Library of Congress
Loc: World War Ii Military Situation Maps
World War II Military Situation Maps contains maps showing troop positions beginning on June 6, 1944 to July 26, 1945. Starting with the D-Day Invasion, the maps give daily details on the military campaigns in Western Europe, showing the...
PBS
Pbs: The Perilous Fight: America's World War Ii in Color
Online home of the PBS documentary "The Perilous Fight" provides access to an eclectic array of color photographs and films of World War II at home and abroad. Overviews, contextual clues, maps, letters, and similar resources can be...
University of Texas at Austin
Ut Library: Perry Castaneda World War Ii Maps
An excellent collection of WWII maps. Scroll down for selections from the European Theater of the war.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: World War Ii in Europe: Animated Maps
The maps on this website show the ebb and flow of Germany's initial domination of Europe, and then the allies' retaking of the territory in WW II. Audio commentary describes the changes from 1939 to 1945.
Ohio State University
E History: The Second World War
An interactive chronicle of WWII. Starts with the causes of WWII and goes through the entire war step by step. Interactive maps, videos, and a step by step explanation of each event.
Curated OER
National Park Service: World War Ii Memorial
Description of the National World War II Memorial, located on the National Mall in Washington D.C. Contains information on all facilities and park map and brochures in PDF form etc.
BBC
Bbc History: World Wars: World War Two: Animated Map: Burma Campaign
Map animation tracks key events that unfolded in Burma during the Second World War, beginning with the Japanese invasion.
A&E Television
History.com: Vj Day: Victory Over Japan Day
Comprehensive discussion of V-J Day or the day victory was declared in Japan. Includes details and facts about World War II and the war in the Pacific, the surrender, related photos and speeches, battle maps, and more.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Building the Alaska Highway
Great site to discover all about the Alaskan Highway and why it was built during World War II. View a video, read a timeline, see a map, and much more.
United Nations
United Nations: Cartographic Section: The World in 1945 [Pdf]
Find out what the political world map looked like after World War II in 1945. Enlarge the map so you can see what countries belonged to the UN, which were still dependent territories, and which did not belong to the UN.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: The Holocaust: Holocaust and Wwii Maps
Maps covering major events during the Holocaust and World War II.
Other
Euronet: Map of Polish Blitzkrieg
Map of Poland five, ten, and fifteen days after the German invasion.
Library of Congress
Loc: Battle of the Bulge
HQ Twelfth Army Group situation maps of the Battle of the Bulge.
BBC
Bbc: Animated Map: The Battle of El Alamein
Colorful animated map series on the Battle of El Alamein. Map provides detailed information on military advances and tactics, accompanied by explanatory text. Archived.
BBC
Bbc: History: Animated Map: Operation Overlord
A nicely done Flash animation using a map of Normandy and the beaches where the D-Day invasion took place. You can trace the movement of the Allied armies into Normandy and there is a timeline showing when and what happened. Archived.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Deportations to Killing Centers in Occupied Poland
Map of routes to move Jews to killing centers in Poland during its German occupation. Includes short description.
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
This Is Finland: History
An extensive collection of links to resources covering the history of Finland. Includes historical timelines, World War II, relations with Russia, historical sites, history of special fields, urban history, and maps and documents.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Victory in the Pacific
This is the accompanying site to the PBS film "Victory in the Pacific." Information provided includes maps by which students can trace the war, eyewitness stories, and discussions by historians.
Other
H.m.s. Hood Assoc.: Battle of the Denmark Strait Documentation Resource
Part I, Introduction and Background; Part II, Fighting Bismarck; and Part III, Conclusion and Sources provide the exciting story of the sinking of the Bismarck by the combined Royal Navy. Basic facts about each ship are supplied such as...
Other
Department of Defense: The Battle of Iwo Jima
A media-rich site from the Department of Defense that lays out the Battle of Iwo Jima in February and March, 1945. Find videos, maps, a gallery of photographs, and brief articles about the invasion.
PBS
Nova: The Nazi Prison Escape Tunnel
Explore one of the three escape tunnels secretly engineered by Allied airmen imprisoned at the Nazi POW camp Stalag Luft III. Follow the escape of the 76 men through the 300-foot tunnel using this interactive map drawn by one of the POWs...
University of South Florida
Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust: Destruction of Synagogues on Kristallnacht
Contains a map which shows the synagogues which were destroyed on Kristallnacht, Night of Broken Glass.
Curated OER
Map 40: Southern Approaches to Europe
HIghlights the military strategy of the United States during World War II in fighting Germany and Italy.
Curated OER
Map 41: Northern Europe
HIghlights the military strategy of the United States during World War II in fighting Germany and Italy.