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Collection of WW2 German High Command Facilities – Heeres, Kriegsmarine, Luftwaffe and Wehrmacht, and WW2 German Commanders

Lager Koralle – German Kriegsmarine Headquarters OKM – Lanke, Germany

Just to the North of Bernau, which lies 20 to 25 km to the north of Berlin, the …

Posted March 18, 2024 (updated April 21, 2024) by Patrick

Kernwerk – German Headquarters at St. Peters – Jersey, United Kingdom

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Posted January 8, 2024 (updated March 13, 2024) by Patrick

The Grave of Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz – The Last Führer – Waldfriedhof Aumühle, Germany

Karl Dönitz was born in 16 September 1891 in the German town of Grünau. When he was 19 …

Posted June 16, 2023 (updated May 14, 2024) 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 April 6, 2024) 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 January 5, 2025) by Patrick

OKH Mauerwald – Germany’s Army High Command in Mamerki, Poland

Only 18 km from the Wolf’s Lair lies das Oberkommando des Heeres im Mauerwald or in short OKH …

Posted January 13, 2022 (updated November 15, 2023) by Patrick

The Wolf’s lair – Wolfsschanze- Hitler’s Headquarters, Gierloz Poland

The Wolfsschanze / Wolf’s Lair was named after the self-given nickname of Adolf Hitler, Wolf. On 21 June …

Posted August 29, 2021 (updated November 25, 2024) by Patrick

Masurian Canal, Lock Górne - Leśniewo Poland

The Masurian Canal. Locks Górne and Dolne in Leśniewo – Poland

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Posted December 25, 2019 (updated November 15, 2023) by Patrick

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel Suicide Memorial Stone – Blaustein, Germany

On 14 October 1944, two Generals came to pick up Erwin Rommel at his home. Rommel said farewell …

Posted August 26, 2017 (updated April 6, 2024) by Pascal

The Grave of Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel at Herrlingen Cemetery – Blaustein, Germany

At Herrlingen Cemetery in Blaustein, Germany, is the grave of Field Marshall Erwin Rommel, who was one of …

Posted August 10, 2017 (updated August 8, 2024) 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 September 8, 2024) by Patrick

OKH Headquarters Maybach I and the Zeppelin bunker – Wünsdorf-Zossen, Germany

To restructure the German Army Command, Hitler founded the OKH and OKW organisations. Both commands were stationed in …

Posted September 18, 2016 (updated November 15, 2023) by Pascal

The Führerbunker under the Reich’s Chancellery – Wilhelmstrasse, Berlin, Germany

It is hard to believe that the epicenter of ww2 Germany 70 years ago is a parking space …

Posted October 14, 2015 (updated November 15, 2023) by Pascal

Fuhrerhauptquartier Wolfsschlucht 1 Bruly-De-Pesche, Couvin, Belgium

Fuhrerhauptquartier Wolfsschlucht 1, Brûly-De-Pesche, Couvin, Belgium

On June 6th 1940, Hitler and his general staff observed the advance of the German forces through France …

Posted June 25, 2014 (updated April 26, 2024) by Pascal

Fuhrerhauptquartier Wolfsschlucht 2, Margival – Laffaux France

Situated 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 Berghof, Adolf Hitler’s residence under the Eagles Nest – Obersalzberg, Berchtesgaden, Germany

Inspired 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