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Atlantic Wall – Seeziel Batterie Heerenduin W.N. 81 – IJmuiden, Netherlands

March 31 2017, Last update: April 26 2017, Author: Patrick

Battery Heerenduin is situated at the estuary of the North Sea Canal which runs towards the port of Amsterdam and its industry. To defend this canal the Dutch build... Read More »

Battery Waldam, a unique defender on the Atlantic Wall – France

January 2 2014, Last update: January 6 2016, Author: Patrick

To the north of Battery Oldenburg lies Battery Waldam, named after the village Waldam nearby. Both batteries are situated north of the french city Calais. Unlike Battery Oldenburg Battery Waldam... Read More »

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Netherlands American War Cemetery and Memorial Margraten

This is the only large WW2 cemetery for fallen American soldiers on Dutch soil. Most of these victims fell during Operation Marketgarden, the Ardennes...

The Grave of Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) – Parish Church of St Martin’s, Bladon, United Kingdom

In this quiet graveyard of the Parish Church of St Martin's Bladon, England, lies the grave of Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965).

Stützpunkt Von Kleist of VB Vlissingen – Koudekerke, Walcheren, the Netherlands

Stützpunkt Von Kleist was a Heeresbatterie of the VB Vlissingen. The battery had a fire support role defending the Landesfront of the Verteidigungsbereich of...

Stützpunkt Krimhild Landfront Vlissingen – Nieuw-Abeele, Walcheren, the Netherlands

Flushing was of great strategic importance during WW2. As part of the Atlantikwall, the Germans fortified the city and the surrounding area for it's...

Halifax R.A.F. bomber LK844 – Tingely England

73 years ago to this very day on the 14th of November 1944. Halifax bomber LK844 part of the 51 squadron of the R.A.F...

Na de Grote Razzia – Rotterdamse scholieren voor dwangarbeid in Duitsland 1944-1945

With great pride we can announce that the first LandmarkScout book is out! After working on this project almost continuously for the past two...

Battle of the Scheldt: No. 4 Commando at Uncle Beach, Flushing – Walcheren, the Netherlands

In the early morning of 1st November 1944, the town of Flushing is rudely awakened by an extensive artillery bombardment. Under the cover of...

Bastogne Memorial to General Mc Auliffe – Bastogne, Belgium

On the main square in Bastogne is a bust of General Mc Auliffe. He and his American troops withstood the brunt of the German...

U-166, a German U-boat type IXC in American Waters – Grayton Beach, Florida

In the photograph, I am wearing my much-vaunted black Landmark Scout t-shirt, standing at location 30.327396, -86.166762, or rather, Grayton Beach, Florida, looking seaward...

German War Cemetery Geldern – North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Geldern was bombed several times during World War Two, it was a target for bombing raids during the last months in 1944 and bombed...

Fort des Dunes – Dunkirk France

After the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force it was used by the German Kriegsmarine and was now part of the Atlantic Wall.

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