Locations

Map showing Long Kesh Airfield, Lisburn, Co. Down

Long Kesh Airfield, Lisburn, Co. Down

Maze, Lisburn, Co. Down

Long Kesh is best known in Northern Ireland as the site of HMP Maze but during World War Two it was a Royal Air Force airfield and hosted the USAAF in 1942.

Map showing City Hall, Donegall Square North, Belfast

City Hall, Donegall Square North, Belfast

Donegall Square North, Belfast

Belfast City Hall is a survivor of the Belfast Blitz of 1941 and several reminders of life in wartime Northern Ireland remain in the grounds.

Map showing Ormeau Park, Ormeau Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim

Ormeau Park, Ormeau Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim

Ormeau Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim

Ormeau Park is the oldest municipal park in Belfast. Opened in 1871, it became a hive of activity when the US military took over between 1942 and 1943.

Map showing Orangefield Park, Belfast, Co. Antrim

Orangefield Park, Belfast, Co. Antrim

Belfast, Co. Antrim

Today, not much remains to suggest that Orangefield Park was once a hive of wartime activity. The US Army was based here and the land also held German POWs.

Map showing The Bunker, Berlin, Germany

The Bunker, Berlin, Germany

Reinhardtstrasse 20, Berlin

Planned by Karl Bonatz and Albert Speer in 1942, The Bunker in Berlin was built as an air raid shelter and has had a long and varied history until today.

Map showing Friedrichstrasse Station, Berlin, Germany

Friedrichstrasse Station, Berlin, Germany

Georgenstrasse 14/17, Berlin

Friedrichstrasse Station stands at a crossing point on the River Spree in the centre of Berlin. During World War Two it played host to many major events.

Map showing Charlemont Potato Processing Factory, Charlemont, Co. Armagh

Charlemont Potato Processing Factory, Charlemont, Co. Armagh

Charlemont, Co. Armagh

During the Second World War, 194th Quartermaster Gas Supply Company had a brief billeting at the Charlemont Potato Processing Factory.

Map showing The Rinkha, Islandmagee, Co. Antrim

The Rinkha, Islandmagee, Co. Antrim

55 Middle Road, Islandmagee, Co. Antrim

During the Second World War, The Rinkha Dancehall welcomed members of the United States Army who jitterbugged along with the local ladies.

Map showing Springhill House, Moneymore, Co. Londonderry

Springhill House, Moneymore, Co. Londonderry

20 Springhill Road, Moneymore, Co. Londonderry

The 17th-century plantation settlement at Springhill House near Moneymore, Co. Londonderry housed troops from the Royal Artillery and several US Army units.