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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.

National Museum of Military History – NMMH – Diekirch Luxembourg

The National Museum of Military History – NMMH – in Diekirch Luxembourg is a most beautiful museum dedicated …

Posted May 20, 2022 (updated April 5, 2026) by Patrick

M4A3E4 Sherman - Panzer and Artillery Museum

Panzer and Artillery Museum – Oksbøl, Denmark

Oksbøl Varde in Denmark has an average size but really nice museum with artillery pieces, tanks, uniforms and …

Posted February 12, 2022 (updated January 14, 2026) by Patrick

Memory Vrijheidsmuseum – Nijverdal, the Netherlands

The Memory Vrijheidsmuseum in Nijverdal tells the story of WW2 with a focus on the region of Overijssel. …

Posted February 12, 2022 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

National Museum of Flight – East Fortune Airfield – Scotland

Museum of Flight in Scotland, former Royal Air Force East Fortune or RAF East Fortune was a fighter …

Posted February 9, 2022 (updated February 12, 2026) by Patrick

The Tank Museum Bovington – Dorset, United Kingdom

The Tank Museum in Bovington has an impressive collection of over 300 tanks on display like the Tiger …

Posted February 1, 2022 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal

German Panzers in front of a workshop in Oksbol

The largest refugee camp in Denmark – Oksbøl Varde Denmark

German civilians are forced out, killed, raped and robbed from their homes. Unknown to the masses but it …

Posted January 30, 2022 (updated January 14, 2026) by Patrick

British Comet - Churchil and Centaur Tanks - photo 2014

Musée des Blindes: Museum of Armored Vehicles – Saumur, France

Musée des Blindes in Saumur, France has one of the biggest collections of armored vehicles and tanks in …

Posted January 30, 2022 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal

OKH Mauerwald – Germany’s Army High Command in Mamerki, Poland

Only 18 km from the Wolf’s Lair lies das Oberkommando des Heeres im Mauerwald or in short OKH …

Posted January 13, 2022 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick

The Wolf’s lair – Wolfsschanze- Hitler’s Headquarters, Gierloz Poland

The Wolfsschanze / Wolf’s Lair was named after the self-given nickname of Adolf Hitler, Wolf. On 21 June …

Posted August 29, 2021 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick

U-boat Type XXI ‘Wilhelm Bauer’ (U-2540) Kriegsmarine Submarine

U-boat Wilhelm Bauer (U-2540), is a Type XXI Kriegsmarine submarine of former Nazi Germany. This U-boat is much …

Posted January 27, 2021 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal

Kriegsmarine Gun Battery Schleswig Holstein – Hel, Poland

The German Navy strengthened the Peninsula of Hel, they added three huge gun emplacements and an observation tower. …

Posted January 4, 2021 (updated February 8, 2026) by Patrick

Featured Fire Control bunker - Hel Poland

Fire Control Tower of the Schleswig-Holstein Battery – Hel, Poland

After the Battle of Hel, the Polish forces on the peninsula gave up the fight and the German …

Posted December 28, 2020 (updated February 8, 2026) by Patrick

Royal Air Force Museum Cosford – England

The RAF Cosford museum in the United Kingdom is a large aviation museum with an impressive collection featuring …

Posted April 13, 2020 (updated February 14, 2026) by Patrick

Bastogne Ardennes ’44 Museum – Bastogne Belgium

To write an article about a museum which can't be visited any longer seems odd but the museum …

Posted August 30, 2017 (updated March 5, 2026) by Patrick

Featured Military Museum of Chromonastiri

Military Museum of Chromonastiri – Crete, Greece

A part of the Military Museum is dedicated to the Battle of Crete, or Unternehmen Merkur - 'Operation …

Posted July 9, 2017 (updated February 4, 2026) by Patrick

Eyewitness Museum Beek – The Netherlands

The museum has unique personal items which once belonged to soldiers from both sides of the battlefield. August …

Posted June 27, 2017 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

D-Day: Overlord Museum – Colleville-sur-Mer, France

This museum traces the period of the Allied landings on D-Day in Normandy until the liberation of Paris. …

Posted May 23, 2017 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal

Konigstiger 'Porsche Turm' - Jagdpanzer VI Tiger

The Tiger Collection (2017-2019), Tank Museum Bovington – United Kingdom

Read along with a Tiger tank Family reunion. After 70 years the Tank Museum Bovington has organised unusual …

Posted May 21, 2017 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick