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20/01/2025

It's not every day that I'm mentioned in a book so very much honored to be in the Acknowledgements of the latest book by Alex Kershaw.

Many thanks, Alex!

First day on the battlefields in 2025 was cold and foggy, but still we had a good day! With 4 Canadians and two Dutchmen...
11/01/2025

First day on the battlefields in 2025 was cold and foggy, but still we had a good day! With 4 Canadians and two Dutchmen we visited the highlights of Operation Market Garden, whenever we could see them through the fog.

The memorial to all men from Glasgow who were awarded the Victoria Cross. If I'm not mistaken that means at least 12 men...
29/12/2024

The memorial to all men from Glasgow who were awarded the Victoria Cross. If I'm not mistaken that means at least 12 men who were awarded the VC during WWI. It is located next to the Glasgow Cathedral.

A big turnout tonight for the annual lighting of the candles on Christmas eve at the CWGC cemetery in Uden. Within 10 mi...
24/12/2024

A big turnout tonight for the annual lighting of the candles on Christmas eve at the CWGC cemetery in Uden. Within 10 minutes all 703 graves had candles burning and most will stay burning until the 26th of December. Proud that my kids all came to help.

An evening of talking about WWII in and around Veghel with one of the guests bringing a very cool artifact. A damaged wo...
20/12/2024

An evening of talking about WWII in and around Veghel with one of the guests bringing a very cool artifact. A damaged wooden propeller which was probably from a Halifax bomber that crashed nearby on June 23, 1943. More research required to be certain though.

On the last day of the 80th anniversary of the battle of the Bulge tour with The National WWII Museum we visited Malmedy...
18/12/2024

On the last day of the 80th anniversary of the battle of the Bulge tour with The National WWII Museum we visited Malmedy, Stavelot, Trois-Ponts and finally La Gleize. How quickly this last week has passed by, we lucked out with the weather, visited amazing locations and made new friends.

Today's touring took us back to the north shoulder. We visited St Vith and Schönberg to talk about the 106th, then some ...
17/12/2024

Today's touring took us back to the north shoulder. We visited St Vith and Schönberg to talk about the 106th, then some other locations. The main stop of the day was the ceremony for the Wereth 11, these were 11 African American soldiers brutally massacred on December 17th.

After escaping from the Schönberg area they moved on foot through the woods hoping to find shelter. In Wereth they were welcomed by the Langer family but were betrayed by an unknown person. The Nazi's took them away brutally tortured them and finally killed them.

We also visited the Langer family house and saw the table where they had their last meal. We could not take pictures there so here is picture of the memorial. A very poignant afternoon. Guiding for the with

The Bois Jaques is always a special place to visit on tour and today was no different. We began the day in Noville and t...
16/12/2024

The Bois Jaques is always a special place to visit on tour and today was no different. We began the day in Noville and then visited various locations around the Bastogne perimeter. Guiding with Battlefield Discovery for The National WWII Museum 80th anniversary of the battle of the Bulge tour.

15/12/2024

Today we visited the Bastogne Barracks and saw the TIGER II tank drive around and what an incredible sight that was! The guest had the time to explore the Barracks and then the Nuts festival in Bastogne for a more leisurely day on this tour. Guiding for The National WWII Museum and Battlefield Discovery

Our second and most important stop of the day was the American Cemetery in Luxembourg where we paid our respects to thos...
14/12/2024

Our second and most important stop of the day was the American Cemetery in Luxembourg where we paid our respects to those in the army who never made it home. Our first visit was the grave of nurse Nancy Leo, killed in a car accident on her way to Paris on July 24, 1945.

Today we visited Patton's headquarters in Luxembourg on the 80th anniversary of the battle of the Bulge tour with The Na...
14/12/2024

Today we visited Patton's headquarters in Luxembourg on the 80th anniversary of the battle of the Bulge tour with The National WWII Museum. We were fortunate to visit the chapel too where Patton prayed for good weather for battle.

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Our second day on the Bulge battlefields with The National WWII Museum took us to the north shoulder. We visited Hasselp...
13/12/2024

Our second day on the Bulge battlefields with The National WWII Museum took us to the north shoulder. We visited Hasselpat trail, attended the ceremony in Krinkelt - Rocherath and visited the Elsenborn ridge and museum. The cold and foggy weather only added to the experience. Guiding with

Day 1 of the 80th anniversary of the battle of the Bulge tour with the . We began the day in Wiltz where we talked about...
12/12/2024

Day 1 of the 80th anniversary of the battle of the Bulge tour with the . We began the day in Wiltz where we talked about the American St. Nick and then we visited other places. A great first day!

On our way home from the Ardennes we stopped at a number of memorials such as this one in Schönberg in the Schnee-Eifel....
08/12/2024

On our way home from the Ardennes we stopped at a number of memorials such as this one in Schönberg in the Schnee-Eifel. Here the jaws of the 18th Volksgrenadier Division closed around two Regiments of the 106th Infantry Division, which subsequently surrendered.

A day out and about in the Ardennes, mostly on the lookout for tanks, tanks and more tanks.
07/12/2024

A day out and about in the Ardennes, mostly on the lookout for tanks, tanks and more tanks.

The last Arnhem tour of 2024 is in the books. With a returning client from the USA we spent half a day touring the Arnhe...
05/12/2024

The last Arnhem tour of 2024 is in the books. With a returning client from the USA we spent half a day touring the Arnhem battlefields, despite less then ideal weather er had a great time. Now some final preparation, tomorrow I'm off to Bastogne!

Hello Arnhem my old friend! Today we spent exploring the battlefields of Arnhem with a client from the UK. One of the lo...
03/12/2024

Hello Arnhem my old friend! Today we spent exploring the battlefields of Arnhem with a client from the UK. One of the locations we visited was the Ginkel Heath or DZ-Y where we saw the beautiful memorial unveiled for the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden.

Lest We Forget: The Mission, you can find it in New Orleans in front of the National WWII Museum. It commemorates the 80...
01/12/2024

Lest We Forget: The Mission, you can find it in New Orleans in front of the National WWII Museum. It commemorates the 80.000 men of the US Air Force that were killed during the war. The artist, Major Fredric Arnold (Ret.) was a WWII pilot who passed away in 2018.

Of fourteen original members of the group of Class 42-J P-38 fighter pilots, only two survived six months of combat: Jim Hagenback and Fredric Arnold. Much of their survival was due to luck. Years later, they vowed to each other that whoever was left standing would do something to honor the twelve. Lest We Forget: The Mission stemmed from their deep gratitude to the twelve original members of our Group that didn’t survive to live their lives in peace. It later grew to commemorate all 80.000 men who never made it home.

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It's not every day that I'm mentioned in a book so very much honored to be in the Acknowledgements of the latest book by Alex Kershaw. Many thanks, Alex!

Tiger II at the Bastogne Barracks during the NUTS festival in 2024

Today we visited the Bastogne Barracks and saw the TIGER II tank drive around and what an incredible sight that was! The guest had the time to explore the Barracks and then the Nuts festival in Bastogne for a more leisurely day on this tour. Guiding for The National WWII Museum and Battlefield Discovery

The Boeing hall in the National WWII Museum has a impressive collection of planes, including a P-51, B-17, B-25 and more. You can get very close to the planes if you are not afraid of heights.

At the last stop of the day, all the vehicles are parked at a square in Middelrode. We are celebrating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of this village during Operation Alan.

An M7 priest self propelled gun arriving in Den Dungen as part of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of this area. What a fabulous day!

And now for something completely different! At the national Tattoo today in the Netherlands, watching the USA drill team in awe performing an incredible show.

And now for something completely different! At the national Tattoo today in the Netherlands, watching the USA drill team in awe performing an incredible show.

The C-47 is taxiing for take off with a full load of paratroopers. Second flight to the Ginkel Heath near Arnhem today and two 13 person sticks on board. That will be quite the sight to see!

An original C-47 Dakota taxiing out to the runway to takeoff with 24 paratroopers.

At Eindhoven Airport watching the C-47 take off with paratroopers and fly to the Ginkel Heath near Arnhem for the commemorative drop. In this video they are starting the engines, what a sight and what a sound!

Attending the 80th commemorations in Arnhem, this takes place at the foot of the John Frost bridge in the Airborne square and it is absolutely packed, glad to see that the commemorations are still going strong.

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