Commemorating the dead of the Battle of Berlin (the Soviet way and the German way) Once the guns had fallen […]
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The Groterjan Brewery – My own local piece of battle of Berlin history This is the former Groterjan* Brewery on
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During the battle of Berlin, Tempelhof Airport became the most important command hub and supply depot for the German forces
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Welcome to Hermannplatz, in northern Neukölln, the scene of some of the bloodiest fighting during the battle of Berlin… Before
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Well, would you look at that! The S-Bahn bridge on Leibnizstraße, in Charlottenburg, is surely one of the best examples
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Behold the mighty Humboldthain Flak Tower! I seem to spend a lot of my days scouring the streets of Berlin
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The detritus of war, still lying on the forest floor, 80 years on… Yesterday, we went for an epic 15km
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It’s just a normal street in Berlin….right? Welcome to “Tromsöer Straße” in the Berlin district of Gesundbrunnen, which, up until
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What an epic VE Day in Berlin! Yesterday, the Berlin IC walked all over the city, taking in all of
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This dramatic piece of Spang (aka battle damage) caught my eye as I was walking through Pankow (north-east Berlin) today!
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