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"Soldier boy made of clay
Now an empty shell
Twenty one only son
But he served us well
Bred to kill not to care
Just do as we say
Finished here greeting death
He’s yours to take away" (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett)
Into the World War II Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial in Nettuno Italy are engraved the names of 3095 Disposable Heroes missing during the operation Shingle in Anzio.
This is a tank firing range the Nazis used under the 2.world war.
Unfortunately it was used as well for executing people.
The concrete walls are 10 meters high and the meaning was to hit the middle of the hole, 300 meters down the line.
I don't think there is many shooting ranges like this, at least not in Norway.
The first mass grave in Norway was found here.
Lots of history walking in the forest here, where you can see the gravestones and fresh flowers.
Operation Shingle (January 22, 1944), during the Italian Campaign of World War II, was an Allied amphibious landing against Axis forces in the area of Anzio and Nettuno, Italy. The operation was commanded by Major General John P. Lucas and was intended to outflank German forces of the Winter Line and enable an attack on Rome. The resulting combat is commonly called the Battle of Anzio. (Read the article on wikipedia).
Unfortunately, this is only a very small part of the cemetery.
HDR from three exposures.
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My entry into the Club April Competition 'Social Commentary'.
Approximately 20,000 Jews were brutally shot along the banks of the Danube River. The victims were forced to remove their shoes at gunpoint (shoes being a valuable commodity during World War II) and face their executioner before they were shot without mercy, falling over the edge to be washed away by the freezing waters.
Shoes on the Danube Promenade is a haunting tribute to this horrific time in history,
it was a strange senation to see the forts of Eben Emael from worldwar ll in Belgium
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Thanks for your visit and comments, I appreciate that very much!
A retractable gun turret at Fort Eben-Emael
On 10 May 1940, Germany launched Fall Gelb, an invasion of the Low Countries. By attacking through the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium, the German Oberkommando der Wehrmacht believed that German forces could outflank the Maginot Line and then advance through southern Belgium and into northern France, cutting off the British Expeditionary Force and a large number of French forces and forcing the French government to surrender.[5] To gain access to northern France, German forces would have to defeat the armed forces of the Low Countries and either bypass or neutralize a number of defensive positions, primarily in Belgium and the Netherlands. Some of these defensive positions were only lightly defended and intended more as delaying positions than true defensive lines designed to stop an enemy attack.[5] However, a number of them were of a more permanent design, possessing considerable fortifications and garrisoned by significant numbers of troops. The Grebbe-Peel Line in the Netherlands
Kowwelenz 2000 years of history! (vertical panorama made from 6 Images)
from bottom to top:
01.-05. century: Roman castellum
06.-09. century: Crown Dominion and meeting place
10.-12. century: From Reich (empire) to Kurtrier
12.-13. century: Crusades, slaves-trade
13.-16. century: Prospering community
17.-18. century: 30 years war,persecution of witches
at 1800: French revolution
19.-20. century: Prussian period
2nd Worldwar: Destruction 1944
Today: A forward looking town
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I wrote a few days ago that my photos from Amsterdam in September 2017 would be the last I would upload that were taken with the Fuji X–Pro 2... Well, I was wrong, as there are also photographs from our May 2018 trip to Verdun and the surrounding areas and all the very moving memories from The Great War that took place there, among other places...
Those were taken in May 2018, so obviously I still had my Fuji gear at that time.
The majestic stone gate is all that is left of the château of Soupir, built in the 19th century in the Chemin des Dames area, and destroyed in 1917. A symbol of the ravages brought by The Great War.
Essbesteck meines Großvaters im 1. Weltkrieg. Erst kam das Fressen und dann das Morden.
My grandfather's dinner set in World War I. First came the eating and then the killing.
Le service de table de mon grand-père pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. D'abord la nourriture, puis les meurtres.
La cena di mio nonno è ambientata nella Prima Guerra Mondiale. Prima il cibo e poi l'uccisione.
La cena de mi abuelo en la Primera Guerra Mundial. Primero fue la comida y luego la matanza.
Het diner van mijn grootvader in de Eerste Wereldoorlog. Eerst kwam het voedsel en daarna het doden.
Zestaw obiadowy mojego dziadka w I wojnie światowej. Najpierw przyszedł jedzenie, a następnie zabijanie.
Translated with DeepL
Op de dag van de Nationale Dodenherdenking vloog Avro Lancaster PA474 als eerbetoon over diverse plaatsen in Nederland en België waar in de Tweede Wereldoorlog vliegtuigen neergehaald zijn..
Van de 7.377 Lancaster bommerwerpers die er gebouwd zijn, zijn er 17 bewaard gebleven en slechts twee ervan zijn nog luchtwaardig.
De levensverwachting van dit toestel was in WO2 21 missies. Wat dat betekende voor de bemanningen laat zich raden...
Dank aan en oneindig respect voor al die mannen die hun leven gaven voor de vrede en onze vrijheid!
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Am Tag der Nationalen Todesgedenken flog Avro Lancaster PA474 als Tribut über mehrere Orte in den Niederlanden und Belgiën wo im Zweiten Weltkrieg Flugzeuge abgeschossen wurden.
Von den 7.377 Lancaster Bomber die gebaut wurden, sind 17 erhalten geblieben und nur zwei davon dürfen noch fliegen. Die Lebenserwartung für diese Bomber im 2. WK war 21 Missionen, was dass für die Mannschaften hiess dürfte klar sein...
Dank und endlosen Respekt für alle die ihr Leben gaben für den Frieden und unsere Freiheit!
English:
On the day of our Annual Remembrance of the Dead, the Avro Lancaster PA474 overflew several places in the Netherlands and Belgium, where in the Second Worldwar planes were shot down.
Of the 7.377 Lancaster bombers that were build, only 17 are preserved and two of them are still in flying condition. The expected lifespan of these planes was 21 missions, it is not difficult to guess what this meant for the crews...
Thanks and endless respect to those, who gave their lives for peace and freedom!
The 2018 Lincoln’s RAF100 1940’s weekend in Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
The weekend was part of an annual event and a celebration of the RAF centenary. People across the city were treated to fly pasts from aircraft of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and a firework display at night. Lincoln BIG's annual 1940s event featured live music, dance and vintage vehicle displays. The two celebrations were combined as part of a celebratory weekend.
Information gained from www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/gallery/lincol...
Dean “Diz” Laird, a WorldWar II pilot active in the European and Pacific Theater, left, and Clarence “Bud” Anderson, three-time WWII flying ace, watch as a KC-10 Extender is taxied recently at Travis Air Force Base, California …
Aviation legends, fighter pilots meet at Travis AFB for look back, look forward
Vlak voor de bevrijding, in april 1945, is in de bossen bij Ees door de Duitsers een massagraf gegraven van 25 bij 3 meter. De bedoeling was om mensen uit het verzet uit Borger en omstreken hier te fusilleren en te begraven.
Gelukkig is het nooit zover gekomen
Just before the end of the second worldwar the Nazi's made a mass grave in the woods of Ees (Drenthe). This mass grave is 25 by 3 meters and was ment for members of the resistance. Luckely it never came this far.