Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
From Japanese fields of war where the lingering spirits of soldiers long since deceased have been sighted roaming, to Peruvian expanses whose bounds are inhabited by the chilling ghosts of those who fought and died for the nations very independence. Phantom gunshots, spectral orbs, and inexplicable electrical malfunctions await on this list of some of The World's Most Haunted Battlefields.
Photos:
"Thermopylae-Air-View" by Albinfo (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Albinfo) is in the Public Domain
"Thermopylae ancient coastline large" by Fkerasar (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fkerasar) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Memorial to the 300 spartans, Thermopylae, Greece" by Yair Haklai (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Yair-haklai) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Sekigahara from Mount Ibuki" by Alpsdake (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Alpsdake) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Sekigaharascreen" by LordAmeth (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:LordAmeth) is in the Public Domain
"関ヶ原の戦い決戦地 (岐阜県不破郡関ケ原町関ケ原) - panoramio (1)" by gundam2345 (web.archive.org/web/20161017233239/http://www.panoramio.com/user/2284372?with_photo_id=43025828) is licensed under CC BY 3.0
"Spioenkoploopgraf3" by Renier Maritz (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Renier_Maritz) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Spioenkop-British Memorial-001" by NJR ZA (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:NJR_ZA) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Spioenkop-British Memorial-Face6" by NJR ZA (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:NJR_ZA) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Ciudad de Ayacucho" by Yhu120001.34 (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Yhu120001.34&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Ayacucho (37247015606)" by EduardoZambrano (flickr.com/people/96239768@N00) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Ayacucho Cathedral, Peru" by BrunoLocatelli (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:BrunoLocatelli) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Gettysburg Battlefield, Pennsylvania, US (09)" by Bubba73 (Judson McCranie) (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bubba73) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Gettysburg Battlefield, Pennsylvania, US (97)" by Bubba73 (Judson McCranie) (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bubba73) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Gettysburg Cannons-1" by Balon Greyjoy (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Balon_Greyjoy) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Gettysburg Battlefield, Pennsylvania, US (91)" by Bubba73 (Judson McCranie) (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bubba73) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
From Japanese fields of war where the lingering spirits of soldiers long since deceased have been sighted roaming, to Peruvian expanses whose bounds are inhabited by the chilling ghosts of those who fought and died for the nations very independence. Phantom gunshots, spectral orbs, and inexplicable electrical malfunctions await on this list of some of The World's Most Haunted Battlefields.
Photos:
"Thermopylae-Air-View" by Albinfo (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Albinfo) is in the Public Domain
"Thermopylae ancient coastline large" by Fkerasar (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fkerasar) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Memorial to the 300 spartans, Thermopylae, Greece" by Yair Haklai (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Yair-haklai) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Sekigahara from Mount Ibuki" by Alpsdake (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Alpsdake) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Sekigaharascreen" by LordAmeth (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:LordAmeth) is in the Public Domain
"関ヶ原の戦い決戦地 (岐阜県不破郡関ケ原町関ケ原) - panoramio (1)" by gundam2345 (web.archive.org/web/20161017233239/http://www.panoramio.com/user/2284372?with_photo_id=43025828) is licensed under CC BY 3.0
"Spioenkoploopgraf3" by Renier Maritz (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Renier_Maritz) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Spioenkop-British Memorial-001" by NJR ZA (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:NJR_ZA) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Spioenkop-British Memorial-Face6" by NJR ZA (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:NJR_ZA) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Ciudad de Ayacucho" by Yhu120001.34 (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Yhu120001.34&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Ayacucho (37247015606)" by EduardoZambrano (flickr.com/people/96239768@N00) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Ayacucho Cathedral, Peru" by BrunoLocatelli (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:BrunoLocatelli) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Gettysburg Battlefield, Pennsylvania, US (09)" by Bubba73 (Judson McCranie) (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bubba73) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Gettysburg Battlefield, Pennsylvania, US (97)" by Bubba73 (Judson McCranie) (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bubba73) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Gettysburg Cannons-1" by Balon Greyjoy (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Balon_Greyjoy) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Gettysburg Battlefield, Pennsylvania, US (91)" by Bubba73 (Judson McCranie) (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bubba73) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
