Traces Of WW1, WW2 and the Cold War

This is the entrance to the Canadian Baracks called Victoria Baracks in Werl/Wickede (Ruhr) Germany during the Cold War. This is where part of the Black Watch Royal Highland Regiment housed and spent their time training. With their family. Going to church. Playing Ice Hockey. The elderly locals told me the Canadians were good guys...but they liked to fight in the bars. Alot of action in that town. They had hockey tournaments Germans VS Canadians, Canadians VS the British....sounded like great times.

During the Bombing of Cologne in Nazi Germany during WW2 the Allies decided not to destroy this amazing Gothic Cathedral. These are slide show pics I took while visiting and some before pictures I received per email from the local historian.

In the Medieval Town of Soest Germany today. Occupied since Roman times, year 836 first documented. On December 5th 1944 the Allies dropped over 1800 tons of Explosives and fire bombs from 500 combat planes in 30 minutes onto this beautiful city. 220 deaths and 1000 homes destroyed. Then again on the 28th of February and in March 1945 which destroyed the Petrikirche/Petri Church. Church in pictures. *Dam bombing Moehnesse after math of British rolling bouncing bomb (dambusters) *Courthouse parade picture in Werl Germany

Luftwaffe Airport, training and fighter plane ammunitions testing site. There are still to this day (April 7th 2023) bomb craters and duds in the ground. The Americans filled the bunkers with dirt,sand and war garbage.

Explosion/blasting at Rock quarry in Germany that begun during the 3rd Reich Era by POWs and incarcerated oppositions

I got to visit an old Nazi Germany rock quarry and got to watch them blasting with explosives.

Part 2: I found more items/objects from the 3rd Reich all original.

I found items/objects from the Nazi Germany time period. Original. Including NSDAP and Wehrmacht paperwork. Bank book and much more.

Walking around a town called Soest in Germany....it's 2023 and I found a symbol from Nazi Germany.

Cold War. After Germany's surrender in 1945 the Belgians and the Americans took over this Luftwaffe airport, cleaned up the site with the Germans after the bombing and used it as a base where they stored Nuclear Warheads incase things went south with the Soviet Union and a quick response would be necessary. These are the two storage bunkers for the Atomic weapons which are now sealed off by the German government due to teenagers partying.

Exploring Germany I found an old Nazi Luftwaffe Airport (Fliegerhorst Werl) and located an Ammunitions testing site for on-board weapons on German combat planes and a flooded air raid Bunker.

Here you see a building that was built by French and Czech Prisoners of War for the Luftwaffe in Nazi Germany. Located in Werl NRW. After Germany surrender the building was used by Belgium soldiers who occupied the area with the Americans and is now a Hotel with the damaged Luftwaffe Eagle still visible today in 2023.

3rd largest Prison in Germany. Werler Justizvollzugsanstallt. During WW2 Prisoner of War forced labour camp. Then Allies forced surrender in April 45 and locked up Nazi War criminals and Luftwaffe Personnel. Now housing approx 900 hardened Criminals.

Traces of War. WW2 Reichsadler

This is the Childhood home of the Man who put Hitler in Power. Franz Von Papen's home in Werl Germany. Ex Reichskanzler

Leftovers of Nazi Flak Station (Air Defense) in Creepy Forest Where Hundreds Of Innocent People Were Convicted Of Witchcraft and Executed

Found a Nazi Flak Bunker while exploring a Forest that was an Execution site in Medieval times.

Medieval times Menden Germany. Hundreds of people suspected of Witch craft or people with red hair or high intelligence who were suspected of practicing Witch craft were tortured into confession and drowned here or burnt at the stake from 1592 to 1631, mostly Women but many Men as well.