Remnants of War – Gedenkort Güterbahnhof Moabit
Some of Berlin’s Second World War memorials are grandiose affairs located in the heart of the city, which are passed […]
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Remnants of War – Museum Berlin Karlshorst
How do you commemorate the 85th anniversary of the start of the Second World War? – By visiting the place
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Remnants of War – The Führerbunker
“What’s so special about this boring car park in the middle of Berlin?” I hear you say… Well, this inconspicuous
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Remnants of War – Hidden in Plain Sight
“That’s a covered-up Swastika isn’t it?” I thought to myself. After a quick check on Google…yup, indeed it is. The
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Remnants of War – Kindertransport Memorial Berlin
Berlin is dotted with memorials and plaques, but this memorial at Bahnhof Friedchstraße is one of the most poignant, as
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Remnants of War – Fort Eben-Emael
Quick pit stop visit to Fort Eben-Emael whilst driving back to Berlin… On May 10th & 11th 1940, this Fort
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Remnants of War – Dartmoor Memorial
A touching memorial in a quiet corner of Dartmoor. On the 22nd of March 1941, a Hamden bomber belonging to
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Remnants of War – Slapton Sands & Exercise Tiger
Slapton Sands, Devon. Site of the infamous Exercise Tiger. In April 1944, large-scale rehearsals for D-Day took place on Slaptop
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Remnants of War – Parachute & Airborne Memorial Paignton
More proof that in the UK you can find echoes of the Second World War everywhere you go. I was
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Traces of War – Battle Damage in Brixham, Devon
This is my great-grandmother’s house in Brixham, which nearly suffered a direct hit from a Luftwaffe bomb during the blitz.
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