Google Earth - WW2 Artifacts and other Related Objects - Page 17

Owen · 15-01-2008, 10:50 AM

Another Netherlands may 1940 site. See page 135 of ATB Blitzkrieg In The West.
The Grebbeburg.
War over Holland - May 1940: the Dutch struggle
De Slag om de Grebbeberg en Betuwestelling in mei 1940

51°57'14.41"N 5°36'34.50"E

von Poop · 27-01-2008, 11:51 PM

Someone put this Defence of Britain Overlay up a while back, I suspect most likely Gordon. I've been having another look and it really is superb, found a fair few local pillboxes that I'm going to have to take a shufti at:
Google Earth Community: The Defence of Britain.

Anyone got any more good WW2 related overlays?

Cheers,
Adam.

Ron Goldstein · 10-03-2008, 09:35 AM

Somewhere on this thread I posted a small piece about my unit's billets in Carovilli.
I can't remember if I ever posted an "update" here, apologies if I had

I have recently made contact with an Italian family who came from the hill town of Carovilli where 78 Div was "snowed in" during January 1944.

In the correspondence that we have started between us, a younger member of the family has been able to send me GOOGLE EARTH map co-ordinates and I have been able to see their actual house and locate my billets.....Oh...the wonders of the internet !. The green line shows the walk from my billets to the Fiocca house)

4th wilts · 10-03-2008, 06:38 PM

i been looking at pill boxs etc around chippenham,i know all the defences,but you cannot see a thing on google earth.well concealed indeed.4th wilts.

Ron Goldstein · 10-03-2008, 07:05 PM

Adam

Just for your further interest, in the GOOGLE EARTH image above the green line, as I've already mentioned, marks the short distance from our billets to the house of the local priest.

It was immediately outside these billets that we found ski marks one morning that had to belong to a German patrol as we certainly had no mountain troops in that area.

To quote from the story I posted onto the BBC WW2 Archives:
"Another clear memory was coming out of our billets one morning to see ski tracks of a German Patrol who had calmly come through the village and made their escape without bothering us".

Full link here:
BBC - WW2 People's War - New Years Day 1944, Snowed in at Carovilli

von Poop · 15-03-2008, 09:30 PM

Nothing to do with WW2, but might interest some who like the odd dash of astronomy.

Don't know if it's new, or I just hadn't noticed, but Google earth now has a celestial objects mode. Clicking 'switch between Sky & earth' on the menu bar:

(or View>Switch to Sky/Earth)
brings up a scrollable interactive view from the earth of our stars, constellations etc. Lots of further features explained in the help file.

jacobtowne · 22-03-2008, 04:31 PM

I'm currently reading Rick Atkinson's excellent work about North Africa, An Army at Dawn. His photo of the American Cemetery at Carthage piqued my interest. So I went to Google Earth, and here are the coordinates - 27 acres of tombstones.

36° 51' 57.50" N
10° 19' 45.80" E

JT

Owen · 28-03-2008, 01:59 AM

This map is from Raleigh Trevelyan's The Fortress.

Here's what it looks like today, a housing estate.
The co-ords are for "Stonk Corner."
41°33'55.12"N 12°32'19.51"E.

Owen · 18-04-2008, 10:37 AM

Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp.
52°45'31.44"N 9°54'31.91"E

the_historian · 03-05-2008, 03:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the_historian

As far as I can make out- 55 Deg 56' 08.66" N
4 Deg. 32' 19.61" W
Any tips on how to type the degree symbol btw?

Think I've cracked this one. I believe it's the Dumbuck fuel depot just outside Dumbarton. I've seen pics on the Hidden Glasgow website.
Info is scanty but it appears to be WW2. According to the RCAHMS it was either for aviation fuel (possibly for the nearby Blackburn factory) or fuel oil for the RN.

15-01-2008, 10:50 AM	#161 (permalink)
Owen Grumpy Old Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 9,484	Another Netherlands may 1940 site. See page 135 of ATB Blitzkrieg In The West. The Grebbeburg. War over Holland - May 1940: the Dutch struggle De Slag om de Grebbeberg en Betuwestelling in mei 1940 51°57'14.41"N 5°36'34.50"E Last edited by Owen; 15-01-2008 at 11:00 AM.

27-01-2008, 11:51 PM	#162 (permalink)
von Poop I Like Tanks Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion. Posts: 8,489	Someone put this Defence of Britain Overlay up a while back, I suspect most likely Gordon. I've been having another look and it really is superb, found a fair few local pillboxes that I'm going to have to take a shufti at: Google Earth Community: The Defence of Britain. Anyone got any more good WW2 related overlays? Cheers, Adam. __________________ It's only the Internet.

10-03-2008, 07:05 PM	#165 (permalink)
Ron Goldstein WW2 Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London, England Posts: 846	Adam Just for your further interest, in the GOOGLE EARTH image above the green line, as I've already mentioned, marks the short distance from our billets to the house of the local priest. It was immediately outside these billets that we found ski marks one morning that *had to* belong to a German patrol as we certainly had no mountain troops in that area. To quote from the story I posted onto the BBC WW2 Archives: "Another clear memory was coming out of our billets one morning to see ski tracks of a German Patrol who had calmly come through the village and made their escape without bothering us". Full link here: BBC - WW2 People's War - New Years Day 1944, Snowed in at Carovilli __________________ If I am not for myself, then who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when? Rabbi Hillel circa 30 BCE I was "Called-up" in Oct 1942 Served as a Wireless-Op with the 49th LAA (78 Div) from Apr 1943 to Dec 1944 (North Africa,Sicily,Italy, Egypt). The Regiment was disbanded in Dec 1944 and I was retrained (in Italy) by the Royal Armoured Corps. Served as a Loader-Op with the 4th QOH from Mar 1945 to Jan 1946 (Italy, Austria, Germany) Finished up as Tech Cpl for "A" Sqdrn. I was "De-mobbed" in Apr 1947

15-03-2008, 09:30 PM	#166 (permalink)
von Poop I Like Tanks Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion. Posts: 8,489	Nothing to do with WW2, but might interest some who like the odd dash of astronomy. Don't know if it's new, or I just hadn't noticed, but Google earth now has a celestial objects mode. Clicking 'switch between Sky & earth' on the menu bar: (or View>Switch to Sky/Earth) brings up a scrollable interactive view from the earth of our stars, constellations etc. Lots of further features explained in the help file. __________________ It's only the Internet.

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10-03-2008, 06:38 PM	#164 (permalink)
4th wilts Discharged Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: wessex Posts: 1,032	i been looking at pill boxs etc around chippenham,i know all the defences,but you cannot see a thing on google earth.well concealed indeed.4th wilts.

22-03-2008, 04:31 PM	#167 (permalink)
jacobtowne Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New England, U.S.A. Posts: 618	I'm currently reading Rick Atkinson's excellent work about North Africa, An Army at Dawn. His photo of the American Cemetery at Carthage piqued my interest. So I went to Google Earth, and here are the coordinates - 27 acres of tombstones. 36° 51' 57.50" N 10° 19' 45.80" E JT

28-03-2008, 01:59 AM	#168 (permalink)
Owen Grumpy Old Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 9,484	This map is from Raleigh Trevelyan's The Fortress. Here's what it looks like today, a housing estate. The co-ords are for "Stonk Corner." 41°33'55.12"N 12°32'19.51"E.

18-04-2008, 10:37 AM	#169 (permalink)
Owen Grumpy Old Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 9,484	Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp. 52°45'31.44"N 9°54'31.91"E

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