Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
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War of Movement, 1914
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Commonwealth War Graves
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Battle of Normandy, 1944
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First-person accounts that sparkle with humanity despite the darkness of war.
6 June 1944. REVIERS, France.
6 June 1944. LE MESNIL, France. “Heavy enemy mortar fire and sniping was brought to bear on our positions from the woods surrounding VARAVILLE. During this time the local inhabitants were of great assistance, the women dressing wounds and the men offering assistance in any way. One Frenchman in particular distinguished himself. Upon being given […]
13 AUGUST 1944. LE MESNIL, France. “Prisoners simply poured into our cage and looked like a queue going up to the ticket box at a theatre, with the IO acting as doorman. Each and every prisoner had an Allied leaflet entitled “Safe conduct” assuring them of good treatment if taken prisoner. The leaflets were handed […]
15 July 1944. HAMEAU DE CUSSY, France. “Paymaster “Roly” Higgins did his stuff again today and paid out a few more Francs. It is highly probable that “Roly’s” books will never balance, because as he was paying, Jerry shelled the area, and very few entries were made in the books. “Roly” says that in the […]
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I love maps. I love history.
Blending these was an idle hobby, but the vision of creating a crowd-sourced Virtual History has become consuming.
Here, I want you to interact with history, to see it unfold in time and space, and to explore its people, places, and events. Here, you can add your knowledge so that these Virtual Histories continually improve. Here, you can connect with other history nuts. Here, we can safeguard these virtual histories for future generations.
Let’s bring history alive.
-Erik Hellstedt