World War II in Germany

This poignant tribute to the White Rose movement showcases artifacts related to the heroic anti-Nazi struggle.

Hidden in the forest are the remains of a former World War II chemical plant.

A poignant mural honors the heroic teenage non-conformists who took on the Nazis and paid the ultimate price.

The former home of Ernst Jünger, an eccentric German novelist, philosopher, entomologist, and psychonaut.

In the city forest of Augsburg are oval, artificial ponds formed from a World War II bombing campaign.

A memorial in the Tiergarten is a reminder of the suffering inflicted on homosexuals by the Nazi regime.

Before he was forced to flee the country under Nazi rule, Albert Einstein spent his summers in this custom-built lakeside house near Berlin.

For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

This platform is now a memorial dedicated to those who were deported during the Holocaust.

The world's first jet-powered aircraft were assembled by the Germans in this secret factory in the forest during WWII.

Inside this Jewish cemetery is a memorial to soldiers who deserted the German army and were executed.

Hidden in the forest are the crumbling, graffiti-covered remains of the factory where most of Germany's explosives were produced during World War II.

The original burial place of this preeminent 18th-century Jewish philosopher was razed by the Nazis.

Constructed by forced laborers, this submarine pen is now a museum and war memorial.