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World War II museums play a vital role in preserving the history, experiences, and lessons of the global conflict. Located around the world, these museums use artefacts, documents, photographs, and personal stories to explain how the war affected soldiers, civilians, and entire societies.

Air Raid Shelter Towers of the Winkel Type – Wünsdorf-Zossen, Germany

These towers were developed specifically as air raid shelters by German Architect Leo Winkel. [...]Read More...

Posted February 13, 2017 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal

Mardasson Memorial & Bastogne War Museum – Bastogne, Belgium

A huge memorial in the shape of an American star was resurrected in Bastogne to commemorate the American …

Posted December 27, 2016 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick

Bastogne Barracks – The Battle of the Bulge, Bastogne – Belgium

The Bastogne Barracks was the location of the Allied headquarters in December of 1944. After chasing away the …

Posted December 13, 2016 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick

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

On the 20th of January 1942, Reinhard Heydrich addressed a group of 15 men of whom prominent members …

Posted November 2, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal

OKH Headquarters Maybach I and the Zeppelin bunker – Wünsdorf-Zossen, Germany

To restructure the German Army Command, Hitler founded the OKH and OKW organisations. Both commands were stationed in …

Posted September 18, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal

Colditz Castle, Oflag IV-C, Colditz in Saxony – Germany

When the Nazi's came to power in 1933 they turned Colditz Castle into a political prison to house …

Posted May 14, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

Stalag Luft III - Tunnel Harry and Guard Tower

The Great Escape, Stalag Luft III – Zagan, Poland

Stalag Luft III was a POW camp build especially for Allied airmen in the vicinity of Zagan in …

Posted May 8, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

Dachau Concentration Camp – Bavaria, Germany

Concentration Camp Dachau or KZ Dachau in German was the first complete concentration camp the Germans built. The …

Posted March 20, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

NMM – National Military Museum – Soesterberg Air Base Park, Netherlands

The NMM or National Military Museum is one of the largest museums of the Dutch armed forces. Both …

Posted January 14, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal

Marine-Ehrenmal at Laboe, Germany

Crossing the boulevard from the beach at Laboe where U-boat U995 type VII C is displayed, you can …

Posted December 9, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Pascal

Oder Warthe Bogen Fortification Museum Poland

The Ostwall: Oder-Warthe-Bogen – Fortification Museum Pniewo, Poland

This museum offers tours inside Pz.W 716 and Pz.W 717 and walks down the vast tunnel system of …

Posted December 3, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Pascal

Military Historical Museum of the Volga – Ural District – Yekaterinburg Oblast Sverdlovsk Russia

This is the Military Museum of the Volga in Yekaterinburg Russia, which has more than 2000 objects on …

Posted November 29, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Patrick

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Concentration Camp Gross-Rosen – Rogoźnica, Poland

Gross-Rosen started out as subcamp in August 1940 of the concentration camp Sachsenhausen north of Berlin. A year …

Posted November 15, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Patrick

Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History – Brussels, Belgium

The Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History is an enormous museum with an impressive collection, …

Posted November 12, 2015 (updated January 6, 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

Stelling Kornwerderzand – Afsluitdijk, the Netherlands

Position Kornwerderzand was constructed between 1931 and 1936 and consisted of two lines of defense with a total …

Posted July 16, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Pascal

Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien – San Francisco California United States of America

The construction of a Liberty Ship took about 240 days, later on, when the construction yards specialised and …

Posted June 19, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Patrick

USS Missouri BB-63 Iowa Class Battleship – Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States of America

At the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor lies USS battleship Missouri which hosted the surrender of Imperial …

Posted June 18, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Patrick