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World War II SitesFort Wolters - Mineral Wells, Texas

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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: Groundspeak Premium Member txoilgas

location: Texas

date listed: 11/21/2009

last visited: never

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World War II SitesCamp Crossville - Crossville Tn

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Camp Crossville just outside Crossville Tennessee in Cumberland County.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member fatcat161

location: Tennessee

date listed: 11/4/2009

last visited: never

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World War II SitesClairière de l'Armistice, forêt de Compiègne, France

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[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: Groundspeak Premium Member RakeInTheCache

location: France

date listed: 11/1/2009

last visited: never

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World War II SitesAtomic Bomb Loading Pits

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Atomic bomb loading pits used for the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member cusrey

location: Marshall Islands

date listed: 10/28/2009

last visited: never

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World War II SitesUnion Iron Works Powerhouse - Alameda, CA

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The last remaining structure of the Alameda Works, which was used during WWII as a shipyard.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1

location: California

date listed: 10/6/2009

last visited: 10/7/2009

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World War II SitesJersey war tunnels,Jersey,Channel ilands,United Kingdom

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German war tunnels build in 1940 on Jersey

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member lopac44

location: Jersey

date listed: 10/1/2009

last visited: never

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World War II SitesChannel Island Military museum,Jersey,united kingdom

in World War II Sites

Miltary deffence bunker on the beach of Jersey

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member lopac44

location: Jersey

date listed: 9/30/2009

last visited: never

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World War II SitesWorld War II Observation Tower - Cocoa, FL

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The historic City Point Community Church, located in Cocoa, Florida, USA, was used as a World War II observation tower.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Marine Biologist

location: Florida

date listed: 8/16/2009

last visited: 8/16/2009

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World War II SitesFort 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: Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc

location: Georgia

date listed: 8/15/2009

last visited: 10/4/2005

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World War II SitesConvair - 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: Groundspeak Premium Member Geojeepsters

location: Texas

date listed: 8/12/2009

last visited: 8/12/2009

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World War II SitesThe biggest tank battle in Moravia - Orechov, Czech Republic, EU

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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: Groundspeak Regular Member Jarda315

location: Jihomoravsky kraj, Czech Republic

date listed: 8/9/2009

last visited: never

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World War II SitesTerminal 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: Groundspeak Regular Member senoritafish

location: California

date listed: 8/4/2009

last visited: never

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World War II SitesArmy 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: Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc

location: Florida

date listed: 8/3/2009

last visited: 9/19/2008

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World War II SitesBombardement de Rouen le 19 avril 1944

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[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: Groundspeak Premium Member RakeInTheCache

location: France

date listed: 8/2/2009

last visited: never

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World War II SitesStalin's Bunker, Samara (was then named Kuybyshev) Russia

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Stalin's bunker was situated in Samara which was the USSR's secondary capital from 1941 to 1943.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 40

location: Russia

date listed: 7/20/2009

last visited: never

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World War II SitesPill Box - Lower Stondon, Bedfordshire, UK

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This old Pill Box lies behind the Henlow Greyhound Racing Stadium.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Dragontree

location: Eastern England, United Kingdom

date listed: 7/19/2009

last visited: 12/9/2009

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World War II SitesD-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: Groundspeak Premium Member Dorcadion Team

location: France

date listed: 6/11/2009

last visited: never

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World War II SitesPointe du Hoc (Calvados, Normandy, France)

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...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: Groundspeak Premium Member Dorcadion Team

location: France

date listed: 6/10/2009

last visited: 9/20/2009

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World War II SitesHall D'Exposition Seconde Guerre Mondiale au Bourget

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[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: Groundspeak Premium Member RakeInTheCache

location: France

date listed: 6/6/2009

last visited: never

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World War II SitesOperation 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: Groundspeak Premium Member Dáin & Olík

location: Czech Republic

date listed: 5/29/2009

last visited: 1/29/2009

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World War II SitesLa bataille du Hohneck - Vosges, France

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[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: Groundspeak Regular Member Chris777

location: France

date listed: 5/25/2009

last visited: never

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World War II SitesCamp 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: Groundspeak Premium Member TheBeanTeam

location: Oregon

date listed: 5/7/2009

last visited: never

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World War II SitesAir Raid Shelter - Lodge Road, West End, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, UK

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This old World War II shelter stands near a farm by a public footpath.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Dragontree

location: Eastern England, United Kingdom

date listed: 3/22/2009

last visited: never

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World War II SitesHMCS Bytown II - Women's Training Facility

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The Guild Inn property operated as a training facility from 1942-1945

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member northernpenguin

location: Ontario, Canada

date listed: 12/20/2008

last visited: 12/9/2008

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World War II SitesWarsaw 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: Groundspeak Premium Member RakeInTheCache

location: France

date listed: 11/18/2008

last visited: never

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