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Taff Simon is an Archaeologist, Military Historian and Tour Guide based in Munich, Bavaria. He read archaeology, geography and history in Winchester, England and graduated in 1999. Since then he has excavated on sites as diverse as Prehistoric settlements, Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site to Second World War sites and aircraft and has also appeared on the popular Channel 4 show “Time Team”.

Taff has spent over 20 years researching the military and social history of the Second World War. During this time he has interviewed countless veterans of the period, both German and Allied, soldier and civilian. His particular interests are in the history of the German home front and in the ethnicity and social history of the Soviet Union up to 1945.

A former chef, he maintains an interest in cooking and actively researches the recipes and techniques of the past, be they prehistoric flatbreads, medieval lent recipes or cooking with wartime rations. This interest in the historical diet is reflected in this website.

He has produced or contributed towards historical events for (among others) English Heritage, The National Trust, The Fighter Collection, Duxford, The North Eastern War Museum, as well as working as an historical advisor for TV and film.

He currently spends his time working as a field archaeologist and tour guide in Munich and looks forward to meeting you for your tour.

Archaeology - not quite as glamorous as TV and film make out