The Border Forts of Czechoslovakia Against Nazi Germany
The Maginot line – a line of forts running along the French border with Italy, Switzerland, Germany and Belgium – … Continue reading The Border Forts of Czechoslovakia Against Nazi Germany
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WWI Battlefields – Somme, Arras and Ypres
Historians defined World War I as the first ‘worldwide conflict’. There is probably no better place to appreciate the multi-ethnic … Continue reading WWI Battlefields – Somme, Arras and Ypres
Forts of the Maginot Line
Soon after the end of WWI, the government and the top-ranking officials of the victorious French Army set plans for … Continue reading Forts of the Maginot Line
Stalin’s Skyscrapers
A distinctive feature of Moscow and some other European capital cities, Stalin’s skyscrapers were designed in the Forties and built … Continue reading Stalin’s Skyscrapers
Jüterbog/Niedergörsdorf – Abandoned Flight Academy in the GDR
The area around the small town of Jüterbog – located 60 miles south of Berlin – has a long military … Continue reading Jüterbog/Niedergörsdorf – Abandoned Flight Academy in the GDR
Vogelsang – Soviet Nuclear Base in the GDR
‘The lost city of Vogelsang’ – this is the complete name often attributed to this former Soviet installation built under … Continue reading Vogelsang – Soviet Nuclear Base in the GDR
Peenemünde Army Research Facility
Peenemünde is broadly known for having hosted the first ever large-scale research center and test ground for military rockets, missiles, … Continue reading Peenemünde Army Research Facility
Monino – Central Museum of the Russian Air Forces
Probably the most famous air museum in Russia – and formerly in the whole USSR – the Central Air Force … Continue reading Monino – Central Museum of the Russian Air Forces
