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Items related to World War II (1939-1945) |
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 | Geocache GCMM7V 'Forgotten runway' (close to the new Frankfurt Airport):
In January 2005 the remains of an old runway of Frankfurt Airport were found in the woods. The runway was built from August till December 1944 by Jewish women from Hungary who were imprisoned in an outpost of the concentration camp Natzweiler-Struthof.
So far, it had only been known that the regular r... |  | 02/05/2006 | 793 | 



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 | From this harbor most of all danish jews escaped the Nazis by being shipped to Sweden at night october 1. to 2. 1943 . One of the boats can be seen at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem |  | 02/04/2006 | 170 | 



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 | Utah lost DD Tanks multibeam images, plus UW photographies.
The 3 marks on the NE are half sand beared tanks lying on the side, and the SW mark is a perfect Tank standing alone on the sand.
See also:
http://www.historychannel.com/global/listings/episodearchive.jsp?ACatId=8802355&CaseId=8802353&EGrpId=274739
Or:
http://magma.nationalgeographic.c... |  | 02/03/2006 | 1,019 | 



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 | In this file, you will find all sunken ships with the information (some with pictures) about these ships. Also a small overview of his live in the german navy.
Special thanks for information to u-boat.net. |  | 02/03/2006 | 580 | 
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 | Toulon - 27th of November 1942 - Toulon's French Navy scuttling overlay with complete map and full detailled vessels positions (including fate). |  | 02/02/2006 | 763 | 
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 | Another WW2 underwater view.
Usualy those images are 3D images but i do not know how to make them working in 3D in GE
Three DD tanks, sank June 6th 44.
See also:
http://www.historychannel.com/global/listings/episodearchive.jsp?ACatId=8802355&CaseId=8802353&EGrpId=274739
Or:
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0206/feature1/zoom2.html
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 | Just before 10:20 p.m. on July 17th, 1944, the worst home front disaster of WWII, occurred at a Naval pier in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Five thousand tons of ammunition in ships being loaded by black sailors exploded, sending a blast more than 12,000 feet into the sky.
The explosion destroyed the pier, a train, and both ships, instantly killing everyone aboard ... |  | 02/02/2006 | 338 | 
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 | Please let me know if you want me to post more file like that.
Bertrand
This a multibeam sounder view of the shipwreck of the USS Susan B Anthony
Image treated with Fledermaus /Copyright Steeve Schmidt, Naval Historical center
- History Channel
- On June 7, 1944, the troopship USS Susan B. Anthony transported nearly 3,000 Army and Navy men on t... |  | 01/31/2006 | 553 | 



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 | Otto Kretschmer (May 1, 1912 - August 5, 1998) was a famous U-Boat commander of the Second World War, and was the most successful Ace of the Deep. From September 1939 until being captured in March 1941, he sank 47 ships for a total of 274,333 tons. For this he received the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, among other commendations. He earned the nickname "Silent Otto" both for his succ... |  | 01/30/2006 | 954 | 



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 | This an underwater multibeam sounder view of the bank of the Cardonnet with many shipwrecks sank over Normandy coast June 6th 1944.
Cardonnet bank is just off Utah Beach
Datas acquired during Neptune 2K expedition.
Image treated by Duncan Mallace with Fledermaus
http://www.netsurvey.co.uk/
Copyright Steeve Schmidt, Naval Historical center
More at www.ce... |  | 01/30/2006 | 376 | 



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 | This is a multibeam sounder view of the LST523 sank over Normandy coast June 19th 1944
Datas acquired during Neptune 2K expedition.
Image treated by Duncan Mallace with Fledermaus
http://www.netsurvey.co.uk/
Copyright Steeve Schmidt, Naval Historical center
More at www.ceresm.com - Bertrand Sciboz
Hope you enjoy the post
Bertrand |  | 01/29/2006 | 396 | 



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 | Blethcley Park was the location of the United Kingdom's codebreaking establishment during World War II. Codes and ciphers of several countries were deciphered, most famously the German Enigma.
http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/ |  | 01/28/2006 | 319 | 



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 | Another view of Mulberries A at Omaha beach
A multibeam echo sounder underwater view of the sunken Omaha WW2 artificial harbour.
Usually those datas are in 3D
You can even see a big ship tanked in the harbour.
The name of this ship is the SS Exford
Datas acquired during Neptune 2K expedition.
Copyright Steeve Schmidt, Naval Historical center
More... |  | 01/28/2006 | 373 | 



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 | Another view of Mulberries A at Omahha beach
A multibeam echo sounder underwater view of the sunken Omaha WW2 artificial harbour.
Usually those datas are in 3D
You can even see a big ship tanked in the harbour.
The name of this ship is the SS Exford
Datas acquired during Neptune 2K expedition.
Copyright Steeve Schmidt, Naval Historical center
Mor... |  | 01/28/2006 | 237 | 



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 | A multibeam echo sounder underwater view of the sunken Omaha WW2 artificial harbour.
Usually those datas are in 3D
You can even see a big ship tanked in the harbour.
The name of this ship is the SS Exford
Datas acquired during Neptune 2K expedition.
Copyright Steeve Schmidt, Naval Historical center
More at www.ceresm.com - Bertrand Sciboz |  | 01/26/2006 | 556 | 



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 | A few years ago, in June 2002 issue of National geographic Magazine, we made a map of the DDAY invasion, with most of the allied troups shipwreck in Seine Bay
Copyright National Geographic Magazine
Shipwrecks by Bertrand SCIBOZ
and Marc VIOLET, CERES,
European Underwater Research Center - www.ceresm.com
Land relief by Scott Gowan - Worldsat Internatio... |  | 01/25/2006 | 2,476 | 



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 | Location of sunken subs around the world.
colored year of sinking
1945 light green
1944 yellow
Informations are from uboat.net. Thx. |  | 01/23/2006 | 891 | 



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 | Location of sunken subs around the world.
colored year of sinking
1945 light green
1944 yellow
1943 red
Informations are from uboat.net. Thx. |  | 01/23/2006 | 906 | 



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 | Location of sunken subs around the world.
colored year of sinking
1945 light green
1944 yellow
1943 red
Informations are from uboat.net. Thx. |  | 01/23/2006 | 726 | 
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 | Location of sunken subs around the world.
colored year of sinking
1945 light green
1944 yellow
1943 red
Informations are from uboat.net. Thx. |  | 01/23/2006 | 605 | 



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 | Location of sunken subs around the world.
colored year of sinking
1945 light green
1944 yellow
1943 red
Informations are from uboat.net. Thx. |  | 01/23/2006 | 650 | 



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 | Nice painting view of the SS Leopoldville sank in Xmas 44 by german submarine U486
Painting done by our famous french painter Claude Lemonnier in St Vaast la Hougue
© CERES 2006 – more at www.ceresm.com |  | 01/23/2006 | 526 | 



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 | 8301 soldiers lay to rest at Margraten on this moment, 2 unknown soldiers are burried in one grave.
Last year, this cemetery was visit by President Bush. |  | 01/22/2006 | 356 | 



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 | It was the Bridge Too Far which was the last British defeat of the Second World War. The audacious attempt to race through the Netherlands from Arnhem and sweep into Germany failed to shorten the war and cost 8,000 Allied lives. |  | 01/22/2006 | 587 | 



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 | Side scan sonar image of the SS Albertville, sank in 1940 after the German invade belgium.
Sister ship of the SS Leopoldville sank in 1944.
you can also see a crabpot line
© CERES 2006 – more at www.ceresm.com
Acquisition: EdgeTech 272TD Side Scan Sonar
Processing: TEI Suite, Isis & Delphmap |  | 01/18/2006 | 494 | 



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