Kazemattenmuseum Kornwerderzand – Afsluitdijk, the NetherlandsDuring the construction of the 32 km long and 90m wide Afsluitdijk, a number of man made islands … Posted April 5, 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 February 15, 2025) by Pascal
Hotel Hartenstein, Airborne Headquarters during Operation Market Garden – Oosterbeek near Arnhem, The NetherlandsThere had been reports of bombardments on the cities of Ede, Arnhem, airfields, and anti aircraft positions, but … Posted July 12, 2014 (updated April 26, 2025) by Patrick
Tankograd, the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant in Oblast Chelyabinsk, RussiaЧелябинский тракторный завод (ЧТЗ) or phonetic "Chelyabinskiy traktornyy zavod" (ChTZ), is the full name of the tractor plant … Posted July 10, 2014 (updated April 25, 2025) by Patrick
Fuhrerhauptquartier Wolfsschlucht 1, Brûly-De-Pesche, Couvin, BelgiumOn June 6th 1940, Hitler and his general staff observed the advance of the German forces through France … Posted June 25, 2014 (updated February 14, 2025) by Pascal
Fort Breendonk, Willebroek, BelgiumBreendonk was built as part of the fortification defence to protect the city of Antwerp and especially the … Posted March 28, 2014 (updated March 3, 2025) by Patrick
Poland under the Nazis (part 1) – Oskar Schindlers Factory, KrakowFrom October 29 till November 3th I took a short organized trip to Poland. The organizer called this … Posted February 25, 2014 (updated February 14, 2025) by Patrick
Poland under the Nazis (part 1) – Auschwitz 1 (Stammlager)The camp is located South-West of the small city of Auschwitz. It was together with Auschwitz II -Birkenau … Posted February 19, 2014 (updated February 14, 2025) by Patrick
Poland under the Nazis (part 2) – Auschwitz 2 (Birkenau)The Birkenau concentration camp is a place where I was transfixed. I never imagined it had this size. … Posted February 19, 2014 (updated February 14, 2025) by Patrick
Fuhrerhauptquartier Wolfsschlucht 2, Margival – Laffaux FranceSituated along the railway line Laon-Paris in the thick wooded area surrounding Margival, this steep sided valley proved … Posted October 1, 2013 (updated February 14, 2025) by Pascal
The Jackal; a Churchill tank left behind in the forgotten Battle of OverloonOn 27 may in 2013 the Scouts received an email from Christine; "My mother and I are travelling … Posted September 17, 2013 (updated May 5, 2025) by Patrick
Arnhem War Museum 40-45 Operation Market Garden, NetherlandsIn the years after Operation Market Garden multiple museums, memorials and other reminders of the battle could be … Posted September 14, 2013 (updated April 26, 2025) by Patrick
Aviation Museum Hannover – Laatzen, GermanyThe Aviation museum in Hannover Laatzen has two halls with numerous items from World War One and World … Posted September 14, 2013 (updated April 29, 2025) by Patrick
La Coupole V-2 museum – Helfaut-Wizernes, FranceThis is one of the "Sonderbauten" which was planned to be built by organisation Todt between 1943 and … Posted September 7, 2013 (updated February 14, 2025) by Pascal
Deutsches Panzermuseum Munster – GermanyThe Deutsches Panzermuseum in Munster is very recommendable. The tanks and vehicles can be freely walked around and … Posted September 7, 2013 (updated April 26, 2025) by Patrick
U-Boot Bunker ‘Valentin’, a Submarine Assembly Factory along the Weser River – Bremen Farge, GermanyU-Boot Bunker Valentin was one of the largest projects of Nazi Germany between 1943 and March 1945. The … Posted September 7, 2013 (updated February 14, 2025) by Patrick
U-boat U-995 Type VII C at Laboe, GermanyThis U-boat was deployed from 1943 by the Kriegsmarine until the end of the war. Thereafter, the submarine … Posted September 7, 2013 (updated February 13, 2025) by Patrick
V3 Cannon Test Ramps at former Laatziger Ablage, Misdroy – Zalesie, PolandThe development of the V-3 weapon, was yet another Third Reich Vengeance project aiming to unleish it's reign … Posted March 27, 2013 (updated February 13, 2025) by Pascal
