The cathedral of Notre-Dame de Bayeux stands in the southeast of the city and was mainly undamaged by the raging Battle of Normandy in the summer of 1944.
Battle of Normandy Museum, Bayeux, Normandy, France
Boulevard Fabian Ware, Bayeux, Normandy
The Battle of Normandy raged in northern France from 6th June to 29th August 1944. This museum in Bayeux tells the whole story through original artifacts.
Bayeux War Cemetery, Bayeux, Normandy, France
Boulevard Fabian Ware, Bayeux, Normandy
The Bayeux War Cemetery is the largest of its kind in France. It is located on the south-west of Bayeux, on the bypass road built by British troops in 1944.
Falls Road Baths, Falls Road, Belfast
15-17 Falls Road, Belfast
On 16th April 1941, in the aftermath of the Belfast Blitz, volunteers worked through the day laying out the dead in the Falls Road Baths in West Belfast.
Kernan Lough Searchlight Battery, Gilford, Co. Down
Kernan Road, Gilford, Co. Down
Kernan Lough is a popular fishing spot near Gilford in Co. Down. In the 1940s, it was home to a Searchlight Battery Unit of the Ulster Home Guard.
Bann Bridge Air Raid Shelter, Portadown, Co. Armagh
Bridge Street, Portadown, Co. Armagh
Contractors discovered an air-raid shelter dating from the early 1940s beneath the Bann Bridge in Portadown in 2005. It is a rare find in Northern Ireland.
Eisenhower Pier, Bangor, Co. Down
Seacliff Road, Bangor, Co. Down
General Dwight D Eisenhower visited Bangor, Co. Down on the 18th-19th May 1944 adressing troops in the lead up to D-Day. The north pier now bears his name.
Ward Park, Bangor, Co. Down
Bangor, Co. Down
Ward Park is a beautiful people's park popular with locals and tourists alike. Visitors with a keen eye will notice a few reminders of wartime Bangor there.
Campbell College, Belfast
Belmont Road, Belfast
Campbell College in East Belfast has a strong Second World War heritage having served as a military hospital from 1940 - 1944 and being bombed in May 1941.