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The Schweizerische Militärmuseum building contains an impressive exhibition area of some six thousand square metres spread over several floors. Exhibits include a wide range of battle tanks, armoured personnel carriers, artillery and transport vehicles, as well as air defence, anti-tank and other artillery. They give an overview of the development of arms and vehicles of the Swiss armed forces during the 20th century as well as of foreign armies. The collection also includes large missiles like the German V1 flying bomb and the British Bloodhound. On some of the Saturday openings some of the vehicles can be seen ‘in action’, moving around the surrounding area.
The museum includes the factory collection of Oerlikon-Bührle, the former world famous Swiss weapon manufacturer. This exhibition contains every weapon constructed and produced by this company, some only as prototypes, including air defence systems (for land and naval forces), anti-tank weapons, and aircraft guns, plus items acquired from foreign competitors for comparative assessment. Another important part of the museum is the comprehensive factory collection of MOWAG, the producer of the Piranha, a very successful family of wheeled armoured combat vehicles world-wide. It includes prototypes of all marks of the Piranha as well as many tracked vehicles, up to the most recent Trojan IFV.
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Museum Building
| Location ID: | 17710 | | Latitude, Longitude: | 47.6089009, 8.19389105 | | Location Accuracy: | 8 |
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Unique ID: |
219
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“280215” - chassis number.
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“341” and German crosses painted on turret sides. Painted overall in a green, brown and yellow camouflage scheme.
In the 1980’s: “331” and German crosses painted on the turret sides. 1 SS Panzer Korps emblem painted on glacis. Painted overall in a dark green and yellow camouflage scheme.
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842
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“M78011” painted on glacis and left rear hull.
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“DLM1” painted on lower nose and left rear hull.
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This G13 is in running order and took part in the Convoy To Remember events at Birmenstorf in August 2004 and August 2007.
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843
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“M78125” painted on glacis plate and left rear hull.
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“T” painted on signal telephone. Painted overall grey.
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This Hetzer is believed to be in running order.
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847
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“MOWAG GEPARD” painted on superstructure sides.
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833
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“Y-947809” painted on nose and left rear hull.
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“0024605” previously visible painted on left side of nose. Bundeswehr crosses painted on turret sides.
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This tank is in running order and took part in the Convoy To Remember event at Birmenstorf in August 2007.
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831
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“[G]E8543 33358 Lc” or similar cast into transmission cover. Allied star painted on nose.
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1264
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“M76060” painted on nose.
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White square painted on nose. Painted overall in a green, brown and black camouflage scheme.
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This Swiss M109 is believed to be in running order.
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844
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“904” and insignia painted on superstructure sides. “H02-83” painted on upper hull front and lower nose.
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832
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“125” and Guards insignia painted on right turret side, and Soviet slogan (Za Rodina) and Guards insignia painted on left turret side. Painted overall brown.
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This T-34 is in running order.
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834
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“APV 02” painted on centre glacis.
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This tank is in running order and took part in the Steel Parade at Thun in 2005, and in the Convoy To Remember event at Birmenstorf in August 2007.
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835
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“425” (and faint insignia) painted on turret sides. “-200” painted on left glacis.
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12) Panzer 57 Tank
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British / Swiss
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841
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“M78585” painted on lower nose and hull rear.
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“SMM” painted on plate on lower nose and hull rear.
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838
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“M78207” painted on nose.
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“SMM” painted on plate on front right mudguard.
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This tank is in running order and took part in the Convoy To Remember event at Birmenstorf in August 2004.
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829
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“4784” painted on lower nose.
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White squares painted on splashboards and front mud flaps. Painted overall in a dark green, light green, brown and black camouflage scheme.
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840
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“202342” painted on left and right front hull and on rear hull sides.
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Painted overall in a dark green, light green, brown and black camouflage scheme.
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830
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“M77520” painted on lower nose.
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Splashboard missing from glacis (“SMM” previously painted on upper nose below splashboard).
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This is an early Panzer 61 that retains its coaxial 20mm gun.
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837
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“M77777” painted on lower nose.
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“SMM” painted on white square on upper nose. Painted overall in a green, brown and black camouflage scheme.
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This Pz 68 is in running order (source: M. Foti).
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836
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“M78073” painted on lower nose.
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Plain white square painted on upper nose. Painted overall in a green, brown and black camouflage scheme.
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809
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“2” implied by registration number (second registration issued).
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“M0898” painted on nose and rear left mudflap.
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Round rear view mirrors. “SMM” painted on plate on rear left hull. White stripe painted on right turret front and right turret side. White crosses painted on either side of nose.
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This is one of the four prototypes of the Panzer-Kanone 68 built. It is in running order.
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839
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“11” is the chassis number implied by the registration, a vehicle allocated to 4 Platoon.
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“M7543” painted on nose and rear hull.
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Painted overall in a green, brown and cream camouflage scheme.
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This Panzerwagen 39 is in running order, but its engine is not original (source: M. Foti).
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Reserve Collection
| Location ID: | 17715 | | Latitude, Longitude: | 0, 0 | | Location Accuracy: | 0 |
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1265
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The Full collection includes an M44 (source: M. Foti).
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850
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“2A” and Bundeswehr cross faintly visible painted on left superstructure side.
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This Priest is in a very rusty and poor condition, and is missing many components. Its marking appear to indicate that it served in Germany with the Bundeswehr.
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1266
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The Full collection includes a second T-34-85 (source: M. Foti).
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24) Panzer 57 Tank
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British / Swiss
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846
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“M78778” painted on lower nose and hull rear.
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“SMM” painted on plate on lower nose.
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This Centurion is in running order. It was not seen when the museum was visited in August 2008.
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848
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“FMR” painted on plate on front right mudflap and rear left hull. “401” faintly visible painted on turret sides.
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This AMX 105 has rusty tracks and is generally in poor condition.
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845
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This AMX-30 was not seen when the museum was visited in August 2008.
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849
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“M77941” painted on lower nose and left rear mudflap.
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“SMM” painted on upper nose.
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This Panzer 68 is in running order.
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