I captured these photos in August 2014, from ‘Second World War bunkers’ during a bike ride from Amsterdam to Loenen aan de Vecht.
Sites like these are present all over Europe, and serve as cruel reminder of the deadliest conflict in human history that lasted from 1939 to 1945.
Marked by mass deaths of civilians, including the Holocaust (during which about 11 million people were killed) and the strategic bombing of industrial and population centres, including the use of two nuclear weapons in combat. It resulted in an estimated 50 million to 85 million fatalities. source: Wikipedia.
Gone but never to be forgotten. We should not repeat history.
This is my 100th post. I’m happy to choose the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Gone But Not Forgotten to mark this event, because I selected two photos that mean a lot to me.
Photos taken with an Iphone 5.
Edition: I used PIxrl to improve sharpness and contrast, as well as to crop and align photo 1. I used monochrome effect on photo 2.
Do you know what happend event happen Sunday in 1941. I remember Roosevelt saying This Day will infinity!”
If you don’t know it is Pearl Harbor day.
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Yes, I do. Pearl Harbor is a day not to be ever forgotten. And Europe is forever grateful to the Americans for having helped ending the war.
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So many young people do not know. I had the same feeling when 9/11 happen.
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Here in Europe is still very present and part of history classes at school. Annual rememberance celebrations serve to keep the memory alive. This may change in the future; it shouldn’t. i agree with you.
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And a huge amen to that. Never again.
Let us never, ever, forget the horror that was unleashed here, and further afield.
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A very necessary message there both visually and in words, I would like to think history won’t repeat itself, ever!
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Wow I was struck by the image you captured… So haunting…..
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Beautiful photos that are reminders of such an ugly time in history, Lucile. Thank you for sharing them; the second one is especially effective for me.
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Thanks! The second is my fave too; the B&W makes it look more real.
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The casualties of that war are staggering.
To have reminders such as this bunker in the photograph are often needed.
Thank you for sharing this.
~Carl~
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Thanks for commenting, Carl.
I’m happy you found it useful.
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Congratulations on your 100th post. This post will go in the archives soon, but wont be forgotten 😀
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Thank you, trablog. Wise words! 🙂
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My pleasure 🙂
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Hi Luci
Congrats for the century!
My favourite war time movies are “Life is beautiful” by Roberto Benigni and Schindlers’ List. The infamous concentration camps were best not repeated anytime in future.
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Thanks. Good movies. Knocking on wood here! Never again.
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