Waterloo April 2024 – Day Three.
Being with Zack for the last two days has taught me so much about this battle. Today was all about the Prussians. Zack had explained …
Month: April 2024
Waterloo April 2024 – Day Two.
We started the day at Hougoumont, where I was staying. Today was all about the 18th June 1815, the Battle of Waterloo. Tomorrow we would …
Waterloo April 2024
I was incredibly lucky to visit the Waterloo Battlefield and stay at Hougoumont Farm. They have an apartment which forms part of the farm that …
Fort Eben-Emael.
While staying at Waterloo this month I took the opportunity to visit Fort Eben-Emael located near the Belgium – Netherlands border protecting the Bridges of …
The Massacre at Le Paradis
After my visit to the Memorial Park at Wormhoudt which was the site of a German SS massacre of British and French soldiers on the …
The Massacre at Wormhoudt
During the retreat to Dunkirk in May 1940 certain infantry divisions were assigned positions to slow the German advance and to grant time for the …
Blockhaus d’Eperlecques
The Blockhaus is located near La Coupole, which is near St Omer. (It is 14km northwest of La Couploe) The museum has many artifacts covering …
La Coupole V2 complex
La Coupole is located in Wizernes France. It is built into an old quarry 5km from St Omer, South East if Calais. I visited this …
The Crater Cemeteries near Neuville-Saint-Vasst
There are two very interesting Canadian Cemeteries near Neuville-Saint-Vaast, were the burial of Canadian soldiers found on the Vimy battlefield were laid to rest in …