World War II

This market built by German prisoners of war is made of local stones.

This bombed church was given a new life as a contemporary art gallery.

A pile of earth left over from a water supply project was converted into an anti-aircraft installation during World War II.

A memorial dedicated to the 29,000 Istrian freedom fighters of World War II.

A monument to one of Croatia's famous freedom fighters.

The remains of a cable car used for bauxite mining after World War I hides in a coastal forest.

The site of a dress rehearsal for D-Day that ended in disaster.

A monument dedicated in memory of the over 100,000 civilian deaths during the liberation of Manila in World War II.

Hidden from the ground but visible from above, this arrow target in the New Forest is part of Hampshire's rich World War II history.

These purpose-built WWII air raid shelters, which run half a kilometer under the town of Mellieħa, are among the longest in Malta.

This little-known wall in Southampton stands as one of the most unique and personal monuments to D-Day.

This house was used by the FBI to broadcast disinformation to the Nazis during World War II.

This dry lake bed was once an emergency landing strip for military and experimental aircraft.

The oldest stone lion in Okinawa survived a major battle during World War II.

This mission, established in 1771, is the most remote of California’s Franciscan missions.

This neatly maintained cemetery honors the sacrifice of the brave soldiers who laid down their lives during World War I and World War II.

A Roman mosaic depicting a classical myth was only rediscovered after bombing during World War II.