Battle of France

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The Battle of France, fought from May to June 1940, saw Germany employ Blitzkrieg tactics to rapidly defeat Allied forces. By advancing through the Ardennes and bypassing the Maginot Line, German troops encircled British and French units. The successful German offensive led to the fall of Paris, the Dunkirk evacuation, and France’s subsequent surrender.

Petit Ouvrage Bois-du-Four A5 – Villers-la-Montagne, France

In the Fortified Sector of the Crusnes (Secteur Fortifiée de la Crusnes) lies the small Ouvrage Bois-du Four, …

Posted April 1, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) by Patrick

War Memorial Battle of France and Operation Nordwind – Ritterhoffen, France

A war memorial commemorates French, German and United States units from WW2 on a pedestal with information from …

Posted August 1, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

Invalidenfriedhof – Berlin, Germany

The Cimetière des Invalides or the Invalids' Cemetery in Berlin is a historic cemetery with deep ties to …

Posted March 30, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

Symbol of Nazi Terror: Junkers Ju 87 B-2 “Stuka” – Luftwaffe Dive Bomber and Ground-Attack Aircraft

This Junkers Ju 87 Type B-2 "Stuka" (nr. 5661) wreck of Stuka-Geschwader 77 was salvaged from the bottom …

Posted June 22, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal

U.S. Army and German Wehrmacht Fight the Waffen-SS – The Battle for Itter Castle

This is the only documented battle were the U.S. Army fought alongside the German Army and full of …

Posted April 10, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

Somua S35 – French Medium Tank

The Somua was a relative agile medium tank and superior in armament and armor than the German Panzer …

Posted February 22, 2023 (updated September 28, 2025) by Patrick

German War Cemetery Cannock Chase – Staffordshire, United Kingdom

The Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery lies in Staffordshire, United Kingdom and contains 4929 burials from …

Posted December 30, 2022 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

The Grave of Generalfeldmarschall Ernst Busch – Cannock Chase, England

Generalfeldmarschall Ernst Busch and Army Group Centre lost 25 full divisions during the battles, 250.000 to 300.000 men. …

Posted December 27, 2022 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

Dunkirk WW2 – Operation Dynamo – Evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force BEF, 1940 – France

From May the 26th until the 4th of June in 1940 the British fought fiercely to evacuate their …

Posted July 12, 2017 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

German War Cemetery Ysselsteyn, The Netherlands

On Saturday 19 may 2012, before our visit to Militracks, we stopped near the village of Ysselsteyn. Here …

Posted June 27, 2012 (updated January 4, 2026) by Patrick