World War II in Czechia

Spitfire airplanes with butterfly wings hover over Prague’s skyline.

Witness to Nazi occupation, this bunker has managed to soldier on to this day.

A quasi-futuristic roof sits atop a medieval Bohemian monastery damaged during World War II.

Dedicated to the man who saved hundreds of children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.

This statue of a Red Army Soldier has been moved and changed several times since its creation.

This fortress was designed to prevent a Nazi invasion but was never used.

Created as a "model concentration camp" to hide Nazi atrocities from the international community, this former camp-ghetto now holds a museum and memorial honoring the lives lost within.

Heralded as one of the prettiest castles in all of Czechia.

A striking, modern church devoted to a nun who loved God and beer.

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

An army of sleeping knights sculpted by a self-taught local artist beautifully depict an old Czech legend.

An unusual bronze bus shelter is actually an art installation commenting on the city's history with the Nazi party.

The largest manmade caves in Europe now function as a motorbike club's headquarters.

A former top secret nuclear fallout shelter now operates like a hotel stuck in the Cold War.

The soulless eyes of 82 bronze children stare on forever in remembrance of a horrifying World War II massacre.