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Masters of the Air: The Mighty Eighth over the Skies of Europe
Masters of the Air is a story of life in wartime England, in bombed-out London, and in the tiny hamlets these brash young Americans completely transformed. In East Anglia, many airmen fell in love with British girls they met in the local pubs, and over 45,000 American servicemen brought home English brides after the war. The beautiful countryside and stately manor homes give way to the remains of air bases, some of them with their control towers still visible on the skyline.
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Netflix Film ‘The Six Triple Eight’ Highlights Legacy of 6888th Battalion
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, a predominantly Black unit in the Women’s Army Corps, is memorialized in the new film, The Six Triple Eight, now available to stream on Netflix. Listen as Kimberly Guise, National WWII Museum Senior Curator & Director for Curatorial Affairs, and retired US Air Force Colonel Eries L.G. Mentzer discuss the history of the pioneering women of the 6888th.
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Battle of the Bulge 80th Anniversary
Eighty years after the start of the Battle of the Bulge, Mike Bell, PhD, Executive Director of the Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy, and Distinguished Fellow Rob Citino, PhD, discuss this monumental event that changed the course of history.
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World War II: Legacy Electronic Field Trip
Join The National WWII Museum in March 2024 on an Electronic Field Trip to learn about the Holocaust through firsthand accounts and testimonies of child victims and survivors. Through this program, students will discover the broader context of the Holocaust by understanding how it happened and recognizing its tragic legacy.
Past Events
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Naturalization Ceremony
07/07/2023 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMJoin us in recognizing new American citizens during a special naturalization ceremony.
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Easy Company Tour: England to the Eagle's Nest (June 25 - July 7, 2023)
06/25/2023 - 07/07/2023 | 12:00 AMIn 1992, Museum founder and award-winning author Stephen E. Ambrose published the New York Times bestseller Band of Brothers—which became not only a successful HBO miniseries, but also a cultural phenomenon that continues today. Join staff from America's official WWII museum and notable historians for the real-life epic journey across Europe. This exclusive travel opportunity includes tour stops and special guests not featured anywhere else.
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Lunchbox Lecture: “Sicily 1943: Patton vs. Montgomery vs. the Wehrmacht”
07/05/2023 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMJoin Captain Rick Jacobs as he discusses the three-sided battle in Sicily between the US Seventh Army, the British Eighth Army and the German XIV Panzer Corps in July 1943.