WW2 Battlefield Trips
When you guys are reading this, I’ll be on an airplane on my way to Okinawa, Japan. For two weeks I will move around the island to research the World War 2 Battlefields. Throughout the trip I will be actively posting pictures and other content on Facebook and Instagram. But the biggest effort will be […]
Most people love to see pictures of the battlefields of World War 2. That’s why I started my Instagram page on the Battle of the Bulge 1,5 years ago, and so far it’s been a succes. Another thing that I’ve always enjoyed with these war-time photo’s was that in some cases, the orginal location of […]
The Siegfried Line near Wallendorf is probably the best spot to dive into the Battle of the Bulge in Luxembourg. The defensive structures around the village are part of a 630km defensive line full of pillboxes, tank traps and other stuff. I travelled to Wallendorf to see some of these defenses. Around the village you […]
This week I travelled down to the village of Nuenen near Eindhoven. On September 20th 1944, E company of the 506th PIR went on a reconaissance mission to this village to make contact with the enemy. This mission is shown in Band of Brothers Part 4: Replacements. The mission in the series is shown as […]
This week I travelled back to Arnhem & Oosterbeek to follow the Withdrawl of the 2nd South Staffords from Arnhem to Oosterbeek. Again, we pass various sites where their heroic efforts took place on September 19 and 20th 1944 during Operation Market Garden. For those interested, I’ve created a map with the important locations that […]
The 2nd South Staffords at Arnhem story is one of those stories that tend to get forgotten as the years pass. Most people pay attention to the US troops during Operation Market Garden, but they forget to look deeper into the fights that the 1st British Airborne was in. In this video I walk in […]
So on March 30th I travelled to the dropzones of the 504th PIR that was used on September 17th during operation Market Garden. The regiment had two dropzones: one for the main body of the regiment at Overasselt and one for E Company at Grave. In this video we visit the dropzone at Overasselt and […]
On my trip to Nijmegen I visited the center of the city which got bombed on February 22nd by American planes by mistake. Right now that part of the city is called Plein 1944 or Square 1944. They believe that around 800 people were killed during the bombings. Then I went on and stood at the […]
I’m happy to announce that I’m available as a full day tour guide for various battles that took place in Western Europe. My tours extend from Operation Market Garden to the Battle of the Bulge. These tours are perfect for schools, companies, big families and other big groups. For those looking for a private or custom […]
In the last video of my Berdorf Battlefield Tour Series I will take you along the last two outposts which were held by the Germans until Berdorf was liberated. The account of Michael C Bilder helped me so much in this research. In this episode we’ll discuss one event he vividly remembers.
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