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  • 5th Exhibition: The Annals of the Great Patriotic War Reflected in War Memorials
    Photos, descriptions, and historical background of memorials to the Soviet forces during World War II.
    www.vor.ru/55/Monument/Mon_eng.html
  • A-Bomb WWW Museum
    Includes a description of the first atomic bomb, photos from the Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, and interviews with A-bomb survivors.
    www.csi.ad.jp/ABOMB
  • Aces High Gallery
    Presents a collection of World War II memorabilia and aviation art.
    www.aceshighgallery.com
  • Admiral Nimitz Museum
    Devoted to Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and the Pacific Theater.
    www.nimitz-museum.org
  • 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
  • Bandon War Memorial
    Dedicated to the soldiers of Bandon and district who died during the World Wars.
    www.bandonmemorial.com
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Buckdenpike Memorial Cross
    Commemorates crew of a WWII bomber that crashed on Buckden Pike, Yorkshire, during a blizzard. Includes information about the sole survivor, Joseph Fusniak.
    www.buckdenpike.co.uk
  • Caen Memorial, The
    Includes exhibits on D-Day, Battle of Normandy, World War II, peace, and human rights.
    www.memorial-caen.fr
  • 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
  • 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
  • Eldred World War II Museum
    British-American munitions plant for WWII, the museum includes a library, diaramas, and letters.
    www.eldredwwiimuseum.org
  • Forbes, Thomas Benzie
    Offers a personal history of the author's grandfather, a 12 Squadron Lancaster pilot. Includes photos, personnel, and record details.
    www.revolver66.freeserve.co.uk
  • MacArthur Memorial
    Consists of a theater, research center, education wing, and a gift shop devoted to General Douglas MacArthur.
    sites.communitylink.org/mac
  • 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
  • Musée de la Résistance Henri Queuille
    Featuring the history of the Resistance in Haute-Corrèze and the life of Henri Queuille.
    www.musee-henriqueuille.com
  • Museum of Flying, The
    Features a collection of World War II fighter aircraft.
    www.MuseumofFlying.com
  • 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
  • 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
  • National World War II Memorial@
    dir.yahoo.com/.../Museums_and_Memorials/National_World_War_II_Memorial
  • 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
  • Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Historical Association
    Preserving the history of a former World War II pilot training base. Flight 19, the Lost Patrol, was based here.
    www.bobjenny-artist.com/nas/nas.htm
  • 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
  • No 19 Operational Training Unit Memorial
    Dedicated to the memorial on the former RAF Airfield in Forres, Scotland.
    www.griffon.clara.net/19/first.htm
  • 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
  • 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
  • Rosie the Riveter Memorial
    Celebrating and interpreting women's crucial contributions to the World War Two Home Front.
    www.rosietheriveter.org
  • Thailand-Burma Railway Centre
    Presenting the history of the railway constructed by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II using Allied prisoners of war and impressed Asian labourers.
    www.tbrconline.com
  • 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
  • USS Arizona Memorial@
    dir.yahoo.com/.../Museums_and_Memorials/USS_Arizona_Memorial
  • USS Utah Memorial@
    dir.yahoo.com/.../Battleships/USS_Utah__BB31_AG16_
  • 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
 

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