Google Earth - WW2 Artifacts and other Related Objects

Discussion in 'WW2 Battlefields Today' started by David Layne, Oct 9, 2006.

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  1. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    And the list goes on.
    • Lancaster: - 52 20'10.87"N 0 11'43.34"W
    • Madingley American War Graves: - 52°13'0.45"N 0° 3'18.37"E
    • German Cemetary, Cannock chase: - 52°44'23.59"N 2° 1'20.43"W
    • Mulberry section: - 50°46'39.94"N 0°41'52.30"W
    • B17? at Duxford: - 52° 5'31.93"N 0° 7'44.97"E
    • HMS Belfast: - 51°30'23.39"N 0° 4'52.99"W
    • HMS Alliance: - 50°47'18.04"N 1° 7'10.74"W
    • U534: - 53°24'16.25"N 3° 1'37.70"W
    • Aeroplane Graveyard: - 32° 9'15.63"N 110°49'59.03"W
    • Mother Russia statue: - 48 44 29.23 N 44 32 07.19 E
    • Pegasus Bridge: - 49 14 36.6 N 0 16 15.75 W
    • El Alamein Cemetery: - 30°50'12.98"N 28°56'49.37"E
    • USS Iowa: - 38 04 04.55 N 122 05 51.80 W
    • USS Missouri Arizona: - 21 21 48.24 N 157 57 04.96 W
    • U.S.S. Alabama: - 30°40'55.25"N 88° 0'50.20"W
    • Brandenburg Gate: - 52 30 50.90 N 13 22 17.44 W
    • Kohima Cemetary: - 25°40'3.35"N 94° 6'10.59"E
    • Colditz : - 51 07 48.08 N 12 48 21.84 E
    • White Cliffs of Dover: - 51° 8'3.97"N 1°21'42.78"E
    • Lorient Uboat pens?: - 47°43'39.14"N 3°22'2.93"W
    • U995 & KM monument: - 54°24'44.10"N 10°13'46.90"E
    • Suda Bay cemetery: - 35 30 02.10 N 24 03 45.85 E
    • USS Constitution: - 42 22 20.59 N 71 03 23.78 W
    • HMS Victory: - 50°48'6.18"N 1° 6'34.31"W
    • Scampton: - 53 18 38.34 N 0 32 43.25 W
    • Mohne Dam: - 51 29 38.24 N 8 03 47.03 E
    • Eder Dam: - 51 10 59.58 N 9 03 32.76 E
    • Sorpe Dam: - 51 21 04.30 N 7 58 08.18 E
    • Eneppe dam: - 51 14 32.31 N 7 24 34.43 E
    • 66 Sqn pens Coltishall: - 52 45 38.35 N 1 21 34.47 E
    • Royal Hussars Memorial: - 48°58'16.49"N 0°37'51.40"W
    • Abbaye d'Ardenne: - 49°11'46.72"N 0°24'48.99"W
    • The Eagles Nest: - 47°36'38.78"N 13° 2'30.97"E
    • Hanover Military Cemetery: - 52°22'39.43"n 9°39'10.82"e
    • Iwo Jima Shipwrecks: - 24 46 43.95 N 141 17 35.41 E
    • Derwent Dam: - 53 24 17.67 N 1 44 29.52 W
    • Howden Dam: - 53 25 43.51 N 1 44 42.13 W
    • Reichswald Forest war Cemetery: - 51°44'29.04"N 6° 5'7.63"E
    • Oosterbeek War Cemetery - 51°59'38.06"N 5°50'56.29"E
    • Anzio: - 41°27'2.57"N 12°37'35.62"E
    • Arnhem: - 51°58'59.80"N 5°54'22.97"E
    • Okinawa & Kadena: - 26 21 33.06 N 127 45 58.45 E
    • Moro River Canadian Cemetary: - 42°20'12.69"N 14°24'59.07"E
    • Battle of Britain Memorial: - 51° 5'54.89"N 1°12'21.97"E
    • Battle of Britain Museum: - 51° 6'44.68"N 1° 9'9.55"E
    • Runnymede Memorial: - 51°26'16.25"N 0°33'54.37"W
    • La Gleize kingtiger: - 50°24'36.47"N 5°50'45.70"E
    • RAF Fauld Explosion Crater: - 52°50'49.77"N 1°43'50.38"W
    • Down Ampney Airfield: - 51°40'2.04"N 1°50'33.36"W
    • Le Marchant Barracks, Wiltshire Regiment: - 51°21'44.74"N 1°58'26.50"W
    • Bulford KIWI, Salisbury Plain: - 51°11'38.81"N 1°42'54.92"W
    • Fovant Badges, Salisbury Plain: - 51° 3'12.68"N 1°42'54.92"W
    • Arnhem-Oosterbeek CWGC: - 51°59'38.06"N 5°50'56.29"E
    • Hartenstein Hotel - Airbourne Museum: - 51°59'15.85"N 5°49'57.34"E
    • <!-- / message --><!-- attachments -->John Frost Bridge - Arnhem: - 51°58'29.87"N 5°54'41.82"E
    • Airborne Forces Museum - Aldershot: - 51°15'39.56"N 0°45'49.37"W
    • Fort Eben Emael: - 50°47'49.37"N 5°40'46.88"E
    • Norisring, Nurnberg: - 49°25'53.44"N 11° 7'29.88"E
    • Olympic Stadium, Berlin: - 52°30'52.75"N 13°14'21.71"E
    • Lidice, Czech Republic: - 50° 8'40.06"N 14°12'1.29"E
    • Primosole Bridge, Sciliy: - 37°23'59.28"N 15° 3'53.88"E
    • Imperial War Museum, London: - 51°29'45.08"N 0° 6'30.67"W
    • Fort Nelson: 50°51'39.10"N 1° 8'19.65"W
    • Bletchley Park: 51°59'52.99"N 0°44'24.67"W
    • Remains of the Remagen Bridge: - 50°34'40.36"N 7°14'38.54"E
     
    von Poop, Oct 12, 2006
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  2. 52nd Airborne

    52nd Airborne Green Jacket Brat

    52nd Airborne, Oct 12, 2006
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  3. jacobtowne

    jacobtowne Senior Member

    Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Springfield, Massachusetts.

    JT
     
    jacobtowne, Oct 12, 2006
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  4. jacobtowne

    jacobtowne Senior Member

    Cardiff Castle, Wales, home of the First The Queen's Dragoon Guards Museum

    I know about this museum because I own a revolver that once belonged to the regiment and contacted the curator for information.

    JT
     
    jacobtowne, Oct 12, 2006
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  5. jacobtowne

    jacobtowne Senior Member

    Wake Island, where the Japanese received their first unpleasant surprise of the war during their first attempt at conquest, Dec. 11th, 1941.
    The second assault succeeded, and Wake fell Dec. 22nd (23rd at Wake).

    The Japanese-occupied island was bombed several times by American aircraft; one of these raids was the first mission for future United States President George H.W. Bush.

    After one of the raids, the Japanese commander ordered the execution of all Marine and civilian prisoners.

    On September 4, 1945, the remaining Japanese garrison surrendered to a detachment of the United States Marine Corps.

    JT
     
    jacobtowne, Oct 12, 2006
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  6. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    U.S.M.C. War Memorial
    The Marine Corps War Memorial
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    38°53'25.54"N 77° 4'11.07"W

    Then scroll southwards to see Arlington National Cemetery and The Pentagon.

    Vietnam Memorial at 38°53'27.64"N 77° 2'51.64"W

    This will help.
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    Owen, Oct 12, 2006
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  7. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Coventry Cathedral
    On the 14th November 1940, the old cathedral was bombed,
    52°24'28.51"N 1°30'26.97"W

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    Peace Park, Hiroshima, Japan.

    34°23'33.43"N 132°27'9.41"E
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    Owen, Oct 12, 2006
    #87
  8. jacobtowne

    jacobtowne Senior Member

    Tarawa

    Island campaigns of the Central Pacific Theater.

    The first step in these bloody campaigns took place in the Gilbert Islands, November, 1943, with the amphibious assaults on Betio Island in Tarawa Atoll
    and Butaritari Island in Makin Atoll.

    Many costly mistakes were made in these landings, but it was through these mistakes that commanders learned valuable lessons for the next step - the Marshalls.

    First image is GE Betio. Looks like suburban sprawl in the South Pacific.

    Second is an air view of the island's tail after naval bombardment.

    Then a situation map of Tarawa Atoll.

    GE provides no resolution of Makin Atoll, so only a map showing landing points on Butaritari.

    JT
     
    jacobtowne, Oct 13, 2006
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  9. 52nd Airborne

    52nd Airborne Green Jacket Brat

    Nijmegen - Waal Crossing Memorial 504th P.I.R. 82nd Airborne.
    51° 51’49.35” N 5° 50’49.68” E

    View attachment 677
     
    52nd Airborne, Oct 15, 2006
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  10. 52nd Airborne

    52nd Airborne Green Jacket Brat

    Joe's Bridge - Starting point for 30 Corp, Operation Market Garden.
    51° 14’19.95” N 5° 22’35.53” E

    View attachment 678
     
    52nd Airborne, Oct 15, 2006
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  11. jacobtowne

    jacobtowne Senior Member

    Central Pacific Campaigns, Phase Two: The Marshall Islands.

    1. Kwajalein Island at the bottom of Kwajalein Atoll.

    2. Roi and Namur islands in Kwajalein Atoll

    3. Eniwetok Island in Eniwetok Atoll.

    4. Eniwetok and Parry islands. (Labelled Medlen on the image).

    I haven't searched for Taroa on Maloelap Atoll yet.

    I'll post some photos of the battles on the War On Land forum later this week. Tomorrow morning I'm off for Cape Cod and a few days of sand dunes and salt air.:smile:

    JT
     
    jacobtowne, Oct 15, 2006
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  12. jacobtowne

    jacobtowne Senior Member

    Found it. Taroa Island, Maloelap Atoll with old airfield and sunken Japanese freighter.

    JT
     
    jacobtowne, Oct 15, 2006
    #92
  13. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Owen, Oct 15, 2006
    #93
  14. 52nd Airborne

    52nd Airborne Green Jacket Brat

    Tarrant Rushton, where the men of 'D' Company, 2nd Ox & Bucks L.I. took off for Pegasus & Horsa Bridges on the night of the 5th-6th June 1944.
    50° 51’00.42” N 2° 04’34.39” W
    View attachment 700
     
    52nd Airborne, Oct 17, 2006
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  15. clive

    clive Junior Member

    SITE OF STALAG IVB

    51 26' 43.78"N 13 17' 02 48" E

    sorry for repeating myself(i lost this thread & have posted this on the pow thread)
     
    clive, Oct 20, 2006
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  16. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Clive, I couldn't make those coords work, is this it?
    51 26 43.78 N 13 17 2.48 E
    Altered the coord format but want to be sure I'm in the right place,
    Looks right, just double-checking.
    Cheers,
    Adam.
     
    von Poop, Oct 20, 2006
    #96
  17. clive

    clive Junior Member

    Thats The One Adam, To The Right Of The Town Of Muhlberg
     
    clive, Oct 21, 2006
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  18. Wise1

    Wise1 There We Are Then

    Not sure if its been posted, but this is pearl harbour.
     
    Wise1, Oct 21, 2006
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  19. David Layne

    David Layne Well-Known Member

    Place these coordinates in Google Earth......66.27277201 179.14274288 They are of an area of Russia and the image has been blacked out. I wonder what is being censored and can anyone come up with any other "blacked out" areas?
     
    David Layne, Oct 22, 2006
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  20. Wise1

    Wise1 There We Are Then

    Wise1, Oct 22, 2006
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