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 February 15, 2025) by Patrick
German War Cemetery Ysselsteyn, The NetherlandsOn Saturday 19 may 2012, before our visit to Militracks, we stopped near the village of Ysselsteyn. Here … Posted June 27, 2012 (updated February 13, 2025) by Patrick
Militracks 2012 – Overloon, The NetherlandsMilitracks is an annual event with almost only German vehicles from the second World war. [...]Read More... Posted May 23, 2012 (updated March 2, 2025) by Patrick
The Last German Surrender – Svalbard / Spitsbergen, NorwayWorld War Two ended in Europe with the unconditional surrender of the German high command on May 7th, … Posted May 10, 2012 (updated February 19, 2025) by Patrick
6th SS Gebirgsjäger Division Nord memorial and resting place Pfaffenheck – GermanyAfter reading the book written by Johann Voss about his enduring in world war two, "Black Edelweiss", we … Posted May 8, 2012 (updated February 13, 2025) by Pascal
Musée du Mur de l’Atlantique – Battery Todt, Turm I – Audinghen, Cap Gris Nez, FranceTurm I of Batterie Todt is now a World War Two museum called Musée du Mur de l'Atlantique … Posted February 29, 2012 (updated February 13, 2025) by Pascal
D-day: Omaha Beach Landing – Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy, FranceOn 6 june 1944 the first wave of soldiers had to wade through this water for many yards … Posted February 23, 2012 (updated February 13, 2025) by Pascal
Pointe du Hoc, US 2nd Ranger Memorial – Normandy, FranceSituated between the Utah and Omaha Beach, a strongpoint built by Organisation Todt, with an artillery battery of … Posted February 21, 2012 (updated February 13, 2025) by Pascal
American War Cemetery – Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, FranceWith a view on Omaha Beach and the English Channel from which they came, 9.387 white crosses and … Posted February 14, 2012 (updated February 13, 2025) by Pascal
War monument and Memorial Chapel, Lazise, Verona – ItalyVisiting Lazise, Verona, I stumbled upon a War monument, beautifully situated on the boulevard overlooking the town marina … Posted February 10, 2012 (updated February 13, 2025) by Pascal
sWS Schwerer Wehrmachtschlepper a.k.a. Gerät 71On 7 may 1942 Hitler ordered that a simplified version of the halftrack should be developed, to replace … Posted January 12, 2012 (updated February 13, 2025) by Patrick
Vossenack War Cemetery – North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyThe German War Cemetery Vossenack / Eifel or Ehrenfriedhof Vossenack (in German) was constructed on a strategic site, … Posted January 5, 2012 (updated February 13, 2025) by Pascal
Hürtgen War Cemetery – North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyHere at Hürtgen War Cemetery (Soldatenfriedhof or Ehrenfriedhof Hürtgen) 3001 mostly German casualties of war have found their … Posted January 5, 2012 (updated February 12, 2025) by Pascal
The battle of Hürtgen Forest, North Rhine-Westphalia – GermanyFrom mid September 1944 until the 9th Februari 1945, the U.S. Army fought its longest single battle ever … Posted January 1, 2012 (updated February 13, 2025) by Pascal
Panzerkampfwagen I – Sd.Kfz. 101, With technical data on Ausf. AThe treaty of Versailles prevented post WW1 Germany from possessing armoured vehicles or tanks. However Germany, in all … Posted December 31, 2011 (updated February 13, 2025) by Patrick
Panzerkampfwagen II – Sd.Kfz. 121, With technical data on Ausf. AThe Panzerkampfwagen II was an improvement of the Panzerkampfwagen I. It carried, next to a machine gun, a … Posted December 25, 2011 (updated February 15, 2025) by Patrick
Panzerkampfwagen III – Sd.Kfz. 141, With technical data on Ausf. JThe development of the panzerkampfwagen III started in 1935. Daimler Benz produced 10 vehicles of 15 ton with … Posted December 24, 2011 (updated February 12, 2025) by Patrick
Panzerkampfwagen IV – Sd.Kfz. 161, With technical data on Ausf. JThe Panzerkampfwagen mark IV was the workhorse of the Wehrmacht. It was the first panzer in the 20 … Posted December 23, 2011 (updated February 12, 2025) by Patrick
