Aalborg Defense and Garrison Museum
The Aalborg Defense and Garrison Museum ( Aalborg Forsvars- og Garrison Museum ) is a military museum located west of Aalborg . It is located in a large hangar of the sea airfield Seefliegerhorst Aalborg, which was built during the occupation of Denmark in World War II in 1940 .
history
The museum opened on June 22nd, 2002 and has continuously expanded its exhibitions ever since. It includes the branches of the Danish military: Army, Air Force, Home Guard, Police and Rescue Service (civil defense). It also contains a comprehensive exhibition on Denmark during the Second World War and Aalborg as a garrison town.
The military authorities made a major contribution to the procurement of most of the exhibits, particularly those involving heavy equipment such as armored vehicles, guns and fighter planes . The main focus is on the conditions during the Second World War and the post-war period. The museum shows Danish military equipment during the Cold War.
Wreck of a Heinkel He219
In April 2012, the wreck of a was a storm Heinkel He219 night fighter from World War II near the coast in shallow water in the Tannisbugt off the tip of Jutland uncovered and then recovered. In and of itself, aircraft wrecks are not uncommon in Denmark and the surrounding waters, since during the war fierce aerial battles were fought in the skies over then occupied Denmark . British bomber streams often flew over Denmark at night and US bomber units during the day into the Reich territory , but of this machine, which was only built 252 times, there is only one other surviving specimen in a US museum.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rare German fighter plane found at t-online.de
Coordinates: 57 ° 3 '23.1 " N , 9 ° 53' 0.6" E