War Museum of Thessaloniki

War Museum of Thessaloniki
	Facade
Established	2000
Location	Grigoriou Lampraki 4, 54636 Thessaloniki
Coordinates	40°37′26″N 22°57′35″E / 40.624°N 22.9596°E
Type	War Museum

The War Museum of Thessaloniki (Greek: Πολεμικό Μουσείο Θεσσαλονίκης Polemiko Mousio Thessalonikis) is a military museum in Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece.

Thessaloniki War Museum opened in October 2000. It is housed in a building designed by architect Vitaliano Poselli and erected between 1900 and 1902.

The museum's mission is to help preserve military historical memory and heritage in Northern Greece.

The permanent collections show events which were a watershed in

Modern Greek history from the turn of the 20th century to the liberation of Greece from German forces at the end of World War II. They include photographs of the era, Hellenic army, air force and navy uniforms, weapons of the army, replicas of artillery and ships, works of art, stone engravings, maps, paintings, postcards, and similar items from the armies of other Balkan

countries.

These exhibits give insight to the

Resistance, the part played by Greek forces in Allied action in North Africa, Italy and Normandy

, as well as the liberation from the forces of occupation.

In addition to exhibition spaces, the War Museum has an amphitheatre, a multi-purpose hall, a library of writings on history and war, and a giftshop.[1]^[2]

Gallery

Interior
WWI Adrian helmet of Greek army
Adrian helmet (Serbian army)
Decorations of the Order of the Redeemer, from the museum's orders collection
Artifacts from the collection of Nikolaos Nikoltsos
Artifacts from the collection of Vasilios Nikoltsos
Uniforms of WWII
Preserved tank
Preserved tank
BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer
Skoda artillery gun
Artillery gun
Uniforms of WWII with the Greek M1934/39 helmet
Greek flag of 1912

References

^ Museums of Macedonia web site
^ "Creative CommonsAttribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license". Macedonian-heritage.gr. Retrieved 2012-09-29.

External links

Museums of Macedonia, Greece — War Museum

40°37′27″N 22°57′35″E / 40.6243°N 22.9596°E / 40.6243; 22.9596

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[1] Museums of Macedonia web site

[2] "Creative CommonsAttribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license". Macedonian-heritage.gr. Retrieved 2012-09-29.

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