Hello again and thanks for visiting. We just returned from an amazing trip to central Europe. Within my itinerary was a detour to the very north of Poland, to the Eastern Front Headquarters of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. In the Masurian Woods, near the East Prussian town of Ketrzyn (called Rastenburg by the Germans)…
Arguably the greatest World War II leader (and statesman of the 20th Century), Winston Churchill was a larger then life character. His fierce resistance to Adolf Hitler and Nazism galvanized Great Britain, for some time the only nation fighting the might of the Third Reich. Despite a string of disasters and seemingly never ending catastrophes,…
This World War II gun battery was part of the German Atlantic Wall coastal fortifications. It gets its name from the nearby French village. The battery is located on a 200 ft. cliff, looking over the English Channel. This site is between the Omaha and Gold landing beaches, and shelled both areas on D-Day (June…
Diekirch, Luxembourg-National Museum of Military History The WWII 40mm Bofors Cannon & the AC-130 There are many excellent military history museums. One of the very best WWII focused museums is also largely unknown. Luxembourg’s National Museum of Military History has one of the most amazing collections of WWII items I have yet seen. Vehicles, weapons,…
This post takes us to one of my favorite cities, Prague in the Czech Republic. Unlike many ancient cities, it retains an old city center that is beautiful and welcoming to tourists. It was also the stage for one of my favorite WWII events: Operation Anthropoid. While the 2016 film “Anthropoid” is a good watch,…
The Aegidien Church was built in the Gothic style in 1347. It is in central Hanover, Germany and had numerous remodels and additions over the centuries. In 1943, the church was destroyed by Allied aerial bombing. This left only the outer walls, with no trace of the roof structure. The walls still feature many epitaphs…
Here we look at the birthplace of history’s most infamous person. Adolf Hitler, synonymous with evil, was born NOT in Germany, but in Braunau am Inn, Austria. Granted, Braunau is a 5 minute walk to the German border, but Hitler was Austrian nonetheless. He was born in the building pictured and lived there until the…
This field in Belgium was the site of the Malmedy Massacre. This was a German-committed atrocity and war crime, which occurred on Dec. 17, 1944. The Waffen-SS soldiers of Kampfgruppe Peiper (led by Joachim Peiper, mentioned in previous post, and more below), killed 84 U.S. Army prisoners of war. These men, of the 285th Field…
Hello and thanks for visiting. For my FIRST content post, I’m going back to 2019, to a favorite location. Touring the area of Bastogne and the Battle of the Bulge was an unforgettable experience. Among the many, many great sites is this very rare German King Tiger Tank. It is situated outside of the “December…
