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Location Category ID:
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6060
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Address: |
Musée Août 1944 / Bataille de la Poche de Falaise, Chemin des Roches, 14700 Falaise
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Telephone: |
00 33 (0)2 31 90 37 19
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Opening Times: |
1000-1200, 1400-1800, 31 March – 11 November
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Official Website: |
Musée Août 1944
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Other Links: |
Normandy44LaMemoire
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Latitude, Longitude: |
48.89278301
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-0.21199107
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Location Accuracy: |
10
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Tanks Previously Here: |
1: Panzerspähwagen Luchs (Ausf L) Tank - The Tank Museum - Public Areas, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Not the museum but the general Falaise area)
2: Wespe Self-Propelled Howitzer - Musée Memorial, Bayeux, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France (Not the museum but the Falaise Pocket)
3: Panzerkampfwagen III Tank - Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor, Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA (Not the museum but the Normandie area)
4: Sturmhaubitze 42 Assault Gun - U.S. Army Artillery Museum, Fort Sill, Lawton, Oklahoma, USA (Not the museum but the Normandie area - the most likely location for capture)
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Museum Building
| Location ID: | 6061 | | Latitude, Longitude: | 48.89301579, -0.21247387 | | Location Accuracy: | 10 |
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Unique ID: |
162
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This tank came to the Falaise Museum from the Saumur Collection (source: A.M.N. Schuit, L. Archer). The museum also has a separate Panzer IV turret on display, cut away to show its interior.
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Reserve Collection
| Location ID: | 6063 | | Latitude, Longitude: | 48.89305106, -0.2129513 | | Location Accuracy: | 8 |
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Unique ID: |
793
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This M4A4 is missing its turret.
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Unique ID: |
796
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This M10 is now stored outside but was previously seen inside (where the Panther is now).
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Unique ID: |
797
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“GENERAL ?” is painted on the left hull side.
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This M32 is now stored outside but was previously seen inside (where the Panther is now).
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