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31/10/2026

Gap Team 9, part of the 1st Engineer Special Brigade, landed on Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944. Specifically, they were assigned to the Easy Red sector of Omaha Beach, one of the most heavily defended areas, where they faced intense German resistance. Their role as part of the Gap Assault Teams was to clear beach obstacles, such as mines, barbed wire, and anti-tank obstacles, to create safe pathways for subsequent waves of troops and vehicles. The landings began at approximately 6:30 AM, with Gap Team 9 working under heavy fire to breach the obstacles and support the infantry advance.

Created in present time by: Marcel Bahnen, ImageworX, World War II Visualising.

Services: Recreation and Visualising of WWII based events: Digital Imaging & Photography • Multimedia & Film • Immersive Experiences for museums and exhibitions • Film & Motion-graphics • CGI • Graphic Design • Consultancy . All rights reserved © 2026

27/10/2026

Photo reconstruction of a German SS Soldier of the 26th Panzergrenadier Regiment, 12th SS Panzer Division "Hi**erjugend" in Normandy, June 1944. NO AI!

The 26th Panzergrenadier Regiment was a unit within the 12th SS Panzer Division "Hi**erjugend" during World War II, composed mainly of young recruits from the Hi**er Youth. Deployed in Normandy in 1944, the division, known for its fanatical dedication, engaged in fierce combat against Allied forces. While not directly implicated in the infamous Oradour-sur-Glane massacre, another SS unit committed this atrocity in June 1944.

These instances of war crimes and brutality associated with certain Waffen-SS units, including the Hi**erjugend Division, serve as a solemn reminder of the dark consequences of ideological fanaticism during this period. The Oradour-sur-Glane massacre, among others, stands as an enduring symbol of the depths to which humanity can descend in times of conflict.

It is crucial to remember these events as a tribute to the victims and as a solemn warning against the dangers of extremism. The atrocities of the past underscore the importance of upholding principles of humanity in the face of hatred and violence. We must collectively strive to ensure that the lessons from history guide us toward a world that rejects the evils of the past and fosters peace, tolerance, and understanding.

𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝘆: 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗫 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗻: 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿, 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲. World War II visualisation by Marcel Bahnen, ImageworX. No A.I. All images are real, human made images. All rights reserved © 2026

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27/10/2026

Kieffer Commando, a detachment of 177 Frenchmen, led by Philippe Kieffer, part of Lord Lovat's 1st Special Service Brigade on the beach of Colleville sur Orne.

𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝘆: 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗻, 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗫, 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗜𝗜 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴. No A.I. All images are r𝗲𝗮𝗹, 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀. 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 © 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

20/10/2026

Just a little sign of life before someone reports me missing 🙄🫣😂 Forgive me, but I’m working on two major WWII museum projects that are taking up all my time and attention right now. I wish I could tell you about them, but I’m not allowed to (NDA!).

I’ll try to squeeze in some time to get back to sharing photos soon, so don’t go anywhere! 🙏🏻🥰

Marcel

25/09/2026

𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻-𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘀, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁.

Once again, it is a project filled with technical and creative challenges — but also one designed to bring something genuinely new to an important historical site and to raise the bar for how history can be presented.

The history of the Second World War can be seen. It can be heard. It can be read about.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘁.

That is exactly what my work is about: combining imagery, film, sound and storytelling to transform history from something you simply observe into something you can step into, feel and remember.

𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗫 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗻: 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿, 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲.𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗜𝗜 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗻, 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗫. 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 © 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. 𝑆𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠: 𝑅𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑉𝑖𝑠𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑊𝑊𝐼𝐼 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠: 𝐷𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐼𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 & 𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑦 • 𝑀𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎 & 𝐹𝑖𝑙𝑚 • 𝐼𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐸𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑢𝑚𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑥ℎ𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 • 𝐹𝑖𝑙𝑚 & 𝑀𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛-𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑠 • 𝐶𝐺𝐼 • 𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑐 𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛 • 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑦.

21/09/2026

“𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝘂𝗱” — 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵, 𝗢𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗸, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟵𝟰𝟰. 𝗔 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄

𝘼 𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙘 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙩 𝙂𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣 — 𝙛𝙖𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙧 𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚, 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚.

⚠️ 𝙒𝘼𝙍𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙂 — 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙘 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩

𝗢𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗸. 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟵𝟰𝟰.
Beyond the fighting, another battle was taking place.
In houses, cellars and improvised aid stations, wounded paratroopers were brought in from a shrinking battlefield. Some could still walk. Others arrived on stretchers, covered in blood and mud, their uniforms cut open by medics searching for wounds beneath them.
There was little separation between exhaustion, fear and pain.
Under weak light, medical teams worked with whatever was available. Bandages became soaked within minutes. Morphine was precious. Shrapnel had to be removed, bleeding stopped and shattered limbs treated while the sound of the battle remained frighteningly close.
Outside, men waited.
A wounded soldier stared silently into the darkness. Another lay motionless beneath a blanket. Men who only hours earlier had jumped into the Netherlands carrying weapons and am******on now depended entirely upon the hands of others.
Small gestures suddenly mattered.
A cigarette shared.
A hand on a shoulder.
A few quiet words between men who knew that the next casualty could arrive at any moment.
And then another stretcher appeared.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻.

Not aircraft filling the sky.
Not cheering crowds.
Not heroic silhouettes advancing toward Arnhem.
But darkness, exhaustion, blood and uncertainty.
For many wounded men in Oosterbeek, the war had suddenly become very small: a room, a stretcher, the face of a medic — and the question of whether they would survive the night.
There is little glory in such moments.
Only the human cost of battle.

𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑐 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑒𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝑏𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑂𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑘 — 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑢𝑚𝑝ℎ, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑢𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔.

Recreated with the dedication and historical attention of the Dutch War Department Living History Group

𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝘆: 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗻 — 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗫 𝗪𝗪𝗜𝗜 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴.
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20/09/2026

𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗛𝗘𝗠 — 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦 (𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪)

In the days following the landings of 17 September 1944, the battle around Arnhem became increasingly difficult for the British airborne troops. German resistance proved far stronger and faster to organise than expected, and many paratroopers became isolated in small groups as they tried to push towards the bridge or hold their positions.

As the fighting intensified in and around Arnhem and Oosterbeek, a growing number of British paratroopers were taken prisoner. Once captured, they were disarmed, searched and often stripped of weapons, helmets, webbing and other equipment before being gathered under guard against buildings or walls. Many were then questioned by German troops as the battle continued around them.

These scenes were an early sign that the situation at Arnhem was turning against the British. What had begun as a bold airborne advance was becoming a struggle for survival, and the first visible indications were already there: scattered units, mounting losses, and increasing numbers of prisoners.

These images portray German troops after capturing British paratroopers during the Battle of Arnhem — a stark reminder that, in the Arnhem sector, Operation Market Garden was already beginning to fail.

𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙊𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙠

𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗫 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗻: 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿, 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲.𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗜𝗜 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗻, 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗫. 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 © 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. No A.I. All images are real, human made images. 𝑆𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠: 𝑅𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑉𝑖𝑠𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑊𝑊𝐼𝐼 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠: 𝐷𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐼𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 & 𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑦 • 𝑀𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎 & 𝐹𝑖𝑙𝑚 • 𝐼𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐸𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑢𝑚𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑥ℎ𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 • 𝐹𝑖𝑙𝑚 & 𝑀𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛-𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑠 • 𝐶𝐺𝐼 • 𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑐 𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛 • 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑦.

19/09/2026

19/09/2026