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 April 29, 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 May 5, 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 May 5, 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 July 21, 2025) by Pascal
Aktion T4 – Tiergartenstrasse 4, Berlin, GermanyIn October 1939, Hitler signed an euthanesia decree authorizing Phillipp Bouhler and Karl Brandt to carry out a … Posted July 16, 2014 (updated February 15, 2025) by Pascal
Chapelle du Maquis – Brûly-De-Pesche, Couvin, BelgiumAt the intersection of the road leading to Hitler's Wolfsschlucht 1 in Brûly-de-Pesche and Couvin, you will find … Posted June 27, 2014 (updated February 14, 2025) by Pascal
The 68th remembrance of Operation Market Garden, Dropzone Ede / GinkelOn 21 September 2013 the 69th remembrance event of the mass dropping during Market Garden started at the … Posted September 15, 2013 (updated February 14, 2025) by Patrick
German U-boat memorial at Möltenort – Heikendorf, GermanyThis U-Boat memorial commemorates the 30,000+ men who lost their lives at sea during both World Wars. Their … Posted September 7, 2013 (updated February 14, 2025) by Patrick
Transit Warehouse 24 Rotterdam – a Jewish Memorial in the Netherlands"Loods 24" is the former transit warehouse number 24 in the Rotterdam harbour. During the Second World War … Posted April 16, 2013 (updated March 30, 2025) by Patrick
Ehrenhalle – Luitpold Arena & Luitpold Hall – The Nazi Rally Grounds in Nuremberg GermanyFrom 1923, the Nazi Party, the NSDAP, annually held "Party Rally days" to attract new followers and strengthen … Posted February 12, 2013 (updated February 13, 2025) by Patrick
War monument and Memorial Chapel, Lazise, Verona – ItalyVisiting Lazise, Verona, I stumbled upon a War monument, beautifully situated on the boulevard overlooking the town marina … Posted February 10, 2012 (updated May 5, 2025) by Pascal
Concentration camp Bergen-Belsen – GermanyIn Bergen Belsen (After 1941: Stalag XI C/311) an estimated 50 to 70 thousand people were killed or … Posted November 14, 2011 (updated August 14, 2025) by Pascal
Poklonnaya Hill – Moscow, RussiaThere is a huge park in Moscow dedicated to victories of Russia, it is called Poklonnaya Hill or … Posted May 4, 2009 (updated April 27, 2025) by Patrick
