The Bored Veteran

One of the drawing rooms which was used to design the Titanic, now a hotel which retains many original features such as this room, Thomas Andrews office and much more.

Located opposite is the Titanic Museum and the slip ways where Titanic and Olympic were and a short walk is the dry dock where the Titanic was fitted out internally.

The office of both Rudolph Hess (when he was deputy Fuhrer and then Martin Bormann is still present and in use today in Berlin.

Some battle damage is still visible.

Check it out when in Berlin.

A visit to the Kaiser Welhelm Memorial Church in Berlin, Germany yesterday.

The original west tower was partially destroyed by allied bombing in 1943.

Originally built in the 1890s, this structure shows the effects of war and lasts as a reminder to us today, it is well worth a visit if in Berlin.

All packed and ready to explore Berlin tomorrow.

I'll be visiting a range of key locations from World War 2!

A busy year last year with other commitments, but this year I will be visiting.

Berlin, Normandy, Poland (Warsaw, Wroclaw and Zagan) and also another road trip in the campervan for 10 days.

Before and after of Adolf Hitler's out of bounds area where he and many of his command structure resided, I visited this location in September 2023, some remaining structure left including bunkers, retaining walls, footings, drive way and more!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DjJ81Li6sw&t=994s

A visit to the Fovant Badges in Wiltshire yesterday. Soldiers waiting to deploy to France made these in 1916.

Fovant Badges | World War 1 Location Visit | The Bored Veteran The Fovant Badges are a set of regimental badges cut into a chalk hill, Fovant Down, near Fovant, in south-west Wiltshire, England. They are between Salisbur...

Have you visited Elan Valley? Check out this area when you are there!

Dambusters | Nant-y-Gro Dam | World War 2 Location Visit | Elan Valley | The Bored Veteran A visit to one of the test sites in the development stages of the bouncing bomb which would be used to target a number of dams within Germany during World Wa...

Have you seen the Dambusters?

Well here is one of the locations used during the testing phase and is in Wales!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1G0L11PuiQ

A new video has been uploaded to the YouTube channel.

Check it out here!

Bronllys Castle | Castles of Wales | The Bored Veteran Bronllys Castle is a motte and bailey fortress standing south of Bronllys, towards Talgarth in Powys, Wales. The original castle, constructed of wood, was fo...

Can you name the location?

Pointe-du-Hoc overlooks the English Channel on the coast in Normandy.

During World War 2, Pointe du Hoc was occupied by the German forces and was fortified with a range of structures and weapon systems.

6th June 1944 the Americans attacked and took control of this location during the D-Day landings.