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