated June 14, 2023) by Pascal
