The Albert Speer house near the Fuhrer’s Eagles nest on the Obersalzberg – Berchtesgaden, GermanyAlbert Speer lived in the Ostertal, a valley somewhere in Bavaria. Here he had a small atelier which … Posted December 6, 2012 (updated February 12, 2024) by Patrick
Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest, the Kehlsteinhaus, tea house on the Obersalzberg in Bavaria – Germany[...]Read More... Posted December 1, 2012 (updated May 29, 2023) by Patrick
The Berghof, Adolf Hitler’s residence under the Eagles Nest – Obersalzberg, Berchtesgaden, GermanyInspired by poet and play writer Dietrich Eckart, Adolf Hitler was interested by the Obersalzberg Mountain in Bavaria … Posted November 28, 2012 (updated February 17, 2024) by Patrick
The Coal Storage Bunker – Obersalzberg, Berchtesgaden GermanyTo supply the buildings on the Obersalzberg of electricity and heat, a huge coal storage was built near … Posted November 27, 2012 (updated January 25, 2024) by Patrick
Transit Camp Westerbork, NetherlandsIn 1939 the Dutch Government decides to build a refugee camp to give the German Jews a home … Posted November 22, 2012 (updated July 18, 2024) by Patrick
Ehrenmal in Karlshagen – Usedom, Mecklenburg – Vorpommern, GermanyThis is the memorial in Karlshagen. During the 60's, on the southside of this cemetery a mass grave … Posted November 21, 2012 (updated May 29, 2023) by Pascal
Das Sauerstoffwerk II – Peenemünde, Mecklenburg – Vorpommern, GermanyIn November 1938 Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch gave the green light for further development of the Peenemünde rocket … Posted November 20, 2012 (updated May 29, 2023) by Pascal
Arbeitseinsatz II – Forced Labour at Sigla in PolandIn August 2012 Landmarkscout received an email from a descended of a survivor of forced labour in the … Posted October 26, 2012 (updated August 3, 2024) by Patrick
David van Dam; The cousin of my granddad – Gouda, the NetherlandsThe name “David” was used a lot in the family. My granddad, like David, has the same second … Posted October 25, 2012 (updated February 18, 2024) by Patrick
Historisch- Technisches Museum Peenemünde, GermanyThe Historisches Technisches Museum Peenemünde Im Kraftwerk is largely situated on the grounds of the power plant of … Posted October 7, 2012 (updated May 29, 2023) by Pascal
V1 Katapult Prüfstände – Peenemünde, Mecklenburg – Vorpommern, GermanyOn June 1942, Hitler personally decided that both the V1 and V2 projects were of equal importance and … Posted September 27, 2012 (updated April 1, 2024) by Pascal
Prüfstand VII, Peenemünde, Mecklenburg – Vorpommern, GermanyOn the 3rd of October 1942, for the first time in human history, a ballistic missile, the A4 … Posted September 11, 2012 (updated February 12, 2024) by Pascal
Eagles & Swastikas – Koblenz, GermanyThe building is in a nationalistic style from the 1930's. The sign on the side says it is … Posted July 13, 2012 (updated May 29, 2023) by Patrick
Nazi Trials Nuremberg, Courtroom 600 – GermanyHere in Courtroom 600 in Nuremberg the Nazi's had to answer for their actions during WWII in what … Posted July 13, 2012 (updated May 27, 2023) by Patrick
Camp Amersfoort – The NetherlandsIn one day we visited the Amersfoort cemetery in Leusden and camp Amersfoort. Both locations, the camp and … Posted July 12, 2012 (updated May 30, 2023) by Patrick
Russian War Cemetery Amersfoort – Leusden, The NetherlandsAt the cemtery in Amersfoort is a special field of honor, it's dedicated to Russian victims of the … Posted June 29, 2012 (updated May 30, 2023) by Patrick
Weingut 1 – Me 262 Factory – Mühldorfer Hart, Bavaria, GermanyDue to the effective bombardments of the Allied forces on infrastructure and war industry, Germany was forced to … Posted June 28, 2012 (updated May 13, 2024) by Patrick
Deutsches Museum Munich – GermanyOur 2012 trip started with a visit to the Deutsches museum in Munich. This is really a "flying" … Posted June 27, 2012 (updated November 9, 2024) by Patrick