Museums

All articles

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.

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

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

Bastogne War Museum – Bastogne, Belgium

Next to the Mardasson Memorial on the Mardasson hill is the Bastogne War Museum with a focus on …

Posted December 27, 2016 (updated February 8, 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 February 5, 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

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 February 19, 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

Concentration camp Gross-Rosen main gate

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

Topographie Des Terrors, former Gestapo and SS Headquarters – Berlin, Germany

The "Topographie Des Terrors" documentation center in Berlin is located at the former grounds of the Gestapo and …

Posted November 4, 2015 (updated February 28, 2026) by Pascal