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Castries, Saint Lucia. Castries (/ k ə ˈ s t r iː z / ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Saint Lucia, an island country in the Caribbean.The urban area has a population of approximately 20,000, while the eponymous district has a population of just under 70,000, as at May 2013.
The following is a list of German naval ports during World War II. Ports operated by the Kriegsmarine were divided into two classes - major and minor. For most major ports, a port commander ( Hafenkommandanten ) was the senior most officer in charge of the port.
Medjez-El-Bab Memorial; Memorial against war and fascism; Memorial Complex of Participants of the Great Patriotic War (Shusha) Memorial for the victims of a free Austria 1934–1945; Memorial Hall of the Chinese Expeditionary Force; Memorial Park, Port of Spain; Monument of Lihula; Monument to Richard Sorge; Monument to the Dead of World War II
Aerial view of the World War II Memorial Wreath Presenters From the 30 Allied Countries at the WWII Memorial 2015 VE Day Ceremony. The memorial consists of 56 granite pillars, each 17 feet (5.2 m) tall, arranged in a semicircle around a plaza with two 43-foot (13 m) triumphal arches on opposite sides.
World War II sites of the United Kingdom (5 C, 7 P) World War II sites of the United States (3 C, 13 P) Buildings and structures destroyed during World War II (11 C, 39 P)
World War II Memorial; World War II Memorial (Charlestown, Boston) World War II Memorial (Fenway–Kenmore, Boston) World War II Memorial (Houston) World War II Memorial (Olympia, Washington) World War II Memorial (Wakefield, Massachusetts) World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument; World War II Veterans Memorial Bridge (Virginia)
Le Mort Homme rises 1.55 km (1 mi) north of the village of Chattancourt. From there it is accessible via road. On the summit is a memorial site with monuments, dominated by the 1922 skeleton sculpture by Jacques Froment-Meurice commemorating the French 69th Division.
Fort Worden personnel also manned batteries and fire control towers at the Cape George Military Reservation, six miles (9.7 km) southwest of Port Townsend on the Strait of Juan de Fuca at the entrance to Discovery Bay. After World War II, the Coast Artillery units at Fort Worden were disbanded and the remaining guns were removed or scrapped.