- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Provides personal and service details and places of commemoration for the 1.7 million members of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First and Second World Wars.
www.cwgc.org
- National World War II Memorial@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Museums_and_Memorials/National_World_War_II_Memorial
- National D-Day Memorial Foundation
Honoring the sacrifices of Allied Forces on June 6, 1944. Memorial complex includes the national monument, an amphitheater, and an education center.
www.dday.org
- Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego / Warsaw Uprising Museum
Preserving the history of the two-month rebellion in which 18,000 Polish soldiers and 180,000 civilians were killed.
www.1944.pl
- Battleship USS Alabama
Park featuring the Alabama, the submarine USS Drum, and collection of vintage aircraft and equipment. Includes history, hours and directions, and calendar of events.
www.ussalabama.com
- Caen Memorial, The
Includes exhibits on D-Day, Battle of Normandy, World War II, peace, and human rights.
www.memorial-caen.fr
- Topography of Terror Foundation
Houses the former Gestapo headquarters and torture chambers. Also features an open air exhibition and multimedia from the Topographie des Terror CD-ROM.
www.topographie.de
- Battleship North Carolina
Memorial open daily for tours. Contains a Roll of Honor Room in which the names of North Carolinians who died in service to their country during World War II are enshrined.
www.battleshipnc.com
- Admiral Nimitz Museum
Devoted to Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and the Pacific Theater.
www.nimitz-museum.org
- Rosie the Riveter Memorial
Celebrating and interpreting women's crucial contributions to the World War Two Home Front.
www.rosietheriveter.org
- Project Liberty Ship
Organization dedicated to the preservation of the Liberty Ship SS John W. Brown as a memorial to the men and women who built and sailed them.
www.liberty-ship.com
- War Eagles Air Museum
Dedicated to collecting, restoring and displaying historic aircraft of the World War II and the Korean Conflict eras.
www.war-eagles-air-museum.com
- National World War II Museum, The
Celebrating the courage and sacrifice of Americans in World War II. Includes information about exhibits and events plus timelines of the war and the D-Day landings in Normandy.
www.nationalww2museum.org
- Marine Corp War Memorial, The
Information on the statue depicting the raising of the American flag at Iwo Jima.
www.nps.gov/gwmp/usmc.htm
- Airborne Museum Hartenstein
Located in the Hartenstein Hotel, which was used as the British headquarters during the Battle of Arnhem in September, 1944. Also in Dutch.
www.airbornemuseum.org
- Bastogne Historical Center
Includes the Mardasson Memorial and a museum with exhibits devoted to the defense of the town by American troops in December 1944.
www.bastognehistoricalcenter.be
- Památník Lidice
The Lidice Memorial, devoted to the village destroyed by Nazis on June 6, 1942. Site includes history, news, and contact information. Also in Czech.
www.lidice-memorial.cz
- USS Arizona Memorial@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Museums_and_Memorials/USS_Arizona_Memorial
- Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum
Dedicated to the preservation of the history of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and to those airmen who trained and served their country in WWII.
www.airmuseum.ca
- Naval Air Station Wildwood Foundation
Aircraft museum honoring the 38 Naval airmen who perished while training at Cape May during World War II.
www.usnasw.org
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