Traces of War: Spang in Berlin-Pankow
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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Bonus Episode: A Talk with Peter Graham from Berlin Battle Damage
Peter Graham was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and he is an independent historian and researcher specialising in the history
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Bonus Episode: A Talk With Matthew Menneke From On The Front Tours
Matthew Menneke is a military historian and former serviceman in the Australian Army. Matthew is also the founder of On
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Remnants of War – The “first house taken by the Red Army in Berlin
The “first” house taken by the Red Army during their assault on Berlin This house, known as the “Haus der
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Traces of War – Spang in Potsdam
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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Remnants of War – Zhukov’s Bunker and Command Post in Reitwein
80 years ago today, the Red Army launched “Operation Berlin” – AKA, the final Soviet assault on Berlin. Last week,
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Traces of War – Spang in Berlin
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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Walking the Ground – VE Day Poster Berlin
Cheeky little VE Day 80th anniversary poster on the side of the Babylon Cinema here in the middle of Berlin.
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Stolperstein Sunday – Dr. Carl Blumenthal, Margarete Blumenthal & Werner Blumenthal
Curt Blumenthal was admitted to the bar in Berlin on 10 July 1911. During the First World War, he worked
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Europe At War meets Beyond Barbarossa
Hear me talk about the Halbe Pocket & the end of the war in Germany A few weeks ago I
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