Visits to HMS Belfast & Churchill War Rooms

Country: Great Britain Region: London County: Greater London Date: December 2013 Title: Visits to HMS Belfast & Churchill War Rooms in London Links open in a new window or tab when clicked. During the last week of 2013 I visited London with my wife. In this post you will mostly find pictures of our visits …

Nicholas Moran aka “The Chieftain” is Wargaming America’s resident tanker, military expert and amateur historian. He runs a really nice YouTube channel on which he broadcasts the “Inside The Chieftain’s Hatch” series. Definitely worth checking out!

Visit to Deutsches Panzermuseum Munster & Gedenkstätte Bergen-Belsen

Country: Germany Bundesland: Niedersachsen Date: Friday, the 2nd of April 2010 Title: Visit to the Deutsches Panzermuseum Munster (DPM) and Gedenkstätte Bergen-Belsen Links open in a new window or tab when clicked. The Deutsches Panzermuseum is an armored fighting vehicle museum in Munster, Germany, the location of the Munster Training Area camp. Its main aim …

Sd Kfz 171 Panzerkampfwagen V Ausf G (E1949.338)

Country: Great Britain Region: South West England County: Dorset Date: Tuesday, the 21st of April 2009 Title: Visit to The Tank Museum in Bovington Links open in a new window or tab when clicked. Click the Google Maps image for detailed location information The Home Of The Tank The tank was a British invention that …

For one time only, 100 of the most exceptional objects from 25 war and resistance museums in the Netherlands are brought together and exhibited at the Kunsthal Rotterdam. “The Second World War In 100 Objects” is an exhibition that takes visitors back to the days of the Second World War giving it relevance for young …

This is the final part (III) of my visits to Musée des Blindés blog posts. Looking for the other posts? Here: Part I and Part II. We move on from the infamous German WWII hall (Salle Allemande Seconde Guerre Mondiale) to the Salle Italienne and the remaining halls. Salle Italienne Carro Armato M15/42 Despite its 47 …

On the Dutch branch of National Neographic Channel the “Nazi Megastructures” series was broadcasted recently. This series explores the prolific engineering achievements of Nazi Germany throughout World War II and beyond. In case you missed this, here’s a YouTube playlist which shows you the whole series. Enjoy!

Update 26-01-2014: YouTube is randomly removing videos of this series so I’ve added more sources to the playlist. Scroll around for the best quality.

Visit to Italian Air Force Museum

Country: Italy Region: Lazio Province: Roma Date: Friday, the 18th of September 2009 Title: Visit to Italian Air Force Museum in Vigna di Valle Links open in a new window or tab when clicked. Click the Google Maps image for detailed location information The Italian Air Force Museum is situated in the old seaplane station of …

Country: Switzerland Canton: Bern District: Thun Date: Monday, the 11th of October 2010 Title: Visit to Panzermuseum Thun Links open in a new window or tab when clicked, galleries will open in a lightbox. Click the Google Maps image for detailed location information On our honeymoon my wife and I went to the beautiful region of …

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Visits to HMS Belfast & Churchill War Rooms

Videoblog: Inside The Chieftain’s Hatch

Visit to Deutsches Panzermuseum Munster & Gedenkstätte Bergen-Belsen

Visit to The Tank Museum

The Second World War In 100 Objects

Visits to Musée des Blindés – Part III

Videoblog: Nazi Megastructures

Visit to Italian Air Force Museum

Visit to Panzermuseum Thun