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The original building, the armory, was built between 1873 and 1876 and became a museum in 1897. [2] Originally the Saxon armory and museum, the building has served as a Nazi museum, a Soviet museum and an East German museum which reflected the region's shifting social and political positions over the last 135 years. [3]
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.
The Musée de l'Armée was created in 1905 with the merger of the Musée d'Artillerie and the Musée Historique de l'Armée. [1] The Musée de l'artillerie (Museum of Artillery – "artillerie" meaning all things related to weapons) was founded in 1795 in the aftermath of the French Revolution, and expanded under Napoleon.
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Cooperation in the Working Group of Military History Museums and Collections of the German Armed Forces; In addition, it operates a specialized defense technology and military science library with approx. 18,000 volumes and more than 30,000 technical service regulations. This library is for official use only.
A Military History of Germany: From the Eighteenth Century to the Present Day (1976) Krimmer, Elisabeth, and Patricia Anne Simpson, eds. Enlightened War: German Theories and Cultures of Warfare from Frederick the Great to Clausewitz (2011) Lider, Julian. Origins and Development of West German Military Thought, Vol. I, 1949–1966, (Gower, 1986)
The organisation was formed from several research facilities of Germany. The Military History Research Office (MGFA) was formed in 1958 in West Germany and was based in Freiburg. The Military History Institute of the GDR was formed in Potsdam, East Germany in 1958. In 1994, the two institutions were combined.
Military: Located in the Hôtel national des Invalides, national military museum of France, includes Musée des Plans-Reliefs, weapons, uniforms, regalia, armor, artillery, Napoleon's Tomb Musée de l'Éventail: 10th: Fashion: Hand fans and fan-making Musée des Archives Nationales: 3rd: History: Exhibit of documents drawn from the Archives ...