sim60 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Evening, we are planning to visit the German tank museum at Munster later this year and are looking for places to visit on the way there or back so any recommendations gratefully received. Thanks Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 interesting museum, you have given me some ideas for a trip too...for other things to see depends, all military or general things...I would like to visit Camp Vogelsang it is an amazing historical legacy of Hitlers breadth of control and influence, one of his youth camps, built by prisoners, I remember hearing it had been abandoned and was now opened...during the day, its worth a visit...no idea what they are doing with it but it is really a magnificent construction and worth the visit in my opinion...just checked on internet and yes it is open to the public during the day...you can still see the statues that had all their private parts shot off by the Americans when liberated...bullet holes everywhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 (edited) Here is a link to the WW2 Dodge forum that has a comprehensive list of Military History related museums in Germany and Europe, including links to the Munster Tank museum http://forum.ww2dodge.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=12386 Edited March 24, 2015 by Nick Johns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gradez Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 (edited) Hello, do you already have a rough idea about your route? And are MV´s your only interest? Is there a significant other to be entertained as well? If you travel via Hamburg (about 90 km from Munster), and you are interested in motoring in general, I would recommend this: http://www.prototyp-hamburg.de A fine private collection focussing on Porsche constructions, so usually they have their VW Schwimmkübel, Porsche Jagdwagen or CCG Beetle on display (among many other interesting cars). If you are interested in maritime or (German) naval history I would recommend this: http://www.internationales-maritimes-museum.de One mayor benefit is, that both museums are almost direkt neighbours. One mayor problem is, that you can spend almost one entire day in both of them, especially in the maritime museum. So enjoy your trrip to Germany, Kind regards Gradez Just one additional note: Please keep in mind, that museums are usually closed in Germany on Mondays. So you´d better check opening hours in advance..... Edited March 25, 2015 by Gradez note added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sim60 Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 Thanks for the replies we are planning To go over on the tunnel and then go to Munster first and then work our way back to the tunnel via museums,places of interest etc,we like mv,sites but also anything history wise we are not taking the other half's so its all blokey stuff Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gradez Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 OK, lets stick to the blokey stuff then..... If you are in the federal state of Lower Saxony there are a few places, that might interest you. All of the following attractions are more or less located in a rather small triangle between Munster, Göttingen and Wolfsburg. There are actually two car museums in the city of Wolfsburg, home of the Volkswagen company. First is Automuseum Volkswagen (http://automuseum.volkswagen.de) focussing on VW cars, the second one is Autostadt Zeithaus (http://www.autostadt.de/en/explore-the-autostadt/zeithaus/) which shows not just VW cars, but has a bit of a focus on brands now belonging to them and their evolution (like Audi, Horch, DKW, Wanderer, NSU,...). A newly opened private museum with a quality collection and lovely made display is in Einbeck (https://ps-speicher.de/en/index.php) I´ve been there earlier this year, so I am glad to be able to post a (MV-retated) teaser picture: If you get fed up with cars, you should visit an aviation museum, which easily can be done here: http://www.luftfahrtmuseum-hannover.de/ So much for the technical stuff. If you are interested in more historical stuff, especially anglo-hanoverian history (you know, all those Georges), you could go there: http://www.landesmuseum-hannover.niedersachsen.de or there http://www.schloss-marienburg.com So enjoy your trip. Kind regards Gradez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 schloss marienberg, we defended that hill in crusader 80 and exercise Lionheart... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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