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This list of museums in Illinois contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
These institutions vary in their scope and focus, with some museums dedicated to a specific national or regional context and chronicling the military history of a particular country or region, while other museums may concentrate on a particular conflict, era, service, technology (like an artillery museum), or unit (like a regimental museum).
It is estimated that in 1939 Poland had 118 wz. 13 guns and 124 wz. 29 guns in their Heavy Artillery Regiments. Together the wz. 13 and wz. 29 were the standard long-range heavy artillery in service with the Polish Army. [1] In Polish service, they were either towed by eight-horse teams or Citroën-Kegresse P14 and C4P half-track artillery ...
An artillery museum is a museum exhibiting the history and artifacts of artillery. In addition to actual or replica ordnance ( guns , mortars , ammunition , etc.), exhibits can include photographs, maps, models, dioramas, clothing and equipment used by gunners.
Can be mounted on Poprad, and by anti-aircraft missile and artillery system PSR-A Pilica. [73] Unspecified number donated to Ukraine. Additional 600 launchers and 3,500 missiles were ordered by Polish Armed Forces. [71] [72] PPZR Grom Poland: 72mm Man-portable air-defense system: PPZR Grom 400 launchers 2,000 missiles [74] 2000 missiles delivered.
The LWP Polish forces soon grew beyond the 1st Division into two major commands - the Polish First Army (Berling's) and the Polish Second Army (commanded by Karol Świerczewski). The most significant tank formation in the initial period was the 1st Warsaw Armoured Brigade equipped with T-34 tanks, that first fought in the battle of Studzianki .
In Polish service, the Cannon de 120 mm L mle 1878 was given the designation armata wz. 1878. The first Polish unit to use the wz. 1878 was General Józef Haller's Blue Army that was created in France in 1917. The Blue Army was given 48 wz. 1878's and were issued to two Heavy Artillery Regiments with four detachments.
The Polish Museum of America was established in 1935 as the "Museum and Archives of the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America". Miecislaus Haiman was appointed its first curator, archivist and chief librarian. The museum officially opened its doors on January 12 of 1937.