National Museum of Military History, Bulgaria

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Different types of missiles on display
Aero L-29 on display

The National Military History Museum (Bulgarian: Национален военноисторически музей, Bulgarian: Natsionalen voennoistoricheski muzey) is a museum dedicated to military history in Sofia, Bulgaria. A structure of the Ministry of Defence, it has existed under various names and subordinate to various institutions since 1 August 1914 (in practice since 4 July 1916). It consists of 5,000 m2 of indoor and 40,000 m2 outdoor (of which 500 m2 covered) exhibition area, changing exhibits,[1] a library and a computer centre.

Establishment

The NMMH was established in 1916, two years after a military-historical commission, consisting of an archive, exhibition and library, was founded. By that time it was one of only three Bulgarian museums in existence. Its first complete exhibition was only unveiled in 1937. Its current structure and name date from 1968.[2]

Outdoor exhibition

An incomplete list of equipment on display.

Artillery

  • German Empire 10.5 cm leFH 16
  • German Empire 7.7 cm FK 96 n.A.
  • German Empire 10 cm K 14
  • Russian Empire 6-duim mortar
  • Russian Empire M1876 8-duim mortar
  • Nazi Germany 7.5 cm Pak 40
  • Nazi Germany 10 cm schwere Kanone 18
  • Nazi Germany 10.5 cm leFH 18
  • Nazi Germany 15 cm sFH 18
  • Nazi Germany Jagdpanzer IV
  • Nazi Germany Sturmgeschütz III
  • Soviet Union 76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)
  • Soviet Union 100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3)
  • Soviet Union 122 mm gun M1931/37 (A-19)
  • Soviet Union 152 mm howitzer M1943 (D-1)
  • Soviet Union Katyusha rocket launcher
  • Soviet Union SU-76
  • Soviet Union SU-100

Missiles

Military vehicles

  • Soviet Union AT-S artillery tractor
  • Soviet Union BTM ditching machine
  • Soviet Union MTU-12 bridge-layer
  • Soviet Union TMM bridge-layer
  • Soviet Union BTR-152
  • Soviet Union BTR-60

Tanks

Aircraft

Other

  • Spasov M1944 Trigun

References

  1. ^ Ian Elsner (3 September 2018). "49. Deyana Kostova Centers 'The Little Man' in War at the Bulgarian National Museum of Military History" (Podcast). Museum Archipelago. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. ^ "History". National Museum of Military History. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.

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