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Yad La-Shiryon, Military museum in Latrun, Israel.

Yad La-Shiryon is a military museum in Latrun, Israel, displaying more than 160 armored combat vehicles from World War II to the present day. Tanks stand outdoors across an open-air site, while indoor spaces hold uniforms, maps, and technical equipment.

The Tegart fort was built by the British Mandate authorities in 1940 and later used by the Arab Legion. In May 1948, Operations Ben Nun Aleph and Bet were fought here by the newly formed 7th Brigade, considered the beginning of the Israeli Armored Corps. Israel captured the site in the Six-Day War; the cornerstone of Yad La-Shiryon was laid on 14 December 1982.

The Wall of Names bears 5,079 armored corps soldiers, listed without rank because all are equal in death; a dot seals each name, except siblings or a parent and child, written side by side. Rows of olive trees run alongside the wall across the plaza. The synagogue holds an 18th-century walnut ark from the Jewish community of Pisa.

The site occupies a hill at Latrun in the Ayalon Valley, with the Tegart fort and the open tank yard on the same grounds. The open-air display of over 160 armored vehicles is largely unshaded, so bring a hat and water. The memorial square is split by the Wall of Names, with rows of olive trees crossing it.

A Sherman tank sits atop a water tower at the entrance and serves as the site's recognizable symbol. This tower was originally part of the British fortification and was repurposed after the war ended.

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