13May
Now available: 'War Zone Zoo'
The book ‘Oorlogszone Zoo’, written by STIWOT-contributor Kevin Prenger, has been translated in English, titled ‘War Zone Zoo’. It tells the history of the Berlin Zoo during World War 2. The book is available at Amazon, as paper back or as e-book.
5Apr
Photoreport start of the exhibition 'For Valour'
On Thursday 5 April 2018 was the official start of the exhibition 'For Valour' in the Airborne Museum in Oosterbeek. In this exhibition the five Arnhem Victoria Crosses are on display for the first time
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18Mar
Hard numbers: the Second World War visualised
Hard numbers. Wars create a lot of havoc and suffering for all parties concerned, both civilian and military. For statisticians and 'data visualisers' however there is also another side to it, that of numbers and data. In collaboration with Koendaat TracesOfWar offers a three part series which gives an in-depth look at statistics of air warfare.
16Mar
Soldier Killed During World War II Accounted For
Army Staff Sgt. David Rosenkrantz, killed during World War II, has now been accounted for.
3Feb
Photo report unveiling of a memorial for Short Stirling Mark I R9197 BU-V
On 3 February 2018 a memorial was unveiled in remembrance of Short Stirling Mark I R9197 BU-V, which has crashed near Leusden exactly 75 years earlier. The ceremony was attended by next of kin of the perished aircrew from the United Kingdom and Canada.
18Dec
Happy New Year message STIWOT 2017
Only a short time to go and we will be heralding a new year. As usual, we take a short bird’s eye view on the past year.
12Nov
UK marks Remembrance Sunday
Politicians, members of the Royal Family and veterans are commemorating those who lost their lives in conflict as the UK marks Remembrance Sunday. A two-minute silence was held across the country and wreaths were laid at memorials. Prince Charles attended the annual ceremony at the Cenotaph in London and Big Ben chimed at 11:00 GMT. For the first time the Queen did not lay a wreath but instead watched from the Foreign Office's balcony.
28Oct
The story of the 'Nazi Titanic' Robert P. Watson had to tell
Below a Q&A with Robert Watson, author of The Nazi Titanic. The following interview with the author can help the reader to understand more of the authors research, his motivations and about the book itself.
22Sep
Photo report Airborne Commemoration Wolfheze 2017
The Sunday afternoon in the 'Arnhem weekend' a commemoration is held at the memorial in Wolfheze. It is usually well attended by the veterans of the Glider Pilot Regiment. This year four Glider Pilots and a veteran of the 7th KOSB joined this service.
22Sep
Photo Report Race to the Bridge 2017
One of the events on the Saturday of the 'Arnhem weekend' is the Race to the Bridge. A long column of historic vehicles driving from the former Landing Zones at the Telefoonweg in Renkum to the Arnhem Bridge.
21Sep
Photo Report Airborne Commemoration Ginkel Heath 2017
The Airborne commemoration at Ginkel Heath took place on 16 September 2017. Due to low clouds the early parachute drops had to be cancelled.
21Sep
Photo Report Commemoration Airborne Cemetery 2017
On Sundat 17 September 2017 the annual remembrance service took place at the Airborne Cemetery in Oosterbeek. About 25 veterans of the Battle of Arnhem attended this service joined by another 25 World War Two veterans.
16Sep
Watch a flypast of 14 Spitfires at the Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show
A flypast of 14 Spitfires will form the centrepiece of this year's Battle of Britain Air Show at Duxford. The iconic aircraft, which along with the Hawker Hurricane defended the nation from the Luftwaffe during the Second World War, will be among 40 historic aircraft taking to the skies over the weekend of September 23 and 24.
15Sep
Photo report Veterans fly in gliders to their former landing zone
On 15 September 2017 three veterans of the Glider Pilot Regiment landed with modern gliders on former landing zone X. This landing field was one of the field used in Operation Market Garden. Hundreds of Gliders brought soldiers and equipment to the Arnhem battlefield then.
14Sep
Last survivor of the legendary 'Great Escape' turns 100
Last survivor of the legendary 'Great Escape' turns 100: RAF navigator who fled notorious Nazi PoW camp reveals he 'had 'no idea the tunnel was there' until the fateful night on March 1944.
13Sep
Photo Report rededication of the grave of L/Cpl William Loney
On Wednesday 13 September 2017 was a service for the rededication of the grave of L/Cpl William Loney of the 2nd Parachute Battalion at the Oosterbeek War Cemetery.
11Sep
‘Akin to barbarity’: Moscow furious over demolition of monument to Red Army soldiers in Poland
Russia has expressed its outrage at the bulldozing of a mausoleum housing the remains of dozens of Soviet soldiers who fell battling to free Poland from Nazi German occupation, calling the move an act of vandalism that violates bilateral agreements.
2Sep
Photospecial Airborne March 2017
On 2 September 2017 the Airborne March was held in Oosterbeek. Amongst the guests were seven veterans of the Battle of Arnhem.
2Sep
WW2Awards.com and TracesOfWar.com merged!
In 2002 STIWOT was set up to manage the website go2war2.nl. Soon, more and more questions were being asked about visiting the war museums in the Benelux. Therefore it was decided to launch a new website with these museums. Oorlogsmusea.nl was born. In 2012 the website had grown to 30,000 articles about museums, monuments, cemeteries and other sights. Yet the name did not cover the content anymore and was replaced by TracesOfWar.com. Five years later, in 2017, the complete website has been updated to better display the 95,000 articles.
28Aug
New website - transfer of WW2Awards.com!
Dear visitor, we are proud to announce that WW2Awards.com will merge with her sister-website TracesOfWar.com as of September 3, 2017.
31Jul
Photoreport Carew Cheriton Control Tower
At Carew Cheriton in the south of Wales is a beautiful WWII control tower. A group of volunteers restored the derelict tower and turned it in a great museum which tells the story of this historic airfield.
4Jun
Death of Fred Seiker
On June 2nd 2017, Fred Seiker died at the age of 101 at home. Fred has become known by publishing his book of paintings about his time in a Japanese prison camp. We wish his wife, family and friends a lot of strength with this loss.
Apr2017
Largest WWII museum of Europe opened in Gdansk
The Second World War started in Gdansk, formerly known under its German name Danzig. Now an enormous WWII museum, the largest in Europe, has been opened in this infamous Polish city.
Also wondering what WWII sights are to be found in your area? Or do you want to make your own Battlefield Tour? Discover the museums, monuments, cemeteries and other sights that are still in the world today!
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