World War II

This lonely rock along a gravel road outside of the southern Swedish village of Eksjö reminds us of a dark chapter in Swedish post-war history.

A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.

A swan-like monument on Obad's Hill honors those that defended the area from German invaders during WWII.

This monument built by Japanese American immigrants spent decades underground.

A memorial dedicated to a tragic event during the Axis occupation of Greece.

A small stone memorial marks the spot where a Bristol Beaufort aircraft crashed in 1941.

This sculpture honors the man who was known as the "Righteous Among the Nations."

A plaque bearing the names of those who dedicated themselves to protecting Budapest's Jewish population during World War II.

During World War II, Austria's oldest salt mine was used to store thousands of pieces of stolen artwork.

A monument to the winner of the 1946 Boston Marathon, Greek runner Stylianos Kyriakides.

This concrete monster of a wreck lies in the mouth of Langstone Harbour as a monument to the incredible history of D-Day.

In the middle of a New England forest sit the crumbling ruins of World War II-era ammunition storage bunkers.

During World War II, a number of important sculptures and paintings were moved to this castle for safekeeping.

Once home to some 250,000 volumes and priceless art artifacts, this Polish estate was a target of bombing during World War II.

The site where a plot to assassinate Hitler was planned—and its conspirators were executed—is now a powerful memorial to the German resistance during World War II.