Locations

Map showing Loughgall Manor House, Loughgall, Co. Armagh

Loughgall Manor House, Loughgall, Co. Armagh

Loughgall Manor Park, Loughgall, Co. Armagh

Loughgall Manor House lies in parkland in the Co. Armagh village. Now an Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, it once provided a training ground for troops.

Map showing Palace Stables, Armagh, Co. Armagh

Palace Stables, Armagh, Co. Armagh

The Palace Demesne, Armagh, Co. Armagh

The Palace Stables in Armagh is a heritage centre set in parkland dating back to the 1700s, created by the Archbishops of the Church of Ireland in the city.

Map showing Derrymore House, Bessbrook, Co. Armagh

Derrymore House, Bessbrook, Co. Armagh

High Street, Bessbrook, Co. Armagh

Derrymore House in Bessbrook, Co. Armagh is a National Trust property with a fascinating history. It hosted British and American troops during the war.

Map showing Mount Caulfield House, Bessbrook, Co. Armagh

Mount Caulfield House, Bessbrook, Co. Armagh

Green Road, Bessbrook, Co. Armagh

Mount Caulfield House in Bessbrook, Co. Armagh is a Victorian property once owned by the Richardson family. It hosted American troops leading up to D-Day.

Map showing Acton, Co. Armagh during the Second World War

Acton, Co. Armagh during the Second World War

Co. Armagh

Places such as Acton saw a great transformation in the Second World War with the arrival of troops from Britain, the United States of America. and Belgium.

Map showing Bessbrook, Co. Armagh during the Second World War

Bessbrook, Co. Armagh during the Second World War

Co. Armagh

The rural village of Bessbrook, Co. Armagh welcomed U.S. Army troops during the Second World War including many black soldiers in segregated battalions.

Map showing Royal Hotel, Bangor, Co. Down

Royal Hotel, Bangor, Co. Down

Quay Street, Bangor, Co. Down

The Royal Hotel, Bangor, Co. Down stood proudly on the coastline for many years and throughout World War Two provided a base for the Royal Navy and US Navy.

Map showing Hotel Pickie, Bangor, Co. Down

Hotel Pickie, Bangor, Co. Down

Princetown Avenue, Bangor, Co. Down

Between 1942 and 1944, the Hotel Pickie, Bangor, Co. Down became an American red Cross Club where many of the US troops could socialise while on leave.

Map showing Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany

Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany

Pariser Platz 1, Berlin

Berlin's Brandenburg Gate is one of Europe's most recognisable monuments. Dating back to the 1700s, it was one of the only surviving structures in Pariser Platz after World War Two.