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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.

Kazemattenmuseum Kornwerderzand – Afsluitdijk, the Netherlands

During the construction of the 32 km long and 90m wide Afsluitdijk, a number of man made islands …

Posted April 5, 2015 (updated January 6, 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

Hotel Hartenstein Oosterbeek, Operation Market Garden

Hotel Hartenstein, Airborne Headquarters during Operation Market Garden – Oosterbeek near Arnhem, The Netherlands

There had been reports of bombardments on the cities of Ede, Arnhem, airfields, and anti aircraft positions, but …

Posted July 12, 2014 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick

Tankograd, the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant in Oblast Chelyabinsk, Russia

Челябинский тракторный завод (ЧТЗ) or phonetic "Chelyabinskiy traktornyy zavod" (ChTZ), is the full name of the tractor plant …

Posted July 10, 2014 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick

Fuhrerhauptquartier Wolfsschlucht 1 Bruly-De-Pesche, Couvin, Belgium

Fuhrerhauptquartier Wolfsschlucht 1, Brûly-De-Pesche, Couvin, Belgium

On June 6th 1940, Hitler and his general staff observed the advance of the German forces through France …

Posted June 25, 2014 (updated January 5, 2026) by Pascal

Fort Breendonk, Willebroek, Belgium

Breendonk was built as part of the fortification defence to protect the city of Antwerp and especially the …

Posted March 28, 2014 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick

Poland under the Nazis (part 1) – Oskar Schindlers Factory, Krakow

From October 29 till November 3th I took a short organized trip to Poland. The organizer called this …

Posted February 25, 2014 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick

Poland under the Nazis (part 1) – Auschwitz 1 (Stammlager)

The camp is located South-West of the small city of Auschwitz. It was together with Auschwitz II -Birkenau …

Posted February 19, 2014 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick

Poland under the Nazis (part 2) – Auschwitz 2 (Birkenau)

The Birkenau concentration camp is a place where I was transfixed. I never imagined it had this size. …

Posted February 19, 2014 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick

Fuhrerhauptquartier Wolfsschlucht 2, Margival – Laffaux France

Situated along the railway line Laon-Paris in the thick wooded area surrounding Margival, this steep sided valley proved …

Posted October 1, 2013 (updated January 5, 2026) by Pascal

Arnhem War Museum 40-45 Operation Market Garden, Netherlands

In the years after Operation Market Garden multiple museums, memorials and other reminders of the battle could be …

Posted September 14, 2013 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick

Aviation Museum Hannover – Laatzen, Germany

The Aviation museum in Hannover Laatzen has two halls with numerous items from World War One and World …

Posted September 14, 2013 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick

La Coupole V-2 museum – Helfaut-Wizernes, France

This is one of the "Sonderbauten" which was planned to be built by organisation Todt between 1943 and …

Posted September 7, 2013 (updated January 5, 2026) by Pascal

Deutsches Panzermuseum Munster – Germany

The Deutsches Panzermuseum in Munster is very recommendable. The tanks and vehicles can be freely walked around and …

Posted September 7, 2013 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

U-Boot Bunker ‘Valentin’, a Submarine Assembly Factory along the Weser River – Bremen Farge, Germany

U-Boot Bunker Valentin was one of the largest projects of Nazi Germany between 1943 and March 1945. The …

Posted September 7, 2013 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick

U-boat U-995 Type VII C at Laboe, Germany

This U-boat was deployed from 1943 by the Kriegsmarine until the end of the war. Thereafter, the submarine …

Posted September 7, 2013 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick

V3 Cannon Test Ramps at former Laatziger Ablage, Misdroy – Zalesie, Poland

The development of the V-3 weapon, was yet another Third Reich Vengeance project aiming to unleish it's reign …

Posted March 27, 2013 (updated January 5, 2026) by Pascal

Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin, Germany

The "Deutsches Technikmuseum" or "German Museum of Technology" in Berlin is a candy store for anyone interested in …

Posted March 5, 2013 (updated January 5, 2026) by Pascal