Cold War Forts and Museums in Denmark
During the Cold War the condition of Denmark on the international stage was among the most complex. Coming from years … Continue reading Cold War Forts and Museums in Denmark
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Soviet Depots for Nuclear Warheads in the GDR
Despite their great destructive potential and strategic relevance, nuclear assets were deployed far from the ‘centers of power’ in Moscow … Continue reading Soviet Depots for Nuclear Warheads in the GDR
JFK’s Last Trip to Fort Worth and Dallas
The murder of President Kennedy in Dallas on November 22nd, 1963 is possibly one of the most well-known news stories … Continue reading JFK’s Last Trip to Fort Worth and Dallas
Spomenik – Iconic Modern Art from Tito’s Yugoslavia
Soon after the end of the war Tito and the Communist Party of Yugoslavia started a fight against the Soviet … Continue reading Spomenik – Iconic Modern Art from Tito’s Yugoslavia
Forgotten Cold War Bases Around Prague
Todays Czech Republic was born from the peaceful split of Czechoslovakia in 1993. The latter was founded after WWI from … Continue reading Forgotten Cold War Bases Around Prague
Soviet SS-12 Scaleboard Nuclear Missiles in the GDR
A little known fragment of Cold War history concerns the deployment of ballistic missiles by the Soviet Union outside of … Continue reading Soviet SS-12 Scaleboard Nuclear Missiles in the GDR
Base Tuono – Cold War Surface-To-Air Missiles in Italy
Just like West Germany, post-WWII Italy found itself on the border with a communist dictatorship, Marshal Tito’s Yugoslavia. Even though … Continue reading Base Tuono – Cold War Surface-To-Air Missiles in Italy
Soviet Bases and Bunkers in Southwest Poland
Similarly to other sovereign Countries in the Warsaw Pact, post-WWII Poland had to host Soviet troops on its territory. These … Continue reading Soviet Bases and Bunkers in Southwest Poland
Traces of the Cold War in Southwest Germany
Between the end of WWII and the collapse of the USSR in the early Nineties, Germany was caught in the … Continue reading Traces of the Cold War in Southwest Germany
Regierungsbunker – Federal Germany’s Atomic Shelter
Soon after the end of WWII it was realized that nuclear weapons could pose a real threat to the survival … Continue reading Regierungsbunker – Federal Germany’s Atomic Shelter
