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Aerial warfare in the spotlight of military history

The museum at Berlin-Gatow Airfield is a branch of the Military History Museum of the Bundeswehr, dedicated to the history of aerial warfare – the…

What to expect

What to expect

Museums are rarely able to display their entire collections. Many artefacts therefore remain hidden away in storage – including at the Military History Museum at…

Guided tours

Guided tours

The Military History Museum at Berlin-Gatow Airfield offers a wide range of guided tours suitable for members of Bundeswehr as well as the general public and school…

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What does it mean to be under constant strain and in constant danger? How does this affect people? How do soldiers interact with the local population, and how do the locals, in turn, view the foreign…

Daily life in a war zone

Daily life in a war zone

What does it mean to live under constant tension and danger? How does this affect people? And what does it mean for soldiers, whose profession…

Press images

Press images

The press images provided here may be used free of charge exclusively by media outlets (print, online, TV, radio) in accordance with Section 50 of the German Copyright Act…

Head of the Military History Museum at Berlin-Gatow Airfield

Lieutenant Colonel Ralf-Gunter Leonhardt  mhmgatoweingang@bundeswehr.org

Head of the museum’s reconceptualization

Dr Doris…

History in the making

History in the making

Forty years ago, during the Cold War, soldiers from East and West Germany met on the African continent. In Ethiopia, instead of facing each other as…

Past Special Exhibitions

Past Special Exhibitions

Special exhibitions

Special exhibitions

Explore the history of aerial warfare at an authentic site