Locations

Map showing Breandrum, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh

Breandrum, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh

Breandrum Park, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh

Several infantry units of the United States Army had bases in close proximity at Breandrum, Celtic Park, and Castle Coole in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh.

Map showing Brookvale House, Ballymena, Co. Antrim

Brookvale House, Ballymena, Co. Antrim

26 Galgorm Road, Ballymena, Co. Antrim

The Police Service of Northern Ireland station in Ballymena, Co. Antrim stands on the site of Brookvale House where the US Army established a base in 1942.

Map showing Belfast Rope Works, Bloomfield Avenue, Belfast

Belfast Rope Works, Bloomfield Avenue, Belfast

Bloomfield Avenue, Belfast

The Belfast Rope Works at sites across East Belfast was the largest in the world by the Second World War, producing ropes from heavy cable to fine twine.

Map showing The Oxo Factory, Belfast

The Oxo Factory, Belfast

199-203 Beersbridge Road, Belfast

The old Oxo Factory in East Belfast moved its storage facilities to Beersbridge Road after the surge in popularity of the foodstuff during both World Wars.

Map showing Donaghadee, Co. Down during the Second World War

Donaghadee, Co. Down during the Second World War

Co. Down

The small town of Donaghadee, Co. Down still contains remnants of its Second World War History as well as tragic memories of the sinking of "Miss Betty".

Map showing Lustgarten, Berlin, Germany

Lustgarten, Berlin, Germany

Am Lustgaretn 1, Berlin

The Lustgarten is a neoclassical public park on Berlin's Museum Island. Over the years, it has seen many uses from a royal garden to a Nazi parade ground.

Map showing Martin-Gropius Bau, Berlin, Germany

Martin-Gropius Bau, Berlin, Germany

Niederkirchnerstraße 7, Berlin

The Martin-Gropius Bau in Berlin, Germany is a renowned exhibition space. During the Second World War, it was a museum of prehistory and fine Asian arts.

Map showing Ahorey Presbyterian Church, Ahorey, Co. Armagh

Ahorey Presbyterian Church, Ahorey, Co. Armagh

122-148 Aghory Road, Portadown, Co. Armagh

In August 1942, visitors from the US Army came to Ahorey Presbyterian Church, Co. Armagh. A preacher, soloist, and organist brought some American flair.

Map showing Memel Street, Belfast

Memel Street, Belfast

Belfast

Nothing remains of Memel Street or its neighbouring terraces now. It once stood just off Bridge End in a part of East Belfast devastated by the 1941 Blitz.