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The World War II Experience

The must see World War II sites for those who love history.

The Allied Leaders

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Winston Churchill

Britian
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Joseph Stalin

Soviet Union
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Franklin D. Roosevelt

United States

Visit the places and experience the events
​that would change the world.

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Anne Frank House

See where Anne Frank wrote about her family's experience hiding from the Nazis until they were captured and sent to concentration camps.
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Arromanches

See where British forces stormed this Normandy beach and built a Mulberry harbour to bring men and supplies to the front lines.
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Auschwitz

A Nazi concentration camp where over 1.1 million people died including 960,000 Jews.
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Juno Beach

Step onto the beach where the Canadian Army invaded and pushed farther into France than any other landing force on D-Day.
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Holocaust Memorial

A memorial dedicated to the more than 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
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Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

Pay tribute to the over 9,000 American troops who died in Europe during World War II.
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Omaha Beach

Stand on the beach where the American Infantry and Army Rangers  defeated the German army to reach their D-Day objectives.
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Oradour-sur-Glane

The city remains unchanged from the day the German army massacred its 642 inhabitants and destroyed the village.
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Oskar Schindler Factory

See how Oskar Schindler, despite being a member of the Nazi party, saved the lives of 1,200 Jews.
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Pearl Harbor

The December 7, 1941 surprise attack on the harbor by the Japanese would push the United States to enter World War II.
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Pegasus Bridge

Learn about the surprise attack to take the bridge and prevent German amour from reinforcing troops during the D-Day attack.
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Pointe du Hoc

View the stronghold where American forces scaled the cliffs to capture the highest point between Utah and Omaha beaches. 
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The Reichstag

The Reichstag arson fire helped Hitler and the Nazi party become the dominant party in Germany.
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Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site

Visit Moton Field where the Army Air Corps trained the first African American airmen to fly and maintain combat aircraft.
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Wolf's Lair

Tour Hitler's headquarters on the Eastern Front where he would lead the German forces and narrowly avoid an assassination attempt.
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World War II Museums

  • Airborne Museum
    Sainte-Mère-Eglise, France
  • Arromanches: Musée du Débarquement
    Arromanches, France
  • Atlantic Wall Museum
    Raversijde, Belgium
  • Bastogne War Museum
    Bastogne, Belgium
  • Caen Memorial Center
    Caen, France
  • Falaise Memorial​
    Falaise, France
  • Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy
    Bayeux, France
  • Overloard Museum
    Colleville-sur-Mer, France
  • Pegasus Bridge Museum
    Ranville, France
  • Utah Beach Museum
    Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, France
  • Warsaw Uprising Museum
    Warsaw, Poland

Keep track of the World War II sites you've visited

Learn about the past while exploring the present. The Duckwyn Travel Passport helps you find the best sites to see. Record your experiences in the built-in journal and relive your adventures later through interactive slide shows.
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