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The Nazi Spy Tactic That Almost Destroyed Britain's Economy

The German army's Operation Bernhard sought to flood the British economy with counterfeit bills.
Lizzie Philip January 9, 2019
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There's an Abandoned Futuristic Fort in Portland, Maine

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A relic that should have never existed.
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For Sale: A Penny Worth a Fortune

In 1943, copper was supposed to be preserved for the war effort.
Matthew Taub January 7, 2019
Mount Triglav in the background,
Mojstrana, Slovenia

Monument to the Fallen Partisan Alpinists

The monument honors the mountaineers who were part of Europe’s best anti-Nazi forces.
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The Spy Tactic That Almost Destroyed WWII Britain

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Stahovica, Slovenia

Velika Planina

An otherworldly alpine pasture in Slovenia with historical ties to WWII and architecture that recalls Middle Earth.
North entrance of Seattle Center Armory.
Seattle, Washington

Seattle Center Armory

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.
Venilale, Timor-Leste

Venilale Tunnels

These underground shelters dug by the Japanese during World War II later helped Timor-Leste achieve its independence.
The statue of Panfilov's 28 Guardsmen.
Almaty, Kazakhstan

Statue of Panfilov's 28 Guardsmen

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.
Michael Hofmekler, the conductor of the Saint Ottilien Ex-Concentration Camp Orchestra, performs a concert in Munich for American soldiers and UJA staff.
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The 1945 'Liberation Concert' Played by an Orchestra of Holocaust Survivors

The performance took place at St. Ottilien Archabbey, a Benedictine monastery that became a hospital for Jewish displaced persons.
Emanuella Grinberg December 7, 2018
The Genbaku Dome in Hiroshima.
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A New Mobile App Allows Tourists to Explore the Effects of Atomic War in Hiroshima

Some say it tells an incomplete story.
Anna Kusmer December 6, 2018
An Engima machine, photographed in 1943.
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For Sale: A Tricky Cipher Machine From WWII

Attention, tinkerers: It's still solvable.
Jessica Leigh Hester November 28, 2018
Jam Saheb with Polish children.
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During WWII, Polish Refugees Found a Home in India

The Maharaja of Nawanagar opened his summer palace to displaced children.
Sunaina Kumar November 28, 2018
Glasgow, Scotland

Spitfire LA198

An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.
Zossen, Germany

Winkel Towers of Zossen

Several of these strange cone-shaped bunkers can still be seen around the former Nazi headquarters.
The east wing inner gardens from its top floor.
Baguio, Philippines

Old Diplomat Hotel

This eerie abandoned building with a dark history is said to be one of the most haunted places in the Philippines.
The monument.
Fairbanks, Alaska

Lend-Lease Monument

This super-sized statue is the only public memorial to the deal that ended America's neutrality during World War II.
The Art Reef before it was sunk.
British Virgin Islands

Kodiak Queen

Divers can encounter an abandoned warship encircled by a giant kraken submerged in the British Virgin Islands.