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SCHWEIZERISCHE MILITÄRMUSEUM, FULL, ZURZACH, AARGAU, SWITZERLAND



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Location Category ID: 17710
Address: Verein Militär- und Festungsmuseum Full-Reuenthal, Postfach, CH-4148 Pfeffingen
Telephone: Tel. 0041 (0) 61–851 50 47
Email: info [at] festungsmuseum.ch (Replace [at] with @)
Opening Times: 1000-1700, Friday-Sunday, 1st April to 31st October
Official Website: The Unique Twin Museum
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Latitude, Longitude: 47.6089009 , 8.19389105
Location Accuracy: 8
Tanks Previously Here: Short term:
1: Sturmgeschütz III Assault Gun - Panzermuseum, Thun, Bern, Switzerland (Restoration 2009)


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.

Museum Building



Location ID:17710
Latitude, Longitude:47.6089009, 8.19389105
Location Accuracy:8



1) Tiger II Tank German


Number of Photos: 25
Sample Photo from Tank with UniqueID 219

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Unique ID: 219
Serial Number: “280215” - chassis number.
Registration:
Name:
Other Identification: “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.


2) Panzerjäger G13 Tank Destroyer German / Czech / Swiss


Number of Photos: 2
Sample Photo from Tank with UniqueID 842

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Unique ID: 842
Serial Number:
Registration: “M78011” painted on glacis and left rear hull.
Name:
Other Identification: “DLM1” painted on lower nose and left rear hull.

This G13 is in running order and took part in the Convoy To Remember events at Birmenstorf in August 2004 and August 2007.


3) Panzerjäger G13 Tank Destroyer German / Czech / Swiss


Number of Photos: 6
Sample Photo from Tank with UniqueID 843

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Unique ID: 843
Serial Number:
Registration: “M78125” painted on glacis plate and left rear hull.
Name:
Other Identification: “T” painted on signal telephone. Painted overall grey.

This Hetzer is believed to be in running order.


4) Jagdpanzer Kanone Tank Destroyer German


Number of Photos: 5
Sample Photo from Tank with UniqueID 847

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Unique ID: 847
Serial Number:
Registration:
Name:
Other Identification: “MOWAG GEPARD” painted on superstructure sides.


5) Leopard 1A4 Tank German


Number of Photos: 7
Sample Photo from Tank with UniqueID 833

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Unique ID: 833
Serial Number:
Registration: “Y-947809” painted on nose and left rear hull.
Name:
Other Identification: “0024605” previously visible painted on left side of nose. Bundeswehr crosses painted on turret sides.

This tank is in running order and took part in the Convoy To Remember event at Birmenstorf in August 2007.


6) M7B2 Priest Howitzer Motor Carriage American


Number of Photos: 3
Sample Photo from Tank with UniqueID 831

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Unique ID: 831
Serial Number:
Registration:
Name:
Other Identification: “[G]E8543 33358 Lc” or similar cast into transmission cover. Allied star painted on nose.


7) Panzerhaubitze 66/74 Self-Propelled Howitzer American / Swiss


Number of Photos: 5
Sample Photo from Tank with UniqueID 1264

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Unique ID: 1264
Serial Number:
Registration: “M76060” painted on nose.
Name:
Other Identification: White square painted on nose. Painted overall in a green, brown and black camouflage scheme.

This Swiss M109 is believed to be in running order.


8) BTR-50PU Armoured Personnel Carrier Soviet


Number of Photos: 8
Sample Photo from Tank with UniqueID 844

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Unique ID: 844
Serial Number:
Registration:
Name:
Other Identification: “904” and insignia painted on superstructure sides. “H02-83” painted on upper hull front and lower nose.


9) T-34-85 Tank Soviet


Number of Photos: 7
Sample Photo from Tank with UniqueID 832

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Unique ID: 832
Serial Number:
Registration:
Name:
Other Identification: “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.

This T-34 is in running order.


10) T-55AM2 Tank Soviet


Number of Photos: 6
Sample Photo from Tank with UniqueID 834

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Unique ID: 834
Serial Number:
Registration:
Name:
Other Identification: “APV 02” painted on centre glacis.

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.


11) T-72 Tank Soviet


Number of Photos: 3
Sample Photo from Tank with UniqueID 835

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Unique ID: 835
Serial Number:
Registration:
Name:
Other Identification: “425” (and faint insignia) painted on turret sides. “-200” painted on left glacis.


12) Panzer 57 Tank British / Swiss


Number of Photos: 9
Sample Photo from Tank with UniqueID 841

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Unique ID: 841
Serial Number:
Registration: “M78585” painted on lower nose and hull rear.
Name:
Other Identification: “SMM” painted on plate on lower nose and hull rear.


13) Panzer 51 Light Tank French / Swiss


Number of Photos: 7
Sample Photo from Tank with UniqueID 838

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Unique ID: 838
Serial Number:
Registration: “M78207” painted on nose.
Name:
Other Identification: “SMM” painted on plate on front right mudguard.

This tank is in running order and took part in the Convoy To Remember event at Birmenstorf in August 2004.


14) Ikv 91 Light Tank Swedish


Number of Photos: 9
Sample Photo from Tank with UniqueID 829

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Unique ID: 829
Serial Number:
Registration: “4784” painted on lower nose.
Name:
Other Identification: White squares painted on splashboards and front mud flaps. Painted overall in a dark green, light green, brown and black camouflage scheme.


15) Stridsvagn 103C Tank Swedish


Number of Photos: 9
Sample Photo from Tank with UniqueID 840

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Unique ID: 840
Serial Number:
Registration: “202342” painted on left and right front hull and on rear hull sides.
Name:
Other Identification: Painted overall in a dark green, light green, brown and black camouflage scheme.


16) Panzer 61 Tank Swiss


Number of Photos: 6
Sample Photo from Tank with UniqueID 830

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Unique ID: 830
Serial Number:
Registration: “M77520” painted on lower nose.
Name:
Other Identification: Splashboard missing from glacis (“SMM” previously painted on upper nose below splashboard).

This is an early Panzer 61 that retains its coaxial 20mm gun.


17) Panzer 68 Tank Swiss


Number of Photos: 7
Sample Photo from Tank with UniqueID 837

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Unique ID: 837
Serial Number:
Registration: “M77777” painted on lower nose.
Name:
Other Identification: “SMM” painted on white square on upper nose. Painted overall in a green, brown and black camouflage scheme.

This Pz 68 is in running order (source: M. Foti).


18) Panzer 68/88 Tank Swiss


Number of Photos: 3
Sample Photo from Tank with UniqueID 836

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Unique ID: 836
Serial Number:
Registration: “M78073” painted on lower nose.
Name:
Other Identification: Plain white square painted on upper nose. Painted overall in a green, brown and black camouflage scheme.


19) Panzerartillerie-Kanone 68 Self-Propelled Howitzer Swiss


Number of Photos: 7
Sample Photo from Tank with UniqueID 809

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Unique ID: 809
Serial Number: “2” implied by registration number (second registration issued).
Registration: “M0898” painted on nose and rear left mudflap.
Name:
Other Identification: 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.

This is one of the four prototypes of the Panzer-Kanone 68 built. It is in running order.


20) Panzerwagen 39 Light Tank Czech


Number of Photos: 8
Sample Photo from Tank with UniqueID 839

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Unique ID: 839
Serial Number: “11” is the chassis number implied by the registration, a vehicle allocated to 4 Platoon.
Registration: “M7543” painted on nose and rear hull.
Name:
Other Identification: Painted overall in a green, brown and cream camouflage scheme.

This Panzerwagen 39 is in running order, but its engine is not original (source: M. Foti).

Reserve Collection



Location ID:17715
Latitude, Longitude:0, 0
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21) M44 Self-Propelled Howitzer American


Number of Photos: 0
Sample Photo from Tank with UniqueID 1265

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Unique ID: 1265
Serial Number:
Registration:
Name:
Other Identification:

The Full collection includes an M44 (source: M. Foti).


22) M7B2 Priest Howitzer Motor Carriage American


Number of Photos: 3
Sample Photo from Tank with UniqueID 850

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Unique ID: 850
Serial Number:
Registration:
Name:
Other Identification: “2A” and Bundeswehr cross faintly visible painted on left superstructure side.

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.


23) T-34-85 Tank Soviet


Number of Photos: 0
Sample Photo from Tank with UniqueID 1266

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Unique ID: 1266
Serial Number:
Registration:
Name:
Other Identification:

The Full collection includes a second T-34-85 (source: M. Foti).


24) Panzer 57 Tank British / Swiss


Number of Photos: 0
Sample Photo from Tank with UniqueID 846

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Unique ID: 846
Serial Number:
Registration: “M78778” painted on lower nose and hull rear.
Name:
Other Identification: “SMM” painted on plate on lower nose.

This Centurion is in running order. It was not seen when the museum was visited in August 2008.


25) AMX 105mm Mk 62 Self-Propelled Howitzer French


Number of Photos: 4
Sample Photo from Tank with UniqueID 848

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Unique ID: 848
Serial Number:
Registration:
Name:
Other Identification: “FMR” painted on plate on front right mudflap and rear left hull. “401” faintly visible painted on turret sides.

This AMX 105 has rusty tracks and is generally in poor condition.


26) AMX-30B2 Tank French


Number of Photos: 0
Sample Photo from Tank with UniqueID 845

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Unique ID: 845
Serial Number:
Registration:
Name:
Other Identification:

This AMX-30 was not seen when the museum was visited in August 2008.


27) Panzer 68 Tank Swiss


Number of Photos: 0
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Unique ID: 849
Serial Number:
Registration: “M77941” painted on lower nose and left rear mudflap.
Name:
Other Identification: “SMM” painted on upper nose.

This Panzer 68 is in running order.