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 […]
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 […]
Attacking Towards Berdorf It was the morning of December 24th, when it was time for the 2nd infantry regiment to participate in the Battle of the Bulge. At 11AM the 2nd battalion and 3rd battalion moved out of Breitweiler and Consdorf. Their objective was the village of Berdorf. Located on top of a hill overlooking the […]
During my trip in Normandy I took a visit to the Airborne Museum in Sainte-Mère-Église. Without any doubt this was an amazing experience for me. I had never seen a real C47 in my life before, so this was a welcoming surprise. What surprised me the most was the amount of items they had to fill the […]
During my trip in Normandy we came across the Major Winters monument. This monument is dedicated to all who took lead during the invasion of Normandy in 1944. Major Winters is known for his outstanding leadership while he was in command of Easy Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division. On D-Day he took lead in […]
When Easy Co, 506th PIR landed in Normandy on June 6th their first task was to destroy the canons near a farm called Brécourt Manor. Lieutenant Winters lead the attack and successfully captured and destroyed these canons. He was awarded the distinguished service cross. This event was shown in Band of Brothers’ Day of Days. During […]
That’s what it really was for me on June 6th 2014. The plan was to drive from The Netherlands to Normandy in the night of June 5th and 6th. We would take a big nap before we started our journey. That big nap turned into a very small one. Nevertheless, I picked up my dad […]
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