National Museum of Military History (Luxembourg)
Musée national d'histoire militaire Nationalen Museum für Militärgeschichte | |
Established | 1984 |
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Location | Diekirch, Luxembourg |
Coordinates | 49°52′16″N 6°09′33″E / 49.871023°N 6.159048°E |
Type | Military museum |
Curator | Benoît Niederkorn |
Website | www |
The National Museum of Military History (
Museum
The museum originally developed out of the Diekirch Historical Museum (opened in 1984), which was primarily dedicated to the Battle of the Bulge in Luxembourg in winter 1944–45. The museum is located in the complex of the Diekirch 'old brewery', 200m from the town center.
The main topic of the museum remains the balanced and objective historical representation of the military operations in the Ardennes from the American, German, and civilian points of view. Over 3000 square metres of exhibition space and numerous lifesize dioramas enable an insight of the dramatic and tragic situations that both soldiers and civilians were caught in. Special showrooms feature extensive collections of weapons, uniforms, military equipment of all kind, wheeled and tracked vehicles, in addition to numerous personal soldiers' belongings, photographs, documents, and maps. The museum's core piece is the detailed mock-up of the night-time Sauer river crossing at Diekirch on January 18, 1945 by units of the United States 5th Infantry Division.[1] The museum's World War II collection is regarded as one of the finest of Western Europe.
A second part of the MNHM museum is dedicated to the history of the
The National Museum of Military History is a founding member of the
Gallery
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US - First Aid
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US - AA gun
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US - Bomb
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Courier with Panzerfaust
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