War memorial

Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia
Jatiyo Smriti Soudho in Bangladesh commemorates those who gave their lives in the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971
Monument for the defenders of Jerusalem in 1948 dedicated to Israeli soldiers who fought for the liberation of the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
An M4 Sherman tank in the centre of Bastogne, Belgium
The Monument to the dead of World War II commemorates Brazil's participation and losses in the Second World War
The National War Memorial in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The Monument to the People's Heroes in Beijing, China
The Unknown Soldier Memorial in Cairo, Egypt honours Egyptians and Arabs who lost their lives in the 1973 October War.
Pacifist memorial at Gentioux, France with the inscription Maudite soit la guerre (Cursed be war)
German memorial commemorating soldiers from the town of Niederaltdorf who died in World War I
National War Memorial (India) in New Delhi, India
The al-Shaheed Monument in Baghdad dedicated to the Iraqi soldiers who died in the Iran–Iraq War
The Irish National War Memorial Gardens in Dublin, Ireland honour Irish soldiers who gave their lives in the First World War, as well as those who fought in Irish regiments of the various Allied armies
The Yasukuni Shrine in Japan
Main building and museum of the War Memorial of Korea
Monument to the Heroes of the Warsaw Uprising in Poland.
The Kranji War Cemetery in Singapore is the final resting place for Allied soldiers who perished during the Battle of Singapore and the subsequent Japanese occupation of the island
Monument to the Women of World War II in London, United Kingdom
The Liberty Memorial, National World War I Memorial of the USA in Kansas City, Missouri
Original 1915 war memorial in Genoa Voltri (Italy); sculptor Vittorio Lavezzari (1864–1938). The monument was melted down during the Second World War for its materials.
The Auckland War Memorial Museum in New Zealand with the Cenotaph in front
A war memorial erected in 1998 in Lahti, Finland
The Interallied Memorial of Cointe, Liège, Belgium

A war memorial is a building, monument, statue, or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or (predominating in modern times) to commemorate those who died or were injured in a war.


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