Fort Breendonk, Willebroek, BelgiumBreendonk was built as part of the fortification defence to protect the city of Antwerp and especially the … Posted March 28, 2014 (updated October 14, 2022) by Patrick
Poland under the Nazis (part 1) – Oskar Schindlers Factory, KrakowFrom October 29 till November 3th I took a short organized trip to Poland. The organizer called this … Posted February 25, 2014 (updated February 14, 2022) by Patrick
Poland under the Nazis (part 1) – Auschwitz 1 (Stammlager)The camp is located South-West of the small city of Auschwitz. It was together with Auschwitz II -Birkenau … Posted February 19, 2014 (updated February 14, 2022) by Patrick
Poland under the Nazis (part 2) – Auschwitz 2 (Birkenau)The Birkenau concentration camp is a place where I was transfixed. I never imagined it had this size. … Posted February 19, 2014 (updated February 14, 2022) by Patrick
Fuhrerhauptquartier Wolfsschlucht 2, Margival – Laffaux FranceSituated along the railway line Laon-Paris in the thick wooded area surrounding Margival, this steep sided valley proved … Posted October 1, 2013 (updated March 17, 2024) by Pascal
The Jackal; a Churchill tank left behind in the forgotten Battle of OverloonOn 27 may in 2013 the Scouts received an email from Christine; "My mother and I are travelling … Posted September 17, 2013 (updated October 17, 2024) by Patrick
Arnhem War Museum 40-45 Operation Market Garden, NetherlandsIn the years after Operation Market Garden multiple museums, memorials and other reminders of the battle could be … Posted September 14, 2013 (updated July 21, 2024) by Patrick
Aviation Museum Hannover – Laatzen, GermanyThe Aviation museum in Hannover Laatzen has two halls with numerous items from World War One and World … Posted September 14, 2013 (updated September 6, 2024) by Patrick
La Coupole V-2 museum – Helfaut-Wizernes, FranceThis is one of the "Sonderbauten" which was planned to be built by organisation Todt between 1943 and … Posted September 7, 2013 (updated May 12, 2024) by Pascal
Deutsches Panzermuseum Munster – GermanyThe Deutsches Panzermuseum in Munster is very recommendable. The tanks and vehicles can be freely walked around and … Posted September 7, 2013 (updated March 7, 2023) by Patrick
U-Boot Bunker ‘Valentin’, a Submarine Assembly Factory along the Weser River – Bremen Farge, GermanyU-Boot Bunker Valentin was one of the largest projects of Nazi Germany between 1943 and March 1945. The … Posted September 7, 2013 (updated October 25, 2023) by Patrick
U-boat U-995 Type VII C at Laboe, GermanyThis U-boat was deployed from 1943 by the Kriegsmarine until the end of the war. Thereafter, the submarine … Posted September 7, 2013 (updated June 16, 2023) by Patrick
V3 Cannon Test Ramps at former Laatziger Ablage, Misdroy – Zalesie, PolandThe development of the V-3 weapon, was yet another Third Reich Vengeance project aiming to unleish it's reign … Posted March 27, 2013 (updated May 26, 2023) by Pascal
Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin, GermanyThe "Deutsches Technikmuseum" or "German Museum of Technology" in Berlin is a candy store for anyone interested in … Posted March 5, 2013 (updated September 6, 2024) by Pascal
The Congress Hall at the Nazi Party Rally Grounds in Nuremberg GermanyA huge building blocks your view over the pond towards the Zeppelin Field. Just across the street from … Posted February 20, 2013 (updated May 26, 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
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
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