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Items related to World War II (1939-1945) |
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 | 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
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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 | 931 |
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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 | 256 |
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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 | 798 |
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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 | 1,091 |
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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 | 1,182 |
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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 | 384 |
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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 | 1,097 |
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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 | 1,128 |
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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 | 930 |
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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 | 750 |
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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 | 793 |
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 | The World War II Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial is the only American military cemetery in the Netherlands. The cemetery site has a rich historical background, lying near the famous Cologne-Boulogne highway built by the Romans and used by Caesar during his campaign in that area. The highway was also used by Charlemagne, Charles V, Napoleon, and Kaiser Wilhelm II. In May 1940, Hitler'... | | 01/22/2006 | 448 |
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 | Site of WW2 anti-aircraft battery | | 01/06/2006 | 214 |
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 | WWII practice target ranges (the small square/rectangular clearings). These ranges were used by Thunderbolts from the Millville Army Airfield in Millville NJ, nearby. Millville Army Airfield was America's first defense field and is home to a very nice aviation museum, dedicated to the field. | | 01/02/2006 | 350 |
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 | Location of sunken Elektro-submarines (Type XXI and XXIII) in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_XXI_U-boat
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_XXIII_U-boat
colored year of sinking
1945 light green
1944 yellow
Informations are from uboat.net. Thx. | | 12/28/2005 | 1,213 |
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 | Location of sunken subs around the world.
colored year of sinking
1945 light green
1944 yellow
1943 red
1942 purple
1941 brown
Informations are from uboat.net. Thx. | | 12/28/2005 | 886 |
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 | Here are some of the remaining air protection shelter and the 2 anti-aircraft-towers in Hamburg. | | 12/28/2005 | 562 |
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 | Location of sunken subs around the world.
colored year of sinking
1945 light green
1944 yellow
1943 red
1942 purple
1941 brown
Informations are from uboat.net. Thx. | | 12/23/2005 | 1,530 |
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 | Location of sunken subs around the world.
colored year of sinking
1945 light green
1944 yellow
1943 red
1942 purple
1941 brown
Informations are from uboat.net. Thx. | | 12/23/2005 | 1,182 |
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 | Location of sunken subs around the world.
colored year of sinking
1945 light green
1944 yellow
1943 red
1942 purple
1941 brown
Informations are from uboat.net. Thx. | | 12/21/2005 | 1,178 |
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 | Location of sunken subs around the world.
colored year of sinking
1945 light green
1944 yellow
1943 red
1942 purple
1941 brown
Informations are from uboat.net. Thx. | | 12/20/2005 | 1,083 |
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 | Home the 303th Bomb Group (H) "Hell's Angels" | | 12/13/2005 | 373 |
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 | Location of sunken subs around the world.
colored year of sinking
1945 light green
1944 yellow
1943 red
1942 purple
1941 brown
Informations are from uboat.net. Thx. |  | 12/11/2005 | 879 |
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 | This airfield was used to support SOE and Glider operations during WW2. It later became the base for Flight Refuelling Ltd. (Cobham Plc.). |  | 12/10/2005 | 272 |
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