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Battle of Kursk

A Fallschirmjäger in Normandy, Operation Kursk, the battle of Sicily and Monte Cassino

February 21 2014, Last update: December 6 2015, Author: Patrick

This is the story of Mr. Gunther A. Hornig who enlisted in the German Army during world war two. It was provided by his Son, Mr. Gunther Hornig. His father... Read More »

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Eyewitness Museum Beek – The Netherlands

The museum has unique personal items which once belonged to soldiers from both sides of the battlefield. August Siegel will be your tour guide...

Bayernwald WWI Trenches – Wijtschate, Ypres Salient, Belgium

Bayernwald was part of the German front line in WWI. Situated on a hill it was a key position and therefore suffered constant attacks...

Commonwealth Graves – St. James Church, Acton Trussell, United Kingdom

St. James Church, Acton Trussell

The St. James Church is situated just outside the small village of Acton Trussell in the English county of Staffordshire....

D-Day Harbour Weymouth & Exercise Tiger – The Battle of Lyme Bay – United Kingdom

At the Weymouth sea side stands a cenotaph commemorating United States soldiers who left this harbour to fight on the landing beaches in France...

Commonwealth Cemetery Cannock Chase – Staffordshire, United Kingdom

On camp road near Cannock Chase are two war cemeteries and two memorials. During World War One and World War Two a war camp...

D-Day: Overlord Museum – Colleville-sur-Mer, France

This museum traces the period of the Allied landings on D-Day in Normandy until the liberation of Paris. It boasts an impressive collection ranging...

The Tiger Collection, Tank Museum Bovington – United Kingdom

Read along with a Tiger tank Family reunion. After 70 years the Tank Museum Bovington has organised unusual exhibition with World of Tanks. All...

War Memorial Batley – West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

In the centre of Batley, just south of Leeds in England, is a war memorial to commemorate the fallen from the Great War, or...

D-Day, Sword Beach: Monument Piper William ‘Bill’ Millin – Colleville-Montgomery, France

On D-Day, June 6th 1944, Piper William "Bill" Millin led the way playing his bagpipe for the Scottish Commando's of Lord Lovat's 1st Special...

Commonwealth War Graves: Zehrensdorf Indian Cemetery, Germany

With the construction of a military training complex in Wünsdorf-Zossen in 1909, this cemetery became the final resting place for soldiers from all over...

Schnellbootbunker 2, Widerstandsnest 77 – Festung IJmuiden, The Netherlands

After Fall Gelb, which is the German designation for the taking of the Netherlands and Belgium in May 1940, the Kriegsmarine settled in IJmuiden...