Between 18th – 20th of April, 1945, American forces laid siege to the mighty Völkerschlachtdenkmal (‘Monument to the Battle of […]
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On the morning of the 19th of April, 1945, Lt David Zweibel, commander of ‘Task Force Zweibel’ (1st photo) ordered
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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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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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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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A lovely bit of Spang from Potsdam! Potsdam, just to the south-west of Berlin, saw a ton of fighting in
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There’s nothing better than going on a hunt for Spang in Berlin! Had a cracking afternoon yesterday, checking out the
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A last stand by the Red Army in Bautzen’s courthouse. On the 24th of April, the tide turned in the
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