D-Day, Sword Beach: Monument Piper William ‘Bill’ Millin – Colleville-Montgomery, FranceOn D-Day, June 6th 1944, Piper William "Bill" Millin led the way playing his bagpipe for the Scottish … Posted May 17, 2017 (updated February 20, 2025) by Pascal
Mardasson Memorial & Bastogne War Museum – Bastogne, BelgiumA huge memorial in the shape of an American star was resurrected in Bastogne to commemorate the American … Posted December 27, 2016 (updated February 16, 2025) by Patrick
The Final Solution – The Wannsee Conference at Villa Marlier, BerlinOn the 20th of January 1942, Reinhard Heydrich addressed a group of 15 men of whom prominent members … Posted November 2, 2016 (updated March 30, 2025) by Pascal
Commando Memorial – Spean Bridge, Lochaber ScotlandThe Commando Memorial is erected near Spean Bridge in the Scottish Highlands, the location in the ward of … Posted May 16, 2016 (updated March 15, 2025) by Patrick
The Fifty – The Great Escape – Zagan, PolandThe Great Escape took place on the night of 24 March 1943 when 76 prisoners escaped through a … Posted May 8, 2016 (updated February 16, 2025) by Patrick
War Memorial Dalkeith – ScotlandIn Dalkeith there is a war memorial for those who fell during the First World War. You can … Posted April 11, 2016 (updated February 16, 2025) by Patrick
War memorial, Oban Scotland United kingdomOn the coast in Oban Scotland stands a World War One memorial for the Oban soldiers who lost … Posted April 9, 2016 (updated February 16, 2025) by Patrick
War Memorial for the Fallen Dutch Soldiers during May 1940 – Boskoop, The NetherlandsIn Boskoop, a small village in the Netherlands, stands a memorial for fallen men during World War Two. … Posted January 24, 2016 (updated February 16, 2025) by Patrick
Memorial Square of the Royal Netherlands Air Force – Soesterberg, the NetherlandsThis is a Memorial Square which is used for commemorations ceremonies of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. [...]Read … Posted January 19, 2016 (updated February 16, 2025) by Pascal
Memorial Garden of the Royal Netherlands Air Force – Soesterberg, the NetherlandsThis is a Memorial Garden to commemorate the soldiers of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), who have … Posted January 19, 2016 (updated February 16, 2025) by Pascal
Marine-Ehrenmal at Laboe, GermanyCrossing the boulevard from the beach at Laboe where U-boat U995 type VII C is displayed, you can … Posted December 9, 2015 (updated February 16, 2025) by Pascal
German Built Houses, Forced Labour in Kurgan – RussiaDuring WW2 German prisoners of war were transported behind the Ural Mountains in Russia. Some ended up in … Posted December 8, 2015 (updated February 15, 2025) by Patrick
The Holocaust Memorial – Berlin, GermanyThe holocaust memorial in Berlin is formed by a large 19.000 m² site filled with 2711 concrete blocks … Posted November 2, 2015 (updated February 15, 2025) by Pascal
The Armistice Museum – Rethondes, Compiègne, FranceFor Adolf Hitler, the signing of the Franco-German Armistice of 22 June 1940 in a railway carriage at … Posted October 9, 2015 (updated February 15, 2025) by Pascal
D-day, Juno Beach: monument landing of 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and 48th Royal Marine Commando’s – Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, FranceThis monument commemorates the landing and forming of a bridgehead by the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division "North Shore" … Posted July 22, 2015 (updated February 15, 2025) by Pascal
Churchill AVRE Mk. IV Tank – Lion-sur-Mer, Normandy, FranceA Churchill Avre Mk. IV tank stands near the 41st Royal Marine Commando Monument. The AVRE or in … Posted July 22, 2015 (updated March 29, 2025) by Pascal
Operation Amherst, Antoine Treis Memorial – Orvelte, the NetherlandsIn the morning of April Sunday the 8th, a SAS (Special Air Service - British Special Forces) unit … Posted July 20, 2015 (updated February 15, 2025) by Pascal
The Massacre at Oradour sur Glane Memorial Center – Limousin, FranceSome villagers had barely seen a German soldier from up close and it even seemed like the Second … Posted August 9, 2014 (updated February 15, 2025) by Pascal
