Pictures from Museum Stammheim for Military and Contemporary History

Hi everyone,

As mentioned in the Daily, we visited the museum in Stammheim yesterday. It’s just a half hour drive from my place, but I don’t think we‘ve ever been there before. At least not for as long as I can remember 😉

It claims to be the largest private museum of its kind in Germany, and I have no doubt anymore that it is! The website doesn’t give information about the size of the place, but it states that they have more than 250 vehicles on site. And that’s not all of it: there are guns, grenades, parts of bombs, medical equipment, uniforms, marching provisions, radio equipment and many more things. They certainly have more tanks than I expected to see in my life! Including the one George Clooney had in Monuments Men.

On your arrival, you are greeted by an impressive tank bridge. It’s on the left of this picture, and as you can see as high as s two level warehouse. Ah, and yes, one of their tanks right there:


And that’s how they get the bridge to the place where it’s needed. The fella on the right in the background clears the way if there are tank barriers.



Just turn a little and oops, more tanks!



And an Alligator:


Oh, and a bit of flying stuff:


You can also walk through a trench and see/climb into a one person bunker:




So, that‘s a part of the outdoor exhibition. Let’s get a look inside.

Welcome to a WW II stand-off. It’s too big for a holistic view of the scene, but here’s a little snippet:


More tanks (and my mom’s backside):


This little guy was remotely controlled even back then. Unfortunately he couldn’t unload his package, so he had to explode in the end to fulfill his mission:


It’s time to cook and bake:


And here’s the food of later eras:



Yes, WW II was also fought in Africa:


Here’s some historical snow gear:


Sometimes they fight on/in the water, too. They don’t have a submarine (there’s one in Technikmuseum Speyer, though, and you can climb down into it there). But they have this innocent looking guy:


Here’s an ejection seat and the type of vehicle they drop with parachutes:



That’s the stuff they still had when my dad was with the Bundeswehr. They called the smaller trailer a chock for the Leopard tank:




Here’s a supersonic jet:



And with this one they get the injured out:


And here’s my secret favorite, because it’s so utterly absurd. Yes, it’s a sausage washing machine! 😂



So, this was just a tiny part of their exhibition. I was, frankly, a bit overwhelmed because I didn’t expect so much stuff and all the details! I saw some things for the first time ever, even some things I never thought would exist 😮 Let me know what you think. 🤗