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Hi all this is my firts post on this forum. I've decided to post some photos from my yesterday trip to Polish Military Museum in Warsaw. Hope you like it.
Informations about the museum.
The Polish Military Museum was established on the basis of a 1920 decree by the Supreme Commander, Marshall Jozef Pilsudski. Initially housed together with the National Museum in a building in Podwale Street, in 1934 it moved to a section of the National Museum's new building, a purpose-built edifice constructed in 1926-38 after the design by Tadeusz Tolwinski. Reopened after World War II in 1946, the Museum started its new divisions, the Museum of Katyn and the Museum of Polish Military Technology, in the 9th Czerniakowski Fort in 1993.
The holdings tell the story of the Polish armed forces from the Middle Ages to contemporary times and include collections of edged weapons, firearms and protective weapons; eighteenth century and later uniforms; sixteenth century and later standards and banners; military orders and distinctions; equestrian equipment; hunting and sports weapons; marine and aviation equipment; oriental and exotic arms. The Art Department houses a collection of battle-scene paintings, graphics, posters and drawings. The special holdings encompass extensive iconographic, archival and cartographic collections. Among the Museum's prized possessions are the personal effects of distinguished military leaders and commanders from Hetman Jan Tarnowski to Jozef Pilsudski.
"Sexton" MK.II Self-Propelled Gun
The first artillery unit of the Polish Armed Forces in the West that received the "Sexton" SP guns was the 1st Motor Artillery Regiment of the 1st Armored Division. The 7th Horse Artillery Regiment, an artillery unit assigned to the 2nd Warszawska Armored Division, which was raised shortly prior to the war’s end, was another unit that used vehicles of this type. An estimated number of 60 - 80 "Sextons" were in use by the Polish units.
The vehicle on this photo carries the markings of the 1st Motor Artillery Regiment of the 1st Armored Division.
Same as above
M3 GMC (Gun Motor Carriage) with M1897A4 75mm Gun
2S1 - 122-mm self-propelled howitzer
Same as above
T-34/85
Same as above
T-55AMS
The T-55AMS tank is a variant of the Polish-produced T-55AM tank, which in turn was a modified version of the Soviet T-55A tank that was produced in Poland under a license agreement.
The T-55AMS tank was introduced to service with the Army of the Peoples Republic of Poland in the latter 1980s. As the preceding T-55AM tank, the T-55AMS has been provided with MERIDA fire control system (incorporating a laser range finder and digital ballistic computer), DOBRAVA warning laser detection system and ERB smoke grenade launchers. The T-55AMS has been added with provisions for attaching engineering equipment: the KMT-5 mine-clearing device or the USCz-55 dozer blade. Each T-55 tank company comprised 10 tanks: one T-55AD2M (command vehicle), six T-55AM and three T-55AMS tanks.
T-34/76
I have a personal fillings to this tank because my grandfather was one of its crew members during WWII. This tank passed 4760KM war path (1820KM in combat). It was fighting in the Battle of Lenino, Battle of Studzianki, Battle to break the “Wał Pomorski” (Pomeranian Position – the highly fortified German defense line). During the attack at Zabinek (2-3 march 1945) the tank was hit by Panzerfaust and it was forced to withdraw for repairs. From 17th of january 1946 tank is one of the exhibits in Polish Military Museum.
Same as above
From the left: 2S1 - 122mm self-propelled howitzer, T-34/85, T-55AMS
German Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf. D Half-Truck
German Jagdpanzer 38 "Hetzer" tank destroyer
SU-76 self-propelled gun
IS-2 Heavy Tank
German 10,5 cm leichte Feld haubitze (light field howitzer) - standard German field artillery when WWII started.
I'll post more photos soon
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