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Betuws War Museum – The Island ’44-’45 If I would need three words to describe this museum I’d say: Quality Above Quantity. Before I rang the bell I wasn’t sure if I was at the right address. A man opened the door and we told about the museum. He welcomed us and sent us to […]
101st Airborne Tribute Video Just before the 70th anniversary of Operation Market Garden I made a visit to the Drop Zones of the 101st Airborne Division near Son and Breugel. Imagine these skies were once filled with parachutes. Soldiers heading into battle without knowing what’s going to happen next. After that I visited The […]
Did I just visit the battlefields? It was the first question I had after visiting the Bastogne Ardennes 44 Museum. Bastogne counts three museums at the moment and this was the only one I didn’t visit yet. The museum starts just like some other museums out there. Mannequins and lots of items are exhibited over the […]
I was happy to announce to be part of the 70th anniversary of Operation Dragoon this year. Once a again I was going on a holiday trip with the Grootveld family. They invited me to join them at Cavalaire Sur Mer, on the coast of Southern France, for a week. On Friday August 15th it was […]
During war the most unusual things can happen at most the dangerous situations. This particular story is about the 2nd infantry regiment during the Battle of the Bulge. The moment is described in the book: A foot soldier for Patton “The story of a “Red Diamond” infantryman with the US Third Army” by Michael C. Bilder […]
On the last day of our holiday in Luxembourg we made a visit to the Musée de la Bataille des Ardennes in La Roche, Belgium. La Roche was bombed during the Battle of the Bulge and fierce fights took place in and around the village. Just outside the center you will find two tanks: An M4A1 […]
In the video above I explain to you what is fake about the movie. Saving Private Ryan is an epic war movie set during the invasion of Normandy on June 6th 1944. The story is based on the four Niland brothers who where all soldiers of the U.S. Army during World War 2. The mother […]
Last summer me and my dad went for a holiday trip to Luxembourg! We do this every year, simply because we love the country. We’ve visited museums and battlefields during the day and in the evening we enjoyed all the good food the country has to offer. On my trip I’ve taken photographs and videos […]
As a kid I used to play a lot of World War 2 games. Call of Duty 1 is one of those games that I will never forget, simply because it was one of the first shooters I played. The fact that the game was based on real World War 2 made it complete. I […]
This museum has one of the biggest collection out there when it comes to World War 2 collectibles. From vehicles to personal gear to rations, this museum has it all! Besides the big collection, the museum also focus on the troops that fought here during the Battle of the Bulge. They give a lot of […]
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