World War II

This cemetery contains a small fraction of the hundreds of Sierra Leoneans who died in the world wars.

This cone-shaped bomb shelter, modeled on German design, is a rare WWII relic that never saw use but still looms over the harbor.

A haunting memorial to those who lost their lives to the Nazi regime lies hidden in the woods.

These 19th-century military fortifications spanning the island of Malta now form a nice countryside hiking trail.

This decaying, grandiose tweed mill once housed the Norwegian Army in exile.

This grave remembers the beloved canine companion of soldiers far from home.

Both the World War II Allied Forces and NATO have used this modern bunker underneath Malta’s capital.

At this concrete bunker on the Trondheim fjord, secrets lie above and below the water's surface.

This cruise ship-turned-warship sank during World War II, and is now a world-renowned dive site.

One of the trees in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens is actually a World War II memorial, and it's made of metal.

One of the few German synagogues to survive the Kristallnacht pogrom has been beautifully restored.

A unique memorial made up of a collection of memorials, all commemorating the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

The only museum dedicated to the tile production for which the Rupel region was renowned.

An inverted staircase above the entrance to the Bethnal Green Underground Station functions as a memorial for people who lost their lives during the worst civilian disaster in the U.K. during World War II.

In a narrow river valley just north of Beirut, Lebanon, is a chronicle of human history unlike anything else in the world.

This church with Italian style frescos was constructed by European internees in Zimbabwe during World War II.

A World War II-era sign in Valletta is a reminder of when Malta was besieged so severely that food needed to be rationed.