Meet the Heroes: Friedhelm and the Wolf 

We have some exciting news for you! Starting January, a new vignette capturing an iconic scene from the German miniseries “Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter” (internationally known as “Generation War”) will be available in our collection. This time, we’ve chosen to depict the encounter between Friedhelm and the wolf in the forest. A Glimpse into the […]

Meet the Heroes: German Unteroffizier Kaffeekanne (“coffee pot”)

German actor, Gert Fröbe, plays Unteroffizier Kaffeekanne (”coffee pot”) in the movie “The Longest Day”. He is one of the first German soldiers to see the massive allied invasion fleet with his own eyes… The movie One of the WW2 movie classics that you should check out. Don’t expect the most realistic or historically accurate […]

Meet the Heroes: British Army Brigadier – John Ormsby Evelyn ‘JOE’ Vandeleur

As Commanding Officer of 3rd Battalion Irish Guards, he led the breakout of XXX Corps during Operation Market-Garden. In the movie “A bridge too far” he is played by the famous actor Michael Caine: Lt. General Horrocks:[…] “The Irish Guards, under the command of Colonel Vandeleur, will take the lead.”Lt. Colonel J.O.E. Vandeleur: [whispering to […]

Meet the Heroes: US Airborne Lieutenant Colonel – Benjamin Vandervoort

The real Benjamin Vandervoort Benjamin Hayes “Vandy” Vandervoort was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross twice. He was the Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion, 505th PIR, during the airborne landings in Normandy. Despite having broken his ankle on landing, he led his battalion in defending the town of Sainte-Mère-Église on 6 June. During “Operation Market […]