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Reims, France
The School Where Germany Surrendered
This small red school was where Germany signed their surrender during WWII.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
The German War Graves of Berchtesgaden
This small Bavarian graveyard is filled with empty graves for German soldiers lost during the World Wars.
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The Reign of King Neptune, The Navy's $250 Million Pig
nazis
Exploring the Secret Nazi Tunnels Under a German Vacation Town
Seringes-et-Nesles, France
Oise Aisne American Cemetery, Plot E
This secret cemetery where no flag is allowed to fly holds the bodies of American soldiers convicted of heinous crimes during WWII.
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FOUND: A German WWII Tank Hidden in a Basement
River Vale, New Jersey
Stern Plate of the USS Enterprise
The only remaining piece of hull of the most decorated US ship of WWII is this giant name plate.
Harbin, China
Unit 731 Museum
An impactful museum ensures notorious war crimes disguised as "medical experimentation" won't soon be forgotten.
Haigerloch, Germany
Atomkeller Museum
The atomic museum in the basement of this German castle displays long strands of replica uranium cubes.
Riga, Latvia
The Corner House
A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.
military history
Flight of the Night Witches: WWII's All-Female Fighting Force
Norfolk, Virginia
McClure Field
America's second-oldest brick baseball stadium was home to a legendary WWII series that only sailors got to see.
Oranienburg, Germany
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
The site of a concentration camp where inmates were made to take part in one of the largest counterfeiting operations in history is now hauntingly empty.
Huelva, Spain
Grave of the Man Who Never Was
This amended headstone marks the grave of a participant in one of the most successful military deceptions of all time.
Gland, Switzerland
Villa Rose
This secret Swiss fortress is disguised as a harmless pink house, complete with fake windows.
Gland, Switzerland
Toblerone Line
This long line of cement defensive wedges is named after the famous chocolate bar for obvious reasons.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Army Terminal Building B
Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.
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