Historic Sites

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World War II historic sites are places where significant events of the war took place or where its impact can still be seen today. These sites are found across the world and help preserve the memory of the conflict, its causes, and its consequences.

Hotel de Wereld, Orders on the Surrender of the German Northern forces – Wagening, Netherlands

Hotel de Wereld in Wageningen is one of the most historically significant locations in the Netherlands. In May …

Posted February 18, 2026 (updated February 4, 2026) by Patrick

Bastogne War Rooms, 101st Headquarters during the Battle of the Bulge – Bastogne, Belgium

The Bastogne Barracks was the location of the Allied headquarters in December of 1944. [...]Read More...

Posted December 13, 2016 (updated February 6, 2026) by Patrick

The Final Solution – The Wannsee Conference at Villa Marlier, Berlin

On January the 20th 1942, Reinhard Heydrich addressed a group of 15 men about a final solution of …

Posted November 2, 2016 (updated January 23, 2026) by Pascal

The Führerbunker under the Reich’s Chancellery – Wilhelmstrasse, Berlin, Germany

It is hard to believe that the epicenter of ww2 Germany 70 years ago is a parking space …

Posted October 14, 2015 (updated January 26, 2026) by Pascal

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The Armistice Museum – Rethondes, Compiègne, France

For Adolf Hitler, the signing of the Franco-German Armistice of 22 June 1940 in a railway carriage at …

Posted October 9, 2015 (updated January 11, 2026) by Pascal

The Massacre at Oradour sur Glane Memorial Center – Limousin, France

Some villagers had barely seen a German soldier from up close and it even seemed like the Second …

Posted August 9, 2014 (updated January 11, 2026) by Pascal

Nazi Trials Nuremberg, Courtroom 600 – Germany

Here in Courtroom 600 in Nuremberg the Nazi's had to answer for their actions during WWII in what …

Posted July 13, 2012 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick