World War 2
As I have travelled around Europe I have found so many reminders of heartache war causes. The second world War has certainly left it`s stamp. So many sites worth visiting even just to pay your respects.
The War lasted from 1939 till 1945 . One of the most tragic period of time.
As I have travelled around Europe I have found so many reminders of heartache war causes. The second world War has certainly left it`s stamp. So many sites worth visiting even just to pay your respects.
The War lasted from 1939 till 1945 . One of the most tragic period of time.
Berlin--Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church The ruin stands as constant reminder to Berliners of the horrors of war.
On this page I am going to tell/show you places I have visited to do with World War 2. Some of these places are well worth a visit.You can find modern history very interesting and relate to it as most people have family members who were involved in the second world war.My father was in the British Navy.Was on HMS Speedwell -a minesweeper in the Mediterranean. He returned home but so many didn`t.
Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland
From Krakow I took a day trip to one of the saddest places on the planet.
largest single mass murder in the history of the world.
1.1 million people died at Auschwitz.Most were Jews but not all.
Today the death camp is an important historical area.Visitors get the chance to reflect on the monumental horrors that occurred during the genocide.
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From Krakow I took a day trip to one of the saddest places on the planet.
largest single mass murder in the history of the world.
1.1 million people died at Auschwitz.Most were Jews but not all.
Today the death camp is an important historical area.Visitors get the chance to reflect on the monumental horrors that occurred during the genocide.
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Budapest
Budapest
60 pairs of metal shoes set in concrete on the Danube embankment, was set up in the year 2005."To the memory of victims shot into the Danube by Arrow Cross militiamen in 1944-45". This is a very simple but very moving memorial. 600,000 Hungarians died during the Holocaust.
60 pairs of metal shoes set in concrete on the Danube embankment, was set up in the year 2005."To the memory of victims shot into the Danube by Arrow Cross militiamen in 1944-45". This is a very simple but very moving memorial. 600,000 Hungarians died during the Holocaust.
Berlin
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Designed by Peter Eisenman's. The Holocaust Memorial in Berlin is constructed of massive stone blocks arranged on a 204,440 square foot plot of land between East and West of the city. Each stone is unique
I walked through the memorial.Helps you get the feeling how bad the Holocaust was. Free entrance
Designed by Peter Eisenman's. The Holocaust Memorial in Berlin is constructed of massive stone blocks arranged on a 204,440 square foot plot of land between East and West of the city. Each stone is unique
I walked through the memorial.Helps you get the feeling how bad the Holocaust was. Free entrance
Colditz
Sad to say I have never visited the famous prisoner of war camp.Mrs B visited along with my brother in law Alan. They really enjoyed their time at the castle and museum. It is known as the ‘bad boys camp’ due to the many escape bids. Perched above a sleepy town of the same name.Not too far from the city of Dresden.
Eagle's Nest (Kehlsteinhaus)
The Eagle’s Nest was intended to fulfill representational purposes and was a gift to Adolf Hitler for his 50th birthday. Hitler however visited the Eagle’s Nest only a few times.We visited while staying in Berchtesgaden.
Jersey
Jersey
Formerly known as Höhlgangsanlage 8 (Ho8), the tunnel complex is dug deep into the hillside within St Peter’s Valley and was originally intended to be a barracks and ammunition store for the occupying forces. It took nearly three and a half years to build, with the work being carried out by forced and slave labourers who were brought to the Island from all over Europe
Formerly known as Höhlgangsanlage 8 (Ho8), the tunnel complex is dug deep into the hillside within St Peter’s Valley and was originally intended to be a barracks and ammunition store for the occupying forces. It took nearly three and a half years to build, with the work being carried out by forced and slave labourers who were brought to the Island from all over Europe
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Above is The Commonwealth War Cemetery in Arnhem. [also known as the Airborne Cemetery], contains the graves of most of those killed during the September landings and many of those killed in later fighting in the area.
The 1977 film "A Bridge Too Far" was based on the events in Arnhem.
We visited during our European coach trip.1982
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The 1977 film "A Bridge Too Far" was based on the events in Arnhem.
We visited during our European coach trip.1982
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Annelies Marie Frank, (born June 12, 1929-died March 1945
My image is from a trip to Amsterdam.She was famed for writing a diary about her life during German occupation of Holland.A young Jewish girl who was forced into hiding during World War II.On her 13th birthday, Anne was given a diary. 1944, the Nazis raided the Prinsengracht 263 and found the hiding place. They took the 8 people in hiding to Westerbork – a camp that held Jewish people and others captive – in Holland. A month later, they were sent to Auschwitz, a larger concentration camp* in Poland. Men and women were separated. Eventually, Anne and her sister Margot were separated from their mother and sent to another concentration camp Bergen-Belsen, on a crowded train.It is believed that they died of typhus.
My image is from a trip to Amsterdam.She was famed for writing a diary about her life during German occupation of Holland.A young Jewish girl who was forced into hiding during World War II.On her 13th birthday, Anne was given a diary. 1944, the Nazis raided the Prinsengracht 263 and found the hiding place. They took the 8 people in hiding to Westerbork – a camp that held Jewish people and others captive – in Holland. A month later, they were sent to Auschwitz, a larger concentration camp* in Poland. Men and women were separated. Eventually, Anne and her sister Margot were separated from their mother and sent to another concentration camp Bergen-Belsen, on a crowded train.It is believed that they died of typhus.
Prague
Above from 1948 TO 1989, The country formerly known as Czechoslovakia was ruled by a Communist regime which saw widespread political persecution visited upon the country’s citizens. The victims of this tumultuous time are remembered by the Memorial to the Victims of Communism.
Any where you go in Europe you find traces of war. Hope
you understand that I love history and have showed you places you may like to visit. War is tragic and affects so many people.I hope our planet can find peace someday. My heart goes out to the people of Ukraine.
you understand that I love history and have showed you places you may like to visit. War is tragic and affects so many people.I hope our planet can find peace someday. My heart goes out to the people of Ukraine.