International World War 2 Museums & Memorials

 

The following section lists various international museums, memorials and landmarks solely or significantly dedicated to World War II. The list below is divided by country. Click here for a listing of World War II museums and memorials in the United Sates.

 

AUSTRALIA

LUXEMBOURG

Memorial
Memorial
Australian War Memorial and Museum
General Patton Memorial Museum  
  Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial

AUSTRIA

 
Memorial
Museum
Mauthausen Memorial

National Museum of Military History

   

BELGIUM

MARIANA ISLANDS

Memorials
Memorial
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial
Saipan American Memorial
Fort Eben-Emael
 
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial

MOROCCO

  Memorial
Museums
Western Task Force American Marker
Ardennen Poteau '44 Museum
 
Bastogne Historical Center

NETHERLANDS

Baugnez 44 Historical Center
Museums
December 44 Museum
Airborne Museum
Musée de la Bataille des Ardennes
Anne Frank Museum
The Raversijde Domain - The Open-Air Museum Atlantic Wall

Arnhem War Museum

Verzetsmuseum - Dutch Resistance Museum
Dutch Cavalry Museum
  Kornwerderzand

CANADA

Liberty Park
Memorial
Memorial Center Camp Westerbork
HMCS Sackville - Canada's Naval Memorial
National Liberation Museum
Battle of the Atlantic Memorial
Stichting Fort aan den Hoek van Holland
  The Museum Park Wings of Liberation
Museums
The National War & Resistance Museum
Canadian War Museum

 

Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
Memorials
Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum
Arnhem1944.com - The Battle of Arnhem Monument Site
The Nanton Lancaster Society Air Museum
Camp Vught
  Monument of Tolerance in Haelen

DENMARK

Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Museum
 
Frihedsmuseet - Resistance Museum

NEW GUINEA

  Memorial

FINLAND

Papua American Marker

Museum
 
The Armor Museum

NEW ZEALAND

The Front Museum Auckland War Memorial Museum  
  New Zealand Fighter Pilots Museum 

FRANCE

 
Memorials

PHILIPPINES

Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial
Memorials
Cimetière Militaire Allemand - La Cambe
Cabanatuan American Memorial
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
 
Mémorial du Souvenir

POLAND

Memorial Museum Omaha Beach
Memorial
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial & Museum
Pointe du Hoc American Monument
The Warsaw Rising Museum
Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial
Utah Beach American Monument

RUSSIA

Utah Beach Museum
Museums
  Russian Federation Air Force Museum at Monino
Museums
The Central Navy Museum
Caen Memorial
The Reserve Museum "The Break of the Siege of Leningrad"
Fort Fermont and the Maginot Line
 
Fort Schoenenbourg and the Maginot Line

SINGAPORE

Juno Beach Centre
Museums
La Coupole
Fort Siloso
Musée des Blindés
 
The Airborne Museum of Sainte-Mere-Eglise

SOLOMON ISLANDS

  Memorial

GERMANY

Guadalcanal American Memorial
Museums
 
1st Armored Division "Old Ironsides" Museum

TUNISIA

The Bergen-Belsen Memorial
Memorial
The Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora Memorials
North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial
Dachau
 
German Air Force Museum

UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND

German Naval Museum
Memorial
Jewish Museum Berlin
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle’s Nest)
 
Military History Museum of the Bundeswehr
Museums
Peace Museum Bridge at Remagen
Bletchley Park
The Peenemünde Historical Technical Information Center
Bovington Tank Museum
Ravensbrück Women’s Concentration Camp

Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms

West Wall Museum
D-Day Museum and Overlord Embroidery
  Fleet Air Arm Museum

GUAM

HMS Belfast
Memorial
Imperial War Museum Duxford
War in the Pacific National Historical Park
Imperial War Museum London
  Kent Battle of Britain Museum
ITALY
National Army Museum
Memorials

National Maritime Museum

The Anzio Beachhead Museum
Parham Airfield Museum
Cassino War Memorial
Royal Air Force Museum
Florence American Cemetery and Memorial
The Royal Artillery Museum
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial
Royal Marines Museum
  Royal Naval Museum

JAPAN

Royal Navy Submarine Museum
Memorial
Tangmere Military Aviation Museum  
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
The Battle of Britain Monument  
  The Nanton Lancaster Society Air Museum  

KOREA

Yorkshire Air Museum  
Museum
 
2nd Infantry Division Museum
 

 

 

Additional Resources:

 

World War II Museums - U.S.

EverythingWorldWar2's listing of resources focused on World War II museums, memorials and places of interest located in the U.S.

 

1944 The Battle of Normandy - The Memory

Contains a listing of various museums, cemeteries and memories focused on the D-Day invasion.

 

Airfields and Aviation Memorials

A collection of photos from UK airfields and memorials.

 

Arnhem1944.com The Battle of Arnhem Monument Site

On this site you can find information about the Battle of Arnhem and especially about the monuments, which were established in the Arnhem area after World War II.

 

Association of the Museums of the Battle of the Bulge

Official web site of the various museums and memorials in the Battle of the Bulge region of the Ardennes.

 

Memorials & Monuments In Portsmouth

The City of Portsmouth has a long and distinguished history, much of it closely associated with the Armed Forces. This is reflected in the number of memorials, both Civilian and Military within the city. These pages are dedicated to the memory of all of those men, women and children commemorated on them.

 

Monte Cassino Foundation

The international meeting place of the Monte Cassino battle.

 

Paul Reed's Battlefields of WW2

Welcome to the only web site dealing with the battlefields of the Second World War The principal aim of Battlefields of WW2 is to provide the Battlefield Visitor with information on what there is to see, how to go about doing it and raising awareness in these battlefields.

 

Third Reich in Ruins

Contains a listing of German war memorials.

 

Warmuseum.net - Museums, Memorials and Military Cemeteries

Warmuseums.net aims to provide a large number of photographs of museums, memorials and military cemeteries in Belgium and Luxembourg to the veterans and students of World War II alike. The focus in the on those who took part in the Battle of the Bulge.

 

War Museums: Places Of Remembrance Throughout Europe

The main goals of this web site are to offer information about war museums in Europe that we've visited and to share our experiences with you. Each museum has its own 'gallery' where we give some general information about the museum (facilities etc.), a description of the museum (e.g. exhibits, highlights) and a selection of photos taken 'on the spot'.

 

World War II Analyzed - Battlefields

Here you’ll find thousands of pictures of how European battlefields look nowadays. From Normandy, Flanders, the Ardennes, Arnhem, to Bratislava.

 

World War II Cemeteries

WW2 Cemeteries was established to record the details of every single British & Commonwealth War Cemetery and Memorial from the Second World War across the globe.

 

World War II Museum & Sights

European Tourist Guide have found a lot of interesting museums and tourist sights that focus on World War II in Europe. At these museums and sights you will find German bunkers, weapons, uniforms, KZ camps, war graves and memorials and a lot of historic places.