WW2 Wayfinder. WW2 Then & Now: Sienna’s Epic Battle for Liberation. Posted: May 7, 2025 | Last updated: May 7, 2025. Italy was liberated in July 1944 by the US 5th Army.

Then and now: What 25 historic battlefields look like today. 0 ... —then a brief period of often-brutal U.S. rule—the Japanese conquered the island nation until its own defeat in World War II.

From Fort Eben Emael in Belgium to Monte Cassino in Italy, this photographic guide to Second World War battlefields compares images of the sites from then and now, accompanied by informative texts ...

Modern rocket artillery, like the HIMARS in use in Ukraine, have a long history on the battlefield. The Soviets' "Katyusha" is one of the most well known and had a fearsome reputation in World War II.

Some battlefields have been actual fields. Others have been distant beaches, dense forests, lush jungles, barren deserts, soaring mountains, ancient villages, or frozen lands of ice and snow.

Some battlefields have been actual fields. Others have been distant beaches, dense forests, lush jungles, barren deserts, soaring mountains, ancient villages, or frozen lands of ice and snow.