History Locations

What, When and Where?

Some locations have a special place in our history because of the momentous events they have witnessed. Explore some of these fascinating locations with HISTORY™ 

WWII Locations

  • Dunkirk »

    Dunkirk

    In May 1940 a flotilla of little boats helped to rescue British troops from Dunkirk

    Locations:
    • Sangatte,
    • Cap Blanc,
    • Mimoyeques,

  • Italy »

    Italy

    Italy saw some of the worst fighting during WWII

    Locations:
    • Caserta,
    • Salerno,
    • Monte Cassino,
    • Anzio,

  • D-Day Landings: Normandy »

    D-Day Landings: Normandy

    The D-Day Landings began the Allied invasion of Western Europe

    Locations:
    • Gold Beach,
    • Ouistreham,
    • Utah Beach,
    • Juno Beach,
    • Omaha Beach,
    • France,
    • Pegasus Bridge,
    • Sword Beach,

  • Bergen-Belsen / Auschwitz »

    Bergen-Belsen / Auschwitz

    Millions of people perished at two of the most infamous German concentration camps

    Locations:
    • Auschwitz,
    • Krakow,
    • Bergen-Belsen,
    • Poland,
    • Germany,

  • Battle of The Bulge »

    Battle of The Bulge

    In December 1944 the Germans launched the Ardennes Offensive against the Allies

    Locations:
    • Belgium,
    • Liège,
    • Henri-Chapelle,
    • Bastogne,
    • Bure,
    • Bande,

  • Colditz & Stalag Luft III »

    Colditz & Stalag Luft III

    RAF hero Douglas Bader spent the last few years of WWII in Colditz

    Locations:
    • Zagan,
    • Colditz,
    • Dresden,
    • Germany,
    • Zagan,
    • Lower Silesia,
    • Poland,

  • Dieppe »

    Dieppe

    Operation Jubilee was a failure but lessons were learned for D-Day

    Locations:
    • France,
    • Dieppe,
    • Normandy,

  • Arnhem »

    Arnhem

    Operation Market Garden was the Allies' failed attempt to push through German lines in 1944

    Locations:
    • The Netherlands,
    • Eindhoven,
    • Arnhem,
    • Eindhoven,
    • Groesbeek,
    • Nijmegen,

  • The Channel Islands »

    The Channel Islands

    Germany occupied the Channel Islands from 1940 to 1945 during WWII

    Locations:
    • La Hougue Bie,
    • Corbière,
    • Noirmont Headland,
    • St. Helier,
    • Jersey,
    • Les Landes,

  • The Maginot Line »

    The Maginot Line

    The failed French fortifications designed to prevent a direct attack from Germany

    Locations:
    • France,
    • Eben Emael,
    • Fort d’Aubin-Neufchâteau,
    • Luttange,
    • Villy la Ferte,
    • Belgian Ardennes,
    • Belgium,
    • Ouvrage Fermont,

  • Meuse-Argonne »

    Meuse-Argonne

    During the Meuse-Argonne battle as a whole the American Expeditionary Force fired off a greater weig

    Locations:
    • Fort La Pompelle,
    • Chateau-Thierry,
    • Dormans Memorial,
    • Verdun,

  • Oradour-sur-Glane »

    Oradour-sur-Glane

    On 10 June 1940, 642 inhabitants of a French village, from a new-born to a ninety year old, were exe

    Locations:
    • La-Roche-Guyon,
    • Bordeaux,
    • Brive-la-Gaillarde,

  • Nuremberg »

    Nuremberg

    Nuremburg is the medieval city that became infamous as the backdrop for the Nazi party’s rise and fa

    Locations:
    • Munich,
    • Nuremberg ,
    • Berlin,
    • Eagles Nest,

WWI Locations

  • Gallipoli »

    Gallipoli

    The assault on Gallipoli was one of the most disastrous campaigns of WWI

    Locations:
    • Suvla Bay,
    • Turkey,
    • Krithia,
    • Cape Helles,
    • Dardanelles,

  • The Western Front »

    The Western Front

    The Western Front was always the decisive theatre of the First World War

    Locations:
    • France,
    • Liège,
    • Flanders,
    • Ploegsteert ,
    • Ypres,
    • The Sommes,

  • Ploegsteert »

    Ploegsteert

    British and German troops played football near here in No Man's Land on Christmas Day 1914

    Locations:
    • Flanders Fields,
    • Ypres,
    • Ploegsteert,
    • St Eloi,

Other Locations

  • EVENT: Vietnam »

    Vietnam

    Find out about the war in Vietnam, which ravaged the country for 30 years

    Locations:
    • Ha Long Bay,
    • Vietnam,
    • Hanoi,
    • Ho Chi Minh City,
    • Da Nang,

  • EVENT: Gettysburg »

    Gettysburg

    This battle saw the highest number of casualties if the American Civil War

    Locations:
    • Washington DC,
    • Antietam,
    • Virginia,
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