Overloon War Museum
The Overloon War Museum (Dutch: Oorlogsmuseum Overloon) is located in Overloon, Netherlands.
The museum was opened on May 25, 1946, making it one of the oldest museums in Europe dedicated to the Second World War. The museum is located on the site of the Battle of Overloon, a World War II tank and infantry battle between Allied and German forces that occurred in September and October 1944, in the aftermath of Operation Market Garden.
The museum is set in 14 hectares of woodland. A feature of the museum is the large number of military vehicles and equipment on display, both German and Allied. For years these have been kept in the open air, but have recently been moved indoors in order to help preserve them. Many of the exhibited vehicles took part in the Battle of Overloon. In 2006 the collection was expanded with a large number of vehicles from a private collection.
During the 2021 Christmas period, while the museum was closed due to restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands, the museum released a series of videos about subjects in its collection. One of these videos was about Vincent Speranza, an American veteran of the Second World War.[1]
See also
- Verzetsmuseum – Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Bundeswehr Museum of German Defense Technology – Koblenz, Germany
- Deutsches Panzermuseum – Munster, Germany
- Australian Armour and Artillery Museum – Australia
- Musée des Blindés – Paris, France
- Nationaal Militair Museum – Soesterberg, Netherlands
- Royal Tank Museum – Amman, Jordan
- The Tank Museum – Bovington, United Kingdom
- Ontario Regiment Museum – Oshawa, Canada
- United States Army Ordnance Museum
- Polish Army Museum – Warsaw, Poland
References
- Janssen, Leon (25 December 2021). "Oorlogsmuseum Overloon start digitale rondleidingen met Herman the Sherman". De Limburger (in Dutch). Mediahuis. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
