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Bunker under Gare de l'Est
Paris, France

WWII Bunker Under Gare de l'Est

A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.
A Jewish refugee from Tripoli and his daughter at the gate of Fort Ontario.
refugees

The New York Community That Welcomed 1,000 WWII Refugees

Fort Ontario in Oswego became a safe haven for families fleeing Europe.
Alicia Thompson March 22, 2017
Modified tanks driving at Bovington.
Wareham, England

Bovington Tank Range

A popular day's outing in Bovington consists of watching military tank driving practice.
Via Ferrata Pisciadù
Dolomites, Italy

Via Ferrata Pisciadù

A climbing route in the mountains of Italy’s Dolomites, built for soldiers during World War I.
The hotel as it looks today.
L'Aquila, Italy

Hotel Campo Imperatore

This Italian ski resort rose to fame when Benito Mussolini was held prisoner there and then rescued by the SS.
The tanks are lined up in strict rows.
Sögel, Germany

Sögel Tank Cemetery

There are two dozen tanks just sitting in an open field in Lower Saxony.
airplanes

Found, By a Danish Schoolboy: A Crashed WWII Plane in His Family's Field

As a joke, his father had suggested he look for it.
Sarah Laskow March 8, 2017
L-birds at Cannon Field.
San Antonio, Texas

L-Bird Flying Museum

A collection of vintage liaison aircraft kept in flying condition and on display at an airfield in San Antonio.
Arvada, Colorado

Cold War Horse

A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.
A major, earning his Space Badge in 2014
fashion

Space Badges Might Be the U.S. Army's Coolest Award

It's not Starfleet, but it sure looks like it.
Eric Grundhauser March 7, 2017
From afar, this British dummy tank would be easily fooled for the real tank it stands next to.
military history

A Visual Guide to the Ghost Army, Fake Fleets and Inflatable Enemies of World War II

Military units in both the Allied and Axis powers used air-filled tanks and straw airplanes to deceive enemies.
Lauren Young March 21, 2024
A page from the Camp Amache Christmas Calendar, based on a photo taken by Mike Wada.
art

The Art—and Anger—of Japanese Internment Camp Silk Screeners

Inside the complex legacy of the print shop at Colorado's Camp Amache.
Cara Giaimo March 3, 2017
Cowboys in the mural.
Marfa, Texas

Building 98

A World War II officers' club features Old West murals painted by German POWs.
U.S. bombers over Mount Fuji during WWII.
world war ii

The WWII Plan to Mess With the Japanese by Dyeing Mt. Fuji

It was certainly an ambitious proposal.
Allan Richarz March 1, 2017
Ruins on Corregidor Island.
Cavite City, Philippines

Corregidor Island

The ruins on a deserted tropical island in the Philippines bear the scars of WWII.
A mascot at the training camp at Plattsburg, New York, taken in 1917.
military history

The Animal Soldiers of World War I

A diverse array of creatures provided comfort and combat.
Lauren Young February 28, 2017
Major George Washington of the British Colonial Militia.
Waterford, Pennsylvania

George Washington in a British Military Uniform

The only statue of its kind to commemorate Washington's beginnings as an officer of the British Colonial Militia.
The altar of the church
Solferino, Italy

The Ossuary at San Pietro

The bones of some 7,000 soldiers killed in the historic Battle of Solferino are stored here.