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this bunker is from second world war of type Regelbau 639, it's a Large dressing station ( Medical Bunker ) also known as big Hospital Bunker,
it's German standard design for Sanitary Bunkers.
Regelbau 639, grosser Sanitätsunterstand, a field hospital bunker. Many of them were on the Atlantic wall in France, denmark.
#Sanitary #Hospital #Medical
83 signs like this were constructed around the coast of Ireland during WW2. They showed aircraft pilots, that they were flying over a neutral country - Eire. later numbers were added (from 1 -83 ) to show where the sign was located, to aid navigation. This sign was excavated and renovated in 2016. It is number 70 at St John's Point, Donegal.
this bunker is from second world war of type Regelbau 639, it's a Large dressing station ( Medical Bunker ) also known as big Hospital Bunker,
it's German standard design for Sanitary Bunkers.
Regelbau 639, grosser Sanitätsunterstand, a field hospital bunker. Many of them were on the Atlantic wall in France, denmark.
#Sanitary #Hospital #Medical
this bunker is from second world war of type Regelbau 639, it's a Large dressing station ( Medical Bunker ) also known as big Hospital Bunker,
it's German standard design for Sanitary Bunkers.
Regelbau 639, grosser Sanitätsunterstand, a field hospital bunker. Many of them were on the Atlantic wall in France, denmark.
#Sanitary #Hospital #Medical
Rod was looking at stuff, so, I picked up this book at Walmart and started reading it....I just had to buy it..I don't know if any of my European family members died in the concentration camps during World War 2, but it is very possible.....My uncle's wife was in a concentration camp.. she survived..... This book is about how a man survived being in Auschwitz.
Location is the bridge over the Sinselbeek river in the village of Nijswiller (Zuid-Limburg). Actors played with perfection the liberation of this village 71 years ago in the weekend from 19-20 september 2015. The photo was shot in colour, lightroom was used for split level colour and contrast corrections. Even with this modern technique it's imposible to imitate the work of Robert Capa.
To view te complete series I shot, view my personal site:
www.ericdankbaar.nl/project/slag-om-nijswiller/
View the album with more photo's here:
www.flickr.com/photos/eric_dankbaar/albums/72157656638788914
Circa 1860 - Bletchley Park House in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire on 13 September 2021.
Grade II listed.
Home to the code breakers during World War 2.
Info from the Historic England website.
Name: Bletchley Park House
Designation Type: Listing
Grade: II
List UID: 1125409
Large house, now offices. 1860 altered and extended 1883-86 and c1906 for Sir Herbert Samuel Leon, a Jewish financier, Liberal party politician, and prominent Rationalist.
Red brick in Flemish bond with ashlar dressings; principal gables half-timbered with pebble-dashed infill, some others tile-hung; Welsh slate roof with red tile ridge; brick stacks, with clustered flues, ribs and bands. Transomed wooden windows, principal windows with leaded upper lights. Decorative wooden barge boards and finials to gables.
Large rambling house, of two storeys with partial attic. Entrance elevation: six bays. Lavish ashlar detailing including architraves. Entrance in bay two has internal, vaulted, porch protecting panelled half-glazed double-door with side lights, traceried upper part and fanlight the latter leaded and with coloured glass. Flanking porch are hexagonal brick columns surmounted by panelled stone tops which flank base of four-light oriel window with decorative base. Projecting from porch, and attached to it are two seated griffins on bracketed plinths. Shaped pediment with elaborate finial. Gabled bay one has projecting two storey canted bay with pretted eaves band and cornice below swept, domed, metal roof. On its left is single storey wooden conservatory with traceried bays, formerly an open-sided loggia. Paired, gabled, bays two and three have ashlar framed triple window to ground floor with gableted buttresses, and two canted bay windows over. Across bay four is three bay embattled ashlar loggia fronting elaborate panelled double-door with canted bay window to right; inserted first floor window. Bay six has polygonal two storey bay window with shaped pediments screening finialed polygonal roof.
Right return: three left-hand bays in same style as front, the rest plainer; but attached to right end is dovecote-like structure: octagonal, of two stages, having plinth; inserted ground floor windows; ashlar upper stage with two-light windows below string; and plain tile roof with gablets and finial.
Rear: plainer having tradesmen's entrance; complex roofline, one roof having louvre with finialed lead cupola; and embattled tower with blue-brick decorative work and date (former steep hipped roof removed). Left return: in style of front, with ashlar canted and curved bay windows; paired, gabled, bays two and three decorative half-timbered first floor; shaped pediment to bay four; and former loggia (much altered) across right-hand bays.
Interior: high quality, elaborate, interiors survive, with panelling, panelled doors, decorative fireplaces, and decorative plaster ceilings. Entrance vestibule: stone columns and vaults. Entrance Hall: arcaded polished-stone screen wall and panelled area beyond with elaborate two-stage, columned, ashlar fireplace surround and traceried panelling and painted glass to roof. Room at right end: Jacobethan fireplace; coffered ceiling with floral-decorated plaster panels. Stairhall: panelled; ground floor arcade and deep floral frieze; decorative coved, coffered, ceiling over stair; fretted balustrade with carved surround and carved octagonal newels to stair panelled stair well. Library: elaborate wooden Jacobethan inglenook with overmirror; fitted book cases and shelves; fluted frieze; compartmental ceiling with decorative plaster panels. Ballroom: linenfold panelling; wall recess flanked by clustered wooden columns from which spring traceried arches; elaborate plaster work to frieze and to coved, ribbed, ceiling which has pendant finials. Billiard room: brattished panelling and cornice; columns support ceiling ribs; wooden trusses. Additional fireplaces, panelling, and decorative doors, plasterwork and cornices to first floor.
Bletchley Park House was the headquarters building of World War II operational centre, in the grounds of which was the hut in which the vital cracking of the Nazis' Enigma Code occurred. Churchill was one of the important visitors to the house.
Information about the building's former appearance from photographs in the building.
this bunker is from second world war of type Regelbau 639, it's a Large dressing station ( Medical Bunker ) also known as big Hospital Bunker,
it's German standard design for Sanitary Bunkers.
Regelbau 639, grosser Sanitätsunterstand, a field hospital bunker. Many of them were on the Atlantic wall in France, denmark.
#Sanitary #Hospital #Medical
The Kawanishi N1K2-Ja Shiden was a formidable Japanese fighter aircraft of World War II. Powered by a 1,990 hp engine, it boasted a top speed of 590 km/h, armed with four 20mm cannons and two 250 kg bombs. Renowned for its agility and firepower, it was a key asset in the Pacific Theater.
Picture of my great uncle Robert Dean and the German Shepherd dog that he found and adopted in North Africa during his duty as a despatch rider in the battle for El Alamein 1942.
Abluftkamin einer unterirdischen (Flugzeugfabrik, die aber nie fertiggetellt wurde. Vermutlich war der Kamin Teil eines Kraftwerks unter der Erde.
Circa 1942 - Block B at Bletchley Park in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire on 13 September 2021.
Grade II listed.
The following is from the Historic England website.
Name: Block B at Bletchley Park
Designation Type: Listing
Grade: II
List UID: 1391363
Block B. 1942 by HM Office of Works, adapted in consultation with GCCS from a MOW Temporary Office Design.
HISTORY: the headquarters of the Foreign Office's Government Code & Cypher School was established at Bletchley Park in 1939. It has become celebrated for its contribution to Allied victory in the Second World War, and is also renowned for its contribution to the development of information technology.
Block B, was conceived in mid-1941 as an extension to the overcrowded huts, and completed in late summer 1942. They formed the first wave of purpose-built structures on the site, which responded to the increased volume of decrypts and the desire to create an effective military intelligence centre. It originally housed the Naval and Air Sections. The ground floor was used by the Registry for the western European Cryptography Section: other parts were used by the Japanese Cryptography Section. From later in 1943 the Naval Section took over the block. After the war the building was first used as a National Service Hostel: in mid 1950 various alterations took place to convert the block into accommodation for the teacher training college which had been established in 1947. Subsequent modifications took place in the late 1970s when the Civil Aviation Authority took over the block. Empty since 1993, the block has recently (2004) been adapted for use as a museum.
MATERIALS: steel frame with pre-cast concrete floors and roofs. Painted Fletton brick walls, metal windows.
PLAN: attached to Block A to west. Dog-leg plan, with spurs to south, east of the main entrance, and to the north . EXTERIOR: two storeys and basement, with higher entrance block at west end; tall boiler house chimney within east range. Entrance with fluted pilasters and upswept canopy. Plain brick exteriors with regular fenestration, mainly consisting of rectangular twelve-pane metal casement windows; those along the south end of the southern spur have been altered through the later insertion of taller openings. Concrete bands at first floor and roof levels. Later single storey timber-clad extension to north of no interest.
INTERIOR: considerably altered. The entrance lobby has been enlarged, through the demolition of some war time rooms (in the 1950s) and leads to an open staircase with tubular steel railings. Smaller staircase at north end of east range. Each floor formerly consisted of a spine corridor with offices on each side (or WCs along the north side of the main range). The centre and western parts of the ground and first floors have been opened out to create display areas, although the size and location of the wartime offices is still sensed through the exposed steel and concrete beams, under which the original plasterboard partitions were positioned. Some individual rooms remain at the east end of the building, but many of these date from the 1950 conversion to study bedroom use, which used clay brick construction for the walls (some of the clay blocks walls date from the war time construction). The arrangements of war time structures, especially with regard to pantry and store facilities can still be discerned in the areas of the building which have not seen recent change, through changes in fenestration and identification of war time and later materials that still survive.
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE: Block B's importance is principally historical, although the physical survival of the building which reflects the scale of the operation at Bletchley is important. Block B demonstrates the first approach of building more permanent buildings on the site using a bespoke design after careful planning. It has a significant relationship to the lake and landscape as well as the other war time buildings that still survive. Bletchley Park is renowned for its part in breaking the German Enigma code, and in contributing to Allied victory (especially in the Battle of the Atlantic). Block B played an important role in this achievement. The building is one of a number of structures at Bletchley Park which clearly reflects the development of the complex. Architecturally the building possesses some outward interest as an increasingly rare example of a rapidly constructed wartime office building, and retains its original crisply functional appearance. The interior has been substantially altered and little of the surviving fabric dates from the crucial period of the block's history.
The FlaK emplacement.
March 28th, 1945. A team of British SAS sneak through enemy lines in western germany to destroy several FlaK 88 emplacements keeping the XXX Corps' Tanks from moving forward. Using the several grenades and covering fire by a Bren LMG, the three soldiers hope to take out any infantry and make the gun unusable using mor grenades.
Inspired by Lego Junkie's Vignette. On a 32x64 Baseplate, this is my second largest Diorama to date. The backstory is entirely made up. Once again, I used up all my grass pieces :P Berets & helmets by brickforge, Decals by Milan, Bren Gun by DarthPineapple and other weapons by brickarms :)
Enjoy!
Behind the scene: I used a BB gun, shot into the ground in close proximity to the figures, and used burst mode on my Canon to capture the explosions. You can use just the air from a BB gun, or in my case, I shot BB's into the ground. Most modern smart phones (iphones, etc.) should have burst-mode by just holding down the photo button albeit you will want to mount your phone for best results.
Learned this technique from wwii_lego on Instagram. Unfortunately, he does not have a Flickr. You can find this collection of awesome photos like this on his account.
Circa 1942 - Block A at Bletchley Park in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire on 13 September 2021.
Grade II listed.
The following is from the Historic England website.
Name: Block A at Bletchley Park
Designation Type: Listing
Grade: II
List UID: 1391792
BUILDING: adapted spider block.
DATE: 1942
ARCHITECT: highly-adapted spider block plan purpose-built by Ministry of Works for Government Code and Cipher School
MATERIALS: steel frame with pre-cast concrete floors and roofs. Painted Fletton brick walls, metal windows.
PLAN: E-plan building, comprising an east-west range with three ranges projecting forward from this to the south. On the east side of the western spur a bay window marks the office of Frank Birch, Head of the Naval Section.
EXTERIOR: two storeys with flat roof. Regular runs of mainly four-light steel-framed windows to both storeys (some lengthened at some stage) with tile sills. Doors to south ends of each spur. External steel staircases to first floors of west and east spurs. Projecting open-sided porch on north side of the spine range.
INTERIORS: although the building has undergone considerable alteration to service its post-war uses, until recently most of the corridors and walls were of wartime date. In 2004 the eastern spur and part of the spine range were gutted to create exhibition spaces. Sub-divisions of the building are legible from structural compartments.
HISTORY: in 1939 Bletchley Park became a dispersal home to the Foreign Office's Government Code and Cipher School. It became the focal point of inter-service intelligence activities, the place where German codes (notably those encrypted using the Enigma machine) were deciphered, the significance of decrypts assessed, and intelligence passed to appropriate ministries and commands. Bletchley Park has become celebrated for its contribution to the Allied victory, as well as for its contribution to the development of information technology. As the organisation enlarged new buildings had to be provided, firstly wooden huts and, from 1942, more permanent brick blocks.
Block A, with Block B, was conceived in mid 1941 as an extension to the overcrowded wooden huts and first occupied in August 1942. They formed the first wave of purpose-built structures on the site, responding to the increased volume of decrypts and the desire to create an effective military intelligence centre. Initially it housed the both the Naval and the Air Sections. The former, on the ground floor, took on functions previously carried on in Hut 4. These included intelligence analysis of naval traffic decrypted by Hut 8, non-Enigma cryptography, crib research, and plotting. In addition, Hagelin cipher machines were installed. After analysis material was sent to the Admiralty. The Air Section, on the first floor, included the Meteorological Section (which, for instance, supplied weather forecasts which would help Coastal Command and predict the movements of U-boats and shipping), and SALU (a sub-section mainly concerned with intelligence on German bomber and reconnaissance aircraft). In mid 1943 the Air Section moved to Block F, enabling the Naval Section to take over all of Blocks A and B.
After the war the building - which was considerably adapted for its future uses - accommodated various bodies, notably (early 1950s-late 1970s) a teacher training college and from 1977 the Civil Aviation Authority. The latter left the site in 1993, since when the building has been the responsibility of the Bletchley Park Trust, and stood largely unoccupied for ten years. In 2004 the building was partly stripped out by the Trust to create a new exhibition space.
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE: Like Block B, which is already listed, Block A's importance is principally historical, although the physical survival of the building which reflects the scale of the operation at Bletchley is important. The blocks are among the buildings which demonstrate the first instances on the site of the construction of more permanent buildings, ones moreover specifically designed for the personnel and functions which they were to house. They stand markedly in contrast to the small and temporary wooden huts they succeeded. Not only does Block A have a significant relationship to Block B, but also to the lake and landscape and to all the other wartime buildings, several of which it had close operational links with. Bletchley Park is renowned for its part in breaking the German Enigma code, and in contributing to the Allied victory (especially in the Battle of the Atlantic). Block A played an important part in this achievement from 1941 onwards. Architecturally, like Block A, Block B survives externally little altered, and its crisp and functional appearance reflects Bletchley Park's increasing scale and reliance on a large staff and complex electronic machinery. Internally much of the building retains the main components of its wartime layout, although sections of the building have been gutted.
Originally a mobile museum visiting schools delivering our unique and highly acclaimed teaching of life at home during WW2, we opened the doors to our static museum in August 2017 - and have been adding to our comprehensive range of exhibits ever since.
Found on a dis-used railway line that used to run to a special station in a World War 2 mustard gas factory at Rhydymwyn in North Wales. Must have been a dangerous place to work. Thankfully the munitions were never used but commencing in the 60's, its took people working 24 hours a day in 3 shifts to neutralise these dreadful weapons.
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single-seat, twin piston-engined fighter aircraft that was used during World War II. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps by the Lockheed Corporation, the P-38 incorporated a distinctive twin-boom design with a central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament. Along with its use as a general fighter, the P-38 was used in various aerial combat roles, including as a highly effective fighter-bomber, a night fighter, and a long-range escort fighter when equipped with drop tanks.[4] The P-38 was also used as a bomber-pathfinder, guiding streams of medium and heavy bombers, or even other P-38s equipped with bombs, to their targets.[5] Used in the aerial reconnaissance role, the P-38 accounted for 90 percent of the aerial film captured over Europe.[6] Wikipedia. The P-38 was used most successfully in the Pacific Theater of Operations and the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations as the aircraft of America's top aces, Richard Bong (40 victories), Thomas McGuire (38 victories), and Charles H. MacDonald (27 victories). In the South West Pacific theater, the P-38 was the primary long-range fighter of United States Army Air Forces until the introduction of large numbers of P-51D Mustangs toward the end of the war.[7][page needed] Unusual for an early-war fighter design, both engines were supplemented by turbosuperchargers. This gave the P-38 excellent high-altitude performance, making it one of the earliest Allied fighters capable of performing well at high altitudes.[8] The turbosuperchargers also muffled the exhaust, making the P-38's operation relatively quiet.[9] The Lightning was extremely forgiving in-flight and could be mishandled in many ways, but the rate of roll in early versions was low relative to other contemporary fighters; this was addressed in later variants with the introduction of hydraulically boosted ailerons.[10] The P-38 was the only American fighter aircraft in large-scale production throughout American involvement in the war, from the Attack on Pearl Harbor to Victory over Japan Day.[11] Wikipedia
504th Panzer Battalion, Tunisia 1943 and 505th Panzer Battalion, Russia Winter 1943
Non-lego vehicle decals by Peddinghaus
MG34's and Monopods by BrickArms
Mark 11 Spitfire P L 965 in the light blue recconaissance scheme and displaying the codes of "R Robert", 16 Squadront R A F . A scheme the aircraft had till the end of World War 2.
Today it is privately owned and based at the former Battle of Britain fighter station North Weald and part of the Hanger 11 Collection.
The aircraft is seen here landing at Breighton airfield in North Yorkshire.
Uploaded to iPad direct from camera and edited on an app called photoshop touch. Not an amazingly interesting photo, i was just checking out a new process of outputting imagery in a short space of time whilst on the move. Row of headstones at Madingley American war cemetery.
Why yes, this IS the definition of Armored Artillery.
One of my favourited vehicles of World War 2, The 'Carrier, Personnel Half-track M3' was produced by White Motor Company approximately 43000 times. This specific model however, models a 105 mm M1A2 Howitzer and armored plating.
Version four, If I recall correctly. My goal was to shorten it and make it less wide then the last model, but at the same time make it look good. I think I've succeeded. The front seat should fit two people, but I'm not sure if the height is up to par. Rolling tracks, opening doors and the front and back as well as a working winch and a removable Howitzer :P
Inspiration from RRR and Dunechaser. Includes two Monopods and 4 U-clips. Enjoy!