Schweizerisches Militärmuseum Full, Military and technology museum in Full-Reuenthal, Switzerland.
Schweizerisches Militärmuseum Full is a military technology and vehicle museum in the Aargau region displaying tanks, artillery, aircraft defense systems, and other equipment from the 20th century across approximately 9,000 square meters. The collection includes vehicles and weapons from various countries, illustrating the technical development of military hardware over several decades.
The association behind the museum was founded by Thomas Hug and friends to promote a military-technology museum. In 1989 it opened the Festungsmuseum Reuenthal; construction of the museum in Full on a former industrial site began in 1998, and the Swiss Military Museum opened there in 2004 under the VMFM association. A new hall followed in April 2010, and in autumn 2023 it was announced that most of the Thun tank museum's largely foreign exhibits would move to Full.
The museum displays equipment and vehicles manufactured or used in Switzerland, telling the story of the country's role in defense manufacturing. The exhibits help visitors understand how Swiss companies developed technology for military purposes.
The museum occupies several buildings and former factory halls, with the Oerlikon-Bührle factory collection on the upper floor and the 3,000 m² Mowag hall opened in April 2010. The site lies at Full-Reuenthal in the canton of Aargau, directly opposite the German town of Waldshut. Once a year the grounds host an event with themed market stalls, food stands and a driving display of military vehicles.
On the upper floor is the complete factory collection of the former arms manufacturer Oerlikon-Bührle, mainly anti-aircraft and aircraft weapons. The museum also holds a German V1 flying bomb, a Reichenberg device, and engines and defence stands from British and American bombers that crashed or made emergency landings in Switzerland.
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