Dunkirk WW2 – Operation Dynamo – Evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force BEF, 1940 – FranceFrom May the 26th until the 4th of June in 1940 the British fought fiercely to evacuate their … Posted July 12, 2017 (updated February 20, 2025) by Patrick
Dunkirk Town Cemetery & Dunkirk Memorial – Hauts-de-France, FranceThere are many Nationalities to be found on this Commonwealth Cemetery for both WW1 and WW2, like British, … Posted July 10, 2017 (updated February 20, 2025) by Patrick
Military Museum of Chromonastiri – Crete, GreeceA part of the Military Museum is dedicated to the Battle of Crete, or Unternehmen Merkur - 'Operation … Posted July 9, 2017 (updated February 20, 2025) by Patrick
Operation Veritable, Canadian War Cemetery – Groesbeek, The NetherlandsIn Groesbeek lies a Commonwealth cemetery with mostly Canadian soldiers who lost their lives during the last months … Posted July 6, 2017 (updated February 20, 2025) by Patrick
Eyewitness Museum Beek – The NetherlandsThe museum has unique personal items which once belonged to soldiers from both sides of the battlefield. August … Posted June 27, 2017 (updated February 20, 2025) by Patrick
Bayernwald WWI Trenches – Wijtschate, Ypres Salient, BelgiumBayernwald was part of the German front line in WWI. Situated on a hill it was a key … Posted June 18, 2017 (updated February 20, 2025) by Pascal
Commonwealth Graves – St. James Church, Acton Trussell, United KingdomThe St. James Church is situated just outside the small village of Acton Trussell in the English county … Posted June 13, 2017 (updated March 3, 2025) by Patrick
D-Day Harbour Weymouth & Exercise Tiger – The Battle of Lyme Bay – United KingdomAt the Weymouth sea side stands a cenotaph commemorating United States soldiers who left this harbour to fight … Posted June 6, 2017 (updated February 20, 2025) by Patrick
Commonwealth Cemetery Cannock Chase – Staffordshire, United KingdomOn camp road near Cannock Chase are two war cemeteries and two memorials. During World War One and … Posted June 1, 2017 (updated February 20, 2025) by Patrick
D-Day: Overlord Museum – Colleville-sur-Mer, FranceThis museum traces the period of the Allied landings on D-Day in Normandy until the liberation of Paris. … Posted May 23, 2017 (updated February 20, 2025) by Pascal
The Tiger Collection (2017-2019), Tank Museum Bovington – United KingdomRead along with a Tiger tank Family reunion. After 70 years the Tank Museum Bovington has organised unusual … Posted May 21, 2017 (updated February 20, 2025) by Patrick
War Memorial Batley – West Yorkshire, United KingdomIn the center of Batley, just South of Leeds in England, is a war memorial to commemorate the … Posted May 18, 2017 (updated February 20, 2025) by Patrick
D-Day, Sword Beach: Monument Piper William ‘Bill’ Millin – Colleville-Montgomery, FranceOn D-Day, June 6th 1944, Piper William "Bill" Millin led the way playing his bagpipe for the Scottish … Posted May 17, 2017 (updated February 20, 2025) by Pascal
Commonwealth War Graves: Zehrensdorf Indian Cemetery, GermanyWith the construction of a military training complex in Wünsdorf-Zossen in 1909, this cemetery became the final resting … Posted May 15, 2017 (updated February 20, 2025) by Pascal
Schnellbootbunker 2, Widerstandsnest 77 – Festung IJmuiden, The NetherlandsAfter 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
Widerstandsnest 82, Marine FLAK Batterie Olmen – Festung IJmuiden, The NetherlandsSouth of Seezielbatterie Heerenduin is the Marine FLAK Batterie Olmen. This anti aircraft battery protected the coastal battery, … Posted April 28, 2017 (updated October 25, 2023) by Patrick
Marine FLAK Batterie Süd Ost, W.N. 92 with Walzkörpersperre, Festung IJmuiden – The NetherlandsBehind the Seeziel Batterie Heerenduin W.N. 81 Coastal Battery lies FLAKbatterie Süd Ost designated W.N. 92. The unique … Posted April 14, 2017 (updated February 20, 2025) by Patrick
Atlantic Wall – Seeziel Batterie Heerenduin W.N. 81 – IJmuiden, NetherlandsBattery 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
