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The USS Ling
Hackensack, New Jersey

USS Ling Submarine

A World War II-era submarine is stuck in the mud in New Jersey.
Administration Building
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

Old Japanese Jail

This jail once controlled by the Japanese military now sits abandoned on a remote Pacific island.
Exercise Tiger Memorial
Torcross, England

Exercise Tiger Memorial

A disastrous D-Day rehearsal was relatively unknown until this sunken tank was discovered 40 years later.
Essen, Germany

Villa Hugel

The monumental home of Prussia’s eccentric "Cannon King."
prostitution

The Wartime Posters That Tried to Shame Soldiers Away From STDs

“You can’t beat the Axis if you get VD.”
Kelsey Kennedy July 12, 2017
The Augenroller.
Koblenz, Germany

Augenroller (Eye Roller)

Every half hour the eye-rolling clock face sticks out its tongue to mock the good citizens of Koblenz.
Unfired ammunition found in the area.
Valencia, Philippines

Cata-al World War II Museum

A vast personal collection of World War II artifacts unearthed over many years by a father-son duo.
Was blonde hair used as crosshairs in WWII?
hair

The Legend of WWII's Bombsight Rapunzel

Mary Babnik Brown gave up her hair for the war, but it's unclear how it was used.
Eric Grundhauser June 29, 2017
Berlin, Germany

Soviet Graffiti in the Reichstag

The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.
A bunker in the Kreuzberg Pass
Italy

The Alpine Wall

A line of abandoned, alien-like fortresses dot the mountains of North Italy.
nazis

Found: An Unprecedented Trove of Original Nazi Artifacts in Argentina

A hidden passage led investigators to a collection of 75 astonishing objects.
Sarah Laskow June 20, 2017
nazis

A Live Nazi Artillery Shell Was Recently Found—in a Shed in Idaho

No one is quite sure how it got there.
Erik Shilling June 6, 2017
Found!
museums and collections

An Egyptian Slab Lost in Berlin During World War II Has Been Found—in Michigan

Safe and sound, 70 years later.
Kelsey Kennedy June 2, 2017
Historic Navy Pier
Chicago, Illinois

Aircraft Carriers of Navy Pier

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.
Venus, the bulldog mascot of the destroyer HMS <em>Vansittart</em>.
animals

Even World War II Had Its Weird Side

Strange and unexpected photos of wartime innovation, animal mascots, and Churchill in a onesie.
Anika Burgess June 1, 2017
Lewes, Delaware

Bunkers of Cape Henlopen State Park

World War II-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers.
The cockpit of a B-25 bomber off the coast of Papua New Guinea.
aviation

Two WWII Bombers Have Officially Been Found Off the Coast of Papua New Guinea

The B-25 is an icon of the war years.
Kelsey Kennedy May 24, 2017
Bomb damage and bullet holes at Hickam Air Force Base.
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii

Hickam Air Base Scars

The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.