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Five warlike destinations that marked the history of the 20th century

The tunnels of Cu Chi, the war rooms of Churchill or the Warsaw Ghetto are some of the dumb witnesses of the last century

The next June 6 commemorates 75º Anniversary of the Normandy Landing, the military operation that allowed the Allies to free Europe from Nazi occupation in World War II.Since then, the French city commemorates this date every year and has become one of the most important tourist claims from the area Musement, an activity reserve platform, has selected five places where wars, conflicts and battles have taken place that have changed the course of the world and have been key to the history of the twentieth century.

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  • 1.Normandia (France)
  • 2.Cabinet War Rooms (London)
  • 3.Pearl Harbor (United States)
  • 4.Warsaw Ghetto (Poland)
  • 5.Cong Chi Tunnels (Vietnam)

1.Normandia (France)

Five warlike destinations that marked the history of the 20th century

Omaha-Pixabay Beach Monument

During the known as "Day D", 160,000 Allied soldiers crossed the English Channel from England to France, to disembark at five Norman beaches and begin the invasion that would end on August 25 with the liberation of Paris and would begin at last of Nazism.An event that marked a before and after in world history ial.For this June 6 the city plans to hold, among others, the international memorial ceremony in which it will be attended by heads of state and war veterans.In 2014, date on which the 70º Anniversary attended, among others, Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, Angela Merkel and Queen Elizabeth II.

2.Cabinet War Rooms (London)

Cabinet War Rooms-Flickr

The Churchill War Rooms are in a bunker located under the Treasury building in the British capital.During the Second World War, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, his officers and the military high command took refuge, who made many of the decisions that changed the course of the world between their walls.The Cabinet Wars Rooms began their operations in 1939, shortly after the fight began in Europe, and closed in 1945 after the surrender of Japan.

3.Pearl Harbor (United States)

Pearl Harbor-Pixabay

On December 7, 1941 the Japanese army attacked the US naval base Pearl Harbor located in Hawaii , which led to the entry of the United States into World War II and the declaration of war on the Japanese country.In the attack with which the Japanese intended to curb the advance of Americans in the Pacific died more of 2,400 soldiers and left more than 1,000 wounded.When the attack took place without a declaration of war, that day was qualified by Roosevelt, president of the United States, as« the day of infamy&raquo ;.

4.Warsaw Ghetto (Poland)

Five warlike destinations that marked the history of the 20th century

Ghetto Jew-Flickr

The Prozna street is one of the few places that, today, keeps the memory of the Jewish ghetto created by the Nazis during World War II in the Polish capital .In this area all Jews from the country were recruited as well as those deported from Germany and other countries occupied by the The ghetto was conceived as a transit zone towards the death camps .One of the first revolts against Nazism occurred precisely in this area in what is known as the« Warsaw Ghetto Uprising&raquo ;.

5.Cun Chi Tunnels (Vietnam)

Tunnels of Cu Chi-Pixabay/Flickr

The guerrillas of the Viet Cong began to build the tunnels after the French invasion of 1945.At that time 48km were excavated but, during the Vietnam War, the 200km of tunnels were reached so the guerrillas could reach almost anywhere in the country for them.The tunnels were used as communication routes, hiding, storage... and became key elements for the success of the guerrilla and the defeat of the United States.

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