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Hirschbachtal Stand

Hirschbachtal Stand

1937 Hitler wanted a new stadium for his Nazi rallies in Nuremberg. The hill here was chosen because it had the right angle as the stadium. 1/10th of the stand of the stadium with place for 42000 seaters.

Links:
http://www.lostplaces.de/hirschbachtal/index.html
http://www.nuernberg.de/tourismus/rundgaenge/reichsparteitagsgelaende_e/e_d_stadion.html
Rating of 4.504/25/2006375Google Earth Logo
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Part of Hitlers Westwall (Siegfried Line)

Part of Hitlers Westwall (Siegfried Line)

The westwall (also known as Siegfried Line) a 630 km defence within 18.000 shelter, galleries as well as trenchs and armour-barrier. Hitler planed it 1936 and let it built between 1938 and 1940. To see the course and pictures of the Westwall go to www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westwall


Der Westwall (bei den Alliierten auch unter dem Namen Siegfried-Linie bekannt) war ein ueber c...
Rating of 304/24/2006759Google Earth Logo
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The Ace of the Deep - Otto Kretschmer

The Ace of the Deep - Otto Kretschmer

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.
Rating of 3.504/19/20061,253Google Earth Logo
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obersalzberg

obersalzberg

31 placesmarks at hitler's headquater obersalzberg
Rating of 3.504/07/2006995Google Earth Logo
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Fort Mt Valerien Paris

Fort Mt Valerien Paris

Built in 1841, Fort Mont-Valérien was a prison at Suresnes, near Paris, that served as the site for Nazi executions during the German occupation of France (1940-1944) in World War II. It overlooks the Bois de Boulogne and Paris.
Rating of 3.52941176403/28/2006449Google Earth Logo
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7th Ace of the Deep - Karl-Friedrich Merten

7th Ace of the Deep - Karl-Friedrich Merten

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.
Rating of 3.33333333303/23/2006861Google Earth Logo
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Ryvangen burialplace

Ryvangen burialplace

Ryvangen located north of Copenhagen was the place the Nazis executed danish resistance members. 202 members were found burried here and 106 were reburried after identification. Also burried here are 31 danes who died in german KZ's. And 151 resistance members with unknown burial-place are remembered on a wall located at the pin.
Rating of 303/23/2006895Google Earth Logo
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Southwick House Southwick Hampshire UK

Southwick House Southwick Hampshire UK

This is were D Day 6th June 1944 General Eisenhower Headquaters were there is still a large Wall map showing the Landings in one of the rooms it was also its now the Wardroom Officer's mess for H.M.S. Dryad which it is now part.
No rating yet03/20/2006127Google Earth Logo
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6th Ace of the Deep - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

6th Ace of the Deep - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

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.
Rating of 3.57142857103/17/2006812Google Earth Logo
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Birthtplace of Battleship Bismarck

Birthtplace of Battleship Bismarck

The building contract was placed on 16 November 1935 with the Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, as New Construction "F" later named Bismarck and the keel was laid on 1 July 1936.
Rating of 3.62503/16/2006649Google Earth Logo
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Antitank ditch Meerholz - Roth

Antitank ditch Meerholz - Roth

This ditch was build in 1935(?) and had a length of 2,5 between the villages of Meerholz-Hailer and Roth. The wide was 7m and the deep 3m. In the years after the war, some rifles, pistols, ammo and other pieces was found in the ditch.

Pictures on a german website:
http://www.wmts-gelnhausen.de/HTML/Berichte/Sonstige/Panzergraben_Hailer/Panzergraben_in_Hailer_1.htm
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Rating of 303/15/2006653Google Earth Logo
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4th Ace of the Deep - Heinrich Liebe

4th Ace of the Deep - Heinrich Liebe

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.
Rating of 503/10/2006617Google Earth Logo
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5th Ace of the Deep - Viktor Schuetze

5th Ace of the Deep - Viktor Schuetze

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.
Rating of 3.503/10/2006521Google Earth Logo
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3rd Ace of the Deep - Erich Topp

3rd Ace of the Deep - Erich Topp

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.
Rating of 3.33333333303/01/2006801Google Earth Logo
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Colleville Cliffs - Omaha Beach

Colleville Cliffs - Omaha Beach

Cliffs near Colleville-Sur-Mer where the 1.US Division landet on D-Day Morning!
Rating of 3.33333333303/01/20061,160Google Earth Logo
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Max Westheimer Field

Max Westheimer Field

Airport owned by the University of Oklahoma (OU). Located in Norman, Oklahoma.
History:
Previously known as the Norman Naval Air Station, it was established by OU as a civilian pilot operation. In 1942 the Department of Defense began using the 270 acre airfield, eventually increasing the airport size to 1650 acres. During World War 2 it was used as a boot camp and primary flig...
No rating yet02/28/2006286Google Earth Logo
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DKM Tirpitz (12 Nov 1944) overlay

DKM Tirpitz (12 Nov 1944) overlay

DKM Tirpitz (R.I.P.) last minute on Nov. 12th 1944 (To be added to Germany folder in "W.W.II Sunk ships" file)
Rating of 302/28/2006803Google Earth Logo
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9th Ace of the Deep - Guenther Prien

9th Ace of the Deep - Guenther Prien

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.
Rating of 3.66666666602/22/2006863Google Earth Logo
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Spandau prison

Spandau prison

Location of the famous Spandau prison near Berlin. Here the prisoners of the Nuremberg trials were held. The last prisoner, Rudolf Hess, died 1987 and it was torn down and the rubble was thrown into the Northsea. Today a shopping center is located on the place.
Rating of 3.502/12/20061,085Google Earth Logo
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DKM Prinz Eugen (R.I.P.) overlay

DKM Prinz Eugen (R.I.P.) overlay

DKM Prinz Eugen wreck photo overlay in Kwajalein Atoll (to be added to W.W.II sunk ships file)

Photo from John Liddiard (http://www.liddiard.demon.co.uk)
Rating of 402/12/20061,794Google Earth Logo
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10th Ace of the Deep - Georg Lassen

10th Ace of the Deep - Georg Lassen

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.
Rating of 502/09/2006793Google Earth Logo
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V2 Bunker - Eperlecques

V2 Bunker - Eperlecques

The Blockhouse of Eperlecques, the largest bunker of the North of France classified historic building.

http://www.leblockhaus.com/
No rating yet02/08/2006410Google Earth Logo
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WW2 V2 Nazi bunker - La coupole

WW2 V2 Nazi bunker - La coupole

Situated in the Pas-de-Calais, 5 km from the town of Saint-Omer, LA COUPOLE is a gigantic underground bunker designed by the Nazis, in 1943-1944, to store, prepare and launch the V2 rockets (first missiles to reach the stratosphere), the secret weapon that Hitler was counting on to destroy London and reverse the course of the war.

http://www.lacoupole.com/en/default.asp
Rating of 202/08/2006568Google Earth Logo
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Forgotten Runway

Forgotten Runway

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...
Rating of 3.14285714202/05/2006928Google Earth Logo
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Gilleleje harbor

Gilleleje harbor

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
No rating yet02/04/2006254Google Earth Logo
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