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Ruhrstahl X-7 "Rotkäppchen" (German: Rotkäppchen, lit. 'Little Red Riding Hood') also known as Kramer X-7 or Ruhrstahl-Kramer RK 347 was a German wire-guided anti-tank guided missile (now referred to as MCLOS) developed during World War II by Ruhrstahl AG in 1943, after the Waffenamt (Army Ordnance Board) placed an urgent order for anti-tank missiles, this project was under the leadership of ...
A military museum or war museum is an institution dedicated to the preservation and education of the significance of wars, conflicts, and military actions. These museums serve as repositories of artifacts (not least weapons), documents, photographs, and other memorabilia related to the military and war.
Pages in category "World War II museums in the United States" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The American Heritage Museum is a military history museum located on the grounds of the Collings Foundation in the town of Stow, Massachusetts, 21 miles (34 km) west of Boston. The collection consists of over 100 artifacts, most of which were formerly part of the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation collection in Portola Valley, California ...
Formerly Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and Penn's Landing. Currently Pyne Poynt Marina. Lightship Columbia: United States: Oregon: Astoria: United States. 1951 WLV-604: Lightvessel: List of lightvessel museums in the United States: Lightship Huron: United States: Michigan: Port Huron: United States: 1920 LV-103: Lightvessel: List of ...
The museum focuses on the contribution made by the United States to Allied victory in World War II. Founded in 2000, it was later designated by the U.S. Congress as America's official National WWII Museum in 2004. [2] The museum is a Smithsonian Institution affiliated museum, [3] as part of the Smithsonian Institution's outreach program. [4]
The International Museum of World War II was a nonprofit museum devoted to World War II located in Natick, Massachusetts, a few miles west of Boston.It was formed over a period of more than 50 years by its founder, Kenneth W. Rendell, one of the world's premier dealers in autographs, letters and manuscripts, [1] who has earned international renown as an authenticator of historic artifacts. [2]
A Ruhrstahl X-4 at the NMUSAF.. The Ruhrstahl Ru 344 X-4 or Ruhrstahl-Kramer RK 344 [1] was a wire-guided air-to-air missile designed by Germany during World War II.The X-4 did not see operational service and thus was not proven in combat but inspired considerable post-war work around the world, and was the basis for the development of several ground-launched anti-tank missiles.