Achnacarry. Home of the Commando October 2024
I assist the Royal Marines Historical Society as their Armourer when they provide exhibitions around the United Kingdom. The theme in 2024 was Royal Marines …
World War II
Battlefield Photography in relation to World War II
Arnhem 80th Anniversary 18th -23rd September 2024
I was very fortunate to attend the 80th Anniversary commemorations for the Battle of Arnhem. My school granted a week’s holiday so I could attend …
80th Anniversary Normandy Beach Landings – D-Day.
As we are now in 2025, I felt that I needed to publish some details of my travels in the second half of 2024. My …
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 Falaise Pocket – Paul Woodadge Battlefield Tour Normandy
Today is the 6th April 2023 and it is the sixth day of Paul’s Battlefield Tour in Normandy. This is my last day. We started …
Operation Cobra – Paul Woodadge Battlefield Tour Normandy.
Today is the 5th April 2023 and it is the fifth day of Paul’s Battlefield Tour in Normandy. This is Operation Cobra Day. Paul took …