Before and After – Halbe
A “Then & Now” from Halbe. This is the “Forsthaus Halbe” (Forest Warden’s house of Halbe), and the Forsthaus was […]
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Walking the Ground – Märkisch Buchholz
Whilst the town of Halbe became the focal point of the “Halbe Pocket”, it actually contained dozens of small towns
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Walking the Ground – Halbe
You’ll never guess what you might find when walking the ground in Halbe! With the launch of my ‘Encircled’ podcast
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Walking the Ground – Tillet/Belgium
In January 1945, the 761st Tank Battalion, also known as the “Black Panthers,” engaged in brutal fighting to capture the
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Traces of War – Pironpré/Belgium
ON THIS DAY: Starting on the 30th of December, 1944, a 10-day battle raged between the German Panzer-Lehr division and
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Remnants of War – Nuts Weekend in Bastogne
This is the ‘holiday slideshow’ of my experience of Nuts Weekend in Bastogne, and I’ve deliberately picked a diverse mix
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Walking the Ground – Foy
Walking the ground in Foy! Today was all about checking out the key locations involved in Easy Company’s attack on
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Remnants of the War – Nuts Weekend & the Battle of the Bulge #2
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Bulge, and whilst I could easily post
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Remnants of War – Nuts Weekend & the Battle of the Bulge
Well, this is a hard one to put into words… We visited the Bois Jacques woods today, where Easy Company
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Remnants of War – Balham Tube Station
I’m listening to the execllent WHW Blitz series (you can find the first episode of that below), and Balham was
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