Fall Gelb

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Fall Gelb, or Unternehmen Sichelschnitt (Eng. Case Yellow and Operation Sickle cut), was the German plan to invade Western Europe in May 1940 during World War II. It involved a surprise attack through the Ardennes, bypassing the Maginot Line. The swift and decisive maneuver led to the rapid defeat of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands within weeks.

M38 – Landsverk L-180, Dutch Armored Car

AB Landsverk in Sweden was originally a manufacturer of railroad cars, harbour cranes and agricultural machinery, but produced …

Posted March 28, 2025 (updated April 21, 2025) by Patrick

Monument to the fallen of Oeselgem during the Battle of the Lye – Oeselgem, Belgium

A monument with the names of fallen civilians and soldiers from the First and Second World Wars is …

Posted November 1, 2024 (updated March 3, 2025) by Patrick

The Battle of the Lys, Four-Fronts Bridge – Oeselgem, Belgium

During Fal Gelb, the Battle of the Low Countries, Germany attacked the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg in one …

Posted October 16, 2024 (updated March 3, 2025) by Patrick

Operation Crossbow – Bombing V1 sites near Adourval and Pommerval – Pommerval, France

On the night of 24th to 25th August 1944 seven hundred airplanes took off in England from different …

Posted May 30, 2024 (updated March 9, 2025) by Patrick

Commonwealth and French War Graves from both World Wars in Neufchatel-en-Bray, France

In the French town of Neufchatel-en-Bray are French and commonwealth graves. They are fallen soldiers from World War …

Posted May 19, 2024 (updated March 2, 2025) 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 May 5, 2025) by Patrick

French War Cemetery Dinant – Belgium

In Dinant right before the entrance to the Citadel is a War Cemetery with 1200 soldier from World …

Posted December 7, 2022 (updated February 23, 2025) by Patrick

Commonwealth War Graves Hotton – Belgium

At the Commonwealth War Graves in Hotton – Belgium are 666 burials of soldiers, sailors and airmen. Twenty-one …

Posted November 26, 2022 (updated February 23, 2025) by Patrick

The Grave of Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein – Friedhof Dorfmark – Fallingbostel, Germany

Erich von Manstein was one of the most important German generals of WW2. He was Oberleutnant (senior lieutenant) …

Posted October 7, 2022 (updated May 5, 2025) by Patrick

Fliegerhorst Venlo – Yankee 55 – The Netherlands

Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 or I./NJG 1 was stationed on this Luftwaffe base, not only Night fighters were stationed here. …

Posted November 3, 2020 (updated February 21, 2025) by Patrick

WWII German War Cemetery Lommel – Kattenbos, Belgium

The German War Cemetery in Lommel is the largest WWII German Military Cemetery outside of Germany in Western …

Posted July 28, 2017 (updated February 20, 2025) by Pascal

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 April 27, 2025) by Patrick

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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 …

Posted May 12, 2017 (updated February 20, 2025) by Patrick

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

Battery Heerenduin is situated at the estuary of the North Sea Canal which runs towards the port of …

Posted March 31, 2017 (updated February 18, 2025) by Patrick

War Memorial for the Fallen Dutch Soldiers during May 1940 – Boskoop, The Netherlands

In Boskoop, a small village in the Netherlands, stands a memorial for fallen men during World War Two. …

Posted January 24, 2016 (updated April 27, 2025) by Patrick

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Posted January 19, 2016 (updated February 16, 2025) by Pascal

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Position or "Stelling" Den Oever was built between 1932 and 1936 on the North Holland side of the …

Posted July 21, 2015 (updated February 15, 2025) by Pascal

Rotterdam Blitz, A City on Fire – Netherlands

Heavy rumbling sounds fill the afternoon sky above the Netherlands. The drone rolls on for miles through the …

Posted April 13, 2013 (updated February 13, 2025) by Patrick