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Military Museum
Војни музеј Београд
Vojni muzej Beograd
Established1878; 146 years ago (1878)
LocationKalemegdan, Belgrade
Coordinates44°49′19″N 20°27′00″E / 44.8219°N 20.4500°E / 44.8219; 20.4500
TypeMilitary museum
Directorlieutenant colonel Gradimir Matic
CuratorČedomir Vokić
Websitewww.muzej.mod.gov.rs/en

The Military Museum (Serbian: Војни музеј, romanized: Vojni muzej) is a museum located in Belgrade, Serbia. Founded in 1878, the museum has over 3,000 ancient and modern items. These include Roman swords and helmets, Greek helmets and daggers, Serbian heavy knight's armor, axes, shields, helmets, crossbows, armoured gloves, as well as Western medieval weapons. There are also more modern guns, firearms, and elements of soldier's uniforms and equipment. Dioramas, plaques, and displays illustrate the use and historical context of the museum's collection.

Inside the museum's main building, the exhibits are found in a single long hall progressing from ancient through medieval and then towards modern. All exhibits are labeled in the Serbian Language in both Cyrillic and Latin, as well as English. Outside the museum's main building, there are numerous tanks, howitzers, and armoured cars of many types. Some were acquired during World War II, when they were captured by the Red Army and Yugoslav Partisans from retreating Nazi and Axis forces (Belgrade Offensive). These decommissioned tanks and artillery pieces line the walls and paths leading into the Military Museum from two directions. Recent exhibits address NATO actions against Serbia in 1999, including the controversial use of cluster bombs, depleted uranium, and graphite bombs, some of which are claimed to be in violation of international law. A well-known exhibit features parts of a US F-117 stealth aircraft which was downed by a Serbian S-125 Neva/Pechora.

The Military Museum is located inside the walls of the historic Belgrade Fortress, situated at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and within a popular park known as the Kalemegdan Park, near the center of the city.

Gallery

Outer Exhibition

  • Belgrade Military Museum outer exhibition Belgrade Military Museum outer exhibition
  • Various guns and howitzers Various guns and howitzers
  • Italian tankette, L3/35 Italian tankette, L3/35
  • Soviet T-34-85 tank, a variant of T-34 Soviet T-34-85 tank, a variant of T-34
  • American M3 Stuart light tank American M3 Stuart light tank

Inside Exhibition

  • Serbian armor and equipment, 14 and 15th century. Serbian armor and equipment, 14 and 15th century.
  • Dzeferdar Dzeferdar
  • Uniform belongs to Tambur-Mažor of Serbian Army from 1841 Uniform belongs to Tambur-Mažor of Serbian Army from 1841
  • Uniform of Serbian officer 1900 Uniform of Serbian officer 1900
  • Serbian WWI flags Serbian WWI flags
  • Polish TKF tankette Polish TKF tankette
  • Uniform of a private in the Serbian Revolutionary Army of 1804. Uniform of a private in the Serbian Revolutionary Army of 1804.
  • Hajduk weapons Hajduk weapons

See also

External links

List of museums in Belgrade
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