The Merville Gun Battery
Casemate No. 1 of the Merville Battery, stormed in the early hours of D-Day. Photo: Dave osm, Wikimedia Commons, CC […]
The Todt Battery
The Todt Battery under German occupation, 1942. Photo: Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1973-036-01 (Maier), CC BY-SA 3.0 DE. Audinghen, Pas-de-Calais, France ·
Balatonfőkajár and the Margit Line
A German Panther tank destroyed during the Lake Balaton Offensive, March 1945. Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Balatonfőkajár, Veszprém,
The Danube Bridges of Budapest, 1944–45
The Chain Bridge after its destruction, 1945, Matthias Church and the Fisherman’s Bastion behind. Photo: Fortepan, public domain. Budapest, Hungary
The Buda Castle Labyrinth
The Palota út entrance to the Buda Castle cave system. Photo: Globetrotter19, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Castle Hill, Budapest,
The Tirpitz Battery and the Raid on Constanța
A 28 cm gun of the Tirpitz battery, photographed 15 June 1943, with the name «Moskva» chalked on the barrel
The Focșani–Nămoloasa–Galați Line
The Focșani-Nămoloasa-Galați fortifications after the fighting of 1916 — the war this line is actually remembered for. Photo: Imperial War
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near Kingstown: the Pitons of Saint Lucia and the Grenadine Reefs
Saint Vincent has no UNESCO sites. Nearest: Pitons Management Area in St Lucia (130 km N). Notable: Kingstown Botanical Garden (oldest in Western Hemisphere, 1765), La Soufrière active volcano.
Anniversary: The End of the Siege of Budapest — February 13, 1945
On 13 February 1945, after a seven-week siege, the last German and Hungarian troops holding out in Buda Castle surrendered
Anniversary: Romania Switches Sides, and the Front Reaches Ghimeș — August 23, 1944
On 23 August 1944, King Michael I of Romania had Marshal Ion Antonescu arrested and announced the end of the