National Museum of Military History (Bulgaria)

Different types of missiles on display

Aero L-29 on display

The National Military History Museum (Национален военноисторически музей, Natsionalen voennoistoricheski muzey) is a museum dedicated to military history in Sofia, Bulgaria. A structure of the Ministry of Defence, it has existed under various names and subordinate to various institutions since 1 August 1914 (in practice since 4 July 1916). It disposes of 5,000 m² of indoor and 40,000 m² outdoor (of which 500 m² covered) exhibition area, a library and a computer centre.

Establishment

The NMMH was established in 1916, two years after a military-historical commission, consisting of an archive, exhibition and library, was founded. By that time it was one of only three Bulgarian museums in existence. Its first complete exhibition was only unveiled in 1937. Its current structure and name date from 1968.

Outdoor exhibition

An incomplete list of equipment on display.

Artillery

10.5 cm leFH 16 7.7 cm FK 96 n.A. 10 cm K 14 6-duim mortar M1876 8-duim mortar 7.5 cm Pak 40 10 cm schwere Kanone 18 10.5 cm leFH 18 15 cm sFH 18

Jagdpanzer IV Sturmgeschütz III 76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3) 100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) 122 mm gun M1931/37 (A-19) 152 mm howitzer M1943 (D-1) Katyusha rocket launcher SU-76 SU-100

122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30) 37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K) ZU-23-2 KS-19 RM-51 BM-21 BM-24 2S3 Akatsiya FN 4RM

Missiles

• 9K52 Luna-M
• R-17 Elbrus
• OTR-23 Oka
• S-75 Dvina
• 2K11 Krug

Military vehicles

AT-S artillery tractor BTM ditching machine MTU-12 bridge-layer TMM bridge-layer BTR-152 BTR-60

BTR-60PAU MT-LB MT-LBu ZIS-5 truck BMP-23 BMP-30

Tanks

Fahrpanzer LT-35 Hotchkiss H35 Panzer IV

T-34-76 T-34-85 T-54/55 T-72

Aircraft

Aero L-29 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 Panavia Tornado Mil Mi-2 Mil Mi-8 Mil Mi-24

External links

• Official website