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Found: A Nazi 'Enigma' Machine at the Bottom of a Bay
The rust-encrusted device was likely abandoned at the end of World War II.
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Found: A Shipwrecked Nazi Steamer, Still Filled With Cargo
It carried soldiers, military vehicles, and sealed crates that divers can't wait to open.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery
This memorial complex contains several mass graves for victims of the Siege of Leningrad.
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The Museum Where Racist and Oppressive Statues Go to Die
Germany has found ways to display problematic monuments without elevating them.
Bremen, Germany
Der Lichtbringer (The Bearer of Light)
A stunning gilt bronze relief denounced by Hitler as "degenerate art"—even though it was dedicated to the Nazi leader.
cemeteries
Three Headstones in American Military Cemeteries Bear Swastikas
But not for much longer.
Fossoli, Italy
Fossoli Camp
After World War II, this former concentration camp in Northern Italy became a refuge for those displaced by the war.
Brno, Czechia
Church of Blessed Maria Restituta Kafka
A striking, modern church devoted to a nun who loved God and beer.
Wehringen, Germany
Fasan Explosives Factory
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.
Berlin, Germany
Moses Mendelssohn Memorial
The original burial place of this preeminent 18th-century Jewish philosopher was razed by the Nazis.
Jamestown, New York
Robert Jackson Center
This institution pays tribute to an associate justice who protected civil rights and prosecuted Nazis.
objects of intrigue
Sold: An Ornate Piano Found on a World War II Battlefield
It traveled three continents, survived desert warfare, and accidentally ended up with a man who'd been looking for it all along.
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Police, Poland
Hydrierwerke Pölitz
This now-defunct synthetic fuel plant was once a major cog in the Nazi war machine.
TĂ¼bingen, Germany
Silcher Monument
This statue has a painful history, but activists have since recontextualized it as a way to educate visitors about the dangers posed by fascist regimes.
Ringkøbing, Denmark
Hvide Sande Nazi Bunkers
Remnants of the Nazis' occupation of Denmark linger along the sand.
Rathen, Germany
Rathen Open Air Stage
This stone amphitheater was once part of Nazi Germany's plan to promote propaganda.
VĂ¥gan, Norway
Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum (Lofoten War Memorial Museum)
A collection documenting Nazi occupation of Norway, including a painting believed to be made by Hitler.
Kristiansand, Norway
Executed Russian POWs' Memorial Graves
Five soviet prisoners of war were executed at this spot just days before the liberation of Norway.
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