view gallery |  Fort Wolters - Mineral Wells, Texas
in World War II Sites During WWII over 200,000 Infantry trainees cycled through there, and when it was re-opened as the Army's Primary Helicopter School over 40,000 student pilots graduated - most of them destined for the war in Vietnam. posted by: txoilgas location: Texas date listed: 11/21/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Camp Crossville - Crossville Tn
in World War II Sites Camp Crossville just outside Crossville Tennessee in Cumberland County.
posted by: fatcat161 location: Tennessee date listed: 11/4/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Clairière de l'Armistice, forêt de Compiègne, France
in World War II Sites [FR] Après la défaite des troupes alliées, Adolf Hitler exige que l'armistice soit signé sur le lieu de l'armistice de 1918. [EN] After the defeat of the allied troops, Hitler demanded the armistice be signed at the place of the 1918 armistice. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: France date listed: 11/1/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Atomic Bomb Loading Pits
in World War II Sites Atomic bomb loading pits used for the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. posted by: cusrey location: Marshall Islands date listed: 10/28/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Union Iron Works Powerhouse - Alameda, CA
in World War II Sites The last remaining structure of the Alameda Works, which was used during WWII as a shipyard. posted by: saopaulo1 location: California date listed: 10/6/2009 last visited: 10/7/2009 |
view gallery |  Jersey war tunnels,Jersey,Channel ilands,United Kingdom
in World War II Sites German war tunnels build in 1940 on Jersey posted by: lopac44 location: Jersey date listed: 10/1/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Channel Island Military museum,Jersey,united kingdom
in World War II Sites Miltary deffence bunker on the beach of Jersey posted by: lopac44 location: Jersey date listed: 9/30/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  World War II Observation Tower - Cocoa, FL
in World War II Sites The historic City Point Community Church, located in Cocoa, Florida, USA, was used as a World War II observation tower. posted by: Marine Biologist location: Florida date listed: 8/16/2009 last visited: 8/16/2009 |
view gallery |  Fort Gordon - Augusta, GA
in World War II Sites Site of training facilities for 4th Infantry Division--the first U.S. Troops to land on Utah Beach, Normandy, France, 6 June 1944. posted by: ChapterhouseInc location: Georgia date listed: 8/15/2009 last visited: 10/4/2005 |
view gallery |  Convair - Fort Worth Texas
in World War II Sites Air Force Plant number 4 produced many of the aircraft that were used during the second World War. posted by: Geojeepsters location: Texas date listed: 8/12/2009 last visited: 8/12/2009 |
view gallery |  The biggest tank battle in Moravia - Orechov, Czech Republic, EU
in World War II Sites In the second half of April 1945 took place the next largest battle of its kind in Moravia - tank battle in Orechov, a remote village 17 km south of Brno .. posted by: Jarda315 location: Jihomoravsky kraj, Czech Republic date listed: 8/9/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Terminal Island Memorial
in World War II Sites A memorial to the fishing village that used to exist on Terminal Island in the Port of Los Angeles, prior to World War II. In February of 1942, all residents of Japanese ancestry were ordered to leave on 48 hours notice to be interned. posted by: senoritafish location: California date listed: 8/4/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Army Air Base Arch - Venice, FL
in World War II Sites A replica of the base entry arch was installed in this park to commemorate the Army's time in the area during WWII and the impact on the community afterward. The base operated during the war and trained pilots and aviation mechanics. posted by: ChapterhouseInc location: Florida date listed: 8/3/2009 last visited: 9/19/2008 |
view gallery |  Bombardement de Rouen le 19 avril 1944
in World War II Sites [FR] le 19 avril 1944, un bombardement de Rouen par les Alliés atteint de nombreux monuments, la cathédrale n'est pas épargnée. [EN] The cathedral was first bombed in April 1944, taking 7 bombs. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: France date listed: 8/2/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Stalin's Bunker, Samara (was then named Kuybyshev) Russia
in World War II Sites Stalin's bunker was situated in Samara which was the USSR's secondary capital from 1941 to 1943. posted by: 40 location: Russia date listed: 7/20/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Pill Box - Lower Stondon, Bedfordshire, UK
in World War II Sites This old Pill Box lies behind the Henlow Greyhound Racing Stadium. posted by: Dragontree location: Eastern England, United Kingdom date listed: 7/19/2009 last visited: 12/9/2009 |
view gallery |  D-Day: Liberation of Sainte-Mère-Église & private John Steele story (Normandy, France)
in World War II Sites ...in June 6th, 1944 at 04:30 AM the Stars & Stripes were hoisted over the church tower and St. Mère-Église was the first town to be liberated in France. And church tower itself was scene of famous story of one US paratrooper - private John Steele. posted by: Dorcadion Team location: France date listed: 6/11/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Pointe du Hoc (Calvados, Normandy, France)
in World War II Sites ...today quiet cliff covered by grass with concrete ruins and offering great vista over Canal, but in June 1944, during Operation Overlord, Point du Hoc was witness of brave attack of the United States Army Rangers. posted by: Dorcadion Team location: France date listed: 6/10/2009 last visited: 9/20/2009 |
view gallery |  Hall D'Exposition Seconde Guerre Mondiale au Bourget
in World War II Sites [FR] En plus du Dakota -accessible dans le cadre du Forfait avions- vous y retrouverez les avions emblématiques suivants : [EN] In addition to the Dakota (A seperate ticket will allow you inside) - you'll find the following representative planes : posted by: RakeInTheCache location: France date listed: 6/6/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Operation Anthropoid - Assassination of R.Heydrich, Prague, Czech Republic
in World War II Sites Bend where in 1942 happend assassination of SSman Reinhard Heydrich. At coordinates you can find information board. posted by: Dáin & Olík location: Czech Republic date listed: 5/29/2009 last visited: 1/29/2009 |
view gallery |  La bataille du Hohneck - Vosges, France
in World War II Sites [FR] Plaque commémorative des combats ayant eu lieu au sommet du Hohneck en décembre 1944.
[EN] Plaque commemorating the fighting that took place in the Hohneck summit in December 1944. posted by: Chris777 location: France date listed: 5/25/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Camp Adair
in World War II Sites Camp Adair was a 57,000-acre training facility built during 1942–1943. The area now is managed by the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife as a wildlife area. The town of Adair Village is also located at this former WWII era Army Base. posted by: TheBeanTeam location: Oregon date listed: 5/7/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Air Raid Shelter - Lodge Road, West End, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, UK
in World War II Sites This old World War II shelter stands near a farm by a public footpath. posted by: Dragontree location: Eastern England, United Kingdom date listed: 3/22/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  HMCS Bytown II - Women's Training Facility
in World War II Sites The Guild Inn property operated as a training facility from 1942-1945
posted by: northernpenguin location: Ontario, Canada date listed: 12/20/2008 last visited: 12/9/2008 |
view gallery |  Warsaw Uprising Museum - Warsaw, Poland
in World War II Sites The Warsaw Uprising Museum (Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego, officially translated into English as the Warsaw Rising Museum), located in Warsaw, Poland, is a museum dedicated to the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. It opened on July 31, 2004. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: France date listed: 11/18/2008 last visited: never |
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