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Fremantle Submarine Periscope Memorial
Fremantle, Australia

Fremantle Submarine Periscope Memorial

The original attack periscope from a 1940s navy submarine towers high at this memorial site.
Prague, Czechia

Emmaus Monastery

A quasi-futuristic roof sits atop a medieval Bohemian monastery damaged during World War II.
Winton Children Farewell Memorial
Prague, Czechia

Winton Children Farewell Memorial

Dedicated to the man who saved hundreds of children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.
At a South Pacific hospital, Eleanor speaks with a sailor from Fort Worth, Texas, who was injured while unloading a ship. US Admiral William F. Halsey recalled being awed by the expressions on the men’s faces as the First Lady leaned over them in hospital beds.
presidents

That Time Eleanor Roosevelt Disappeared for 10 Days

She reappeared in World War II's Pacific theater where, for five weeks in 1943, she inspired troops and faced down air raids.
Sarah Durn February 16, 2023
Bowmore Round Church
Bowmore, Scotland

Bowmore Round Church

This remote Scottish island has the only round church in the nation.
The top tier of Shizuo and Frances’s wedding cake, which has miraculously survived since they were married in 1943.
objects of intrigue

Found: An 80-Year-Old Wedding Cake With a Tragic Past

Frances Nishimura preserved this sweet keepsake for generations.
Natasha Varner February 16, 2023
The 6888th Battalion was led by 26-year-old Major Charity Adams Earley, the first Black woman to become an officer in the Women’s Army Corps.
military history

The Little Known History of World War II's All-Black, All-Female Battalion

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion helped connect soldiers on the front lines with their families back home.
Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing February 14, 2023
Milepost 1523 is near the Cushman Street Bridge.
Fairbanks, Alaska

Alaska Highway's Milepost 1523

This mile marker stands at the unofficial end of a highway built to defend the United States from a Japanese invasion during World War II.
Atomei (Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz I) in 2012
Garching bei München, Germany

Atomei

This "Atomic Egg" appears on the city of Garching's coat of arms.
Stowe, Vermont

Trapp Family Lodge

Vermont's hills are alive with the sound of music at this historic hotel.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Sentul Depot

After being bombed and largely abandoned, this former railway workshop has been transformed into a lively market space.
Aegidienkirche interior
Hanover, Germany

Aegidien Church War Memorial

After this historic church was destroyed by World War II bombing, its blackened shell was left standing as a monument.
Remember Flanders
Ottawa, Ontario

Remember Flanders

Dedicated to the writer who immortalized the use of the poppy as a symbol of remembrance of those who died in wars.
This short snorter belonged to Tom Farrow, a member of the 384th Bomb Squadron taken prisoner in Germany during World War II. These 19 bills are a snapshot of his experience in the war.
objects of intrigue

How to Spot a 'Short Snorter'

Dwight D. Eisenhower and Marlene Dietrich both belonged to this unusual club.
Caroline Eubanks December 14, 2022
German electrical junction affixed to a stalagmite which previously fed power to the pump.
Markovščina, Slovenia

Dimnice Cave

Deep underground, the rusting remains of a German water pumping station from World War II.
Movatn, Norway

Dornier Do 17M-1 Crash Site

The remains of a German plane still sit in the Norwegian wood where it crashed in 1942.
Le Tréport, France

Kahl-Bürg

Deep in the limestone cliffs of the Alabaster Coast, a German fortress built during World War II.
London, England

Stoke Newington Town Hall

You can still see bits of the camouflage used to hide this Art Deco building from bombers during World War II.