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Museum management

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…

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History of the airfield and the museum

An authentic site of aviation history

An authentic site of aviation history

The Military History Museum at Berlin-Gatow Airfield brings history to life at its original site. Here you can visit…

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Blick durch die Fenster der Towerkanzel auf das Gelände mit Hangar 4 und Radartürmen.

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Air forces collection

Historical artefacts dating from 1884

Historical artefacts dating from 1884

The Military History Museum at Berlin-Gatow Airfield preserves artefacts dating from the beginnings of military aviation…

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Helicopters and planes seen from the side in the collection store.

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Technical library

Technical regulations and technical orders

Technical regulations and technical orders

How does a fighter jet actually work? For an aircraft to fly, it takes far more than just fuel and a pilot. It…

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A view of a shelf with boxes of files.

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Conservation

What conservation involves

What conservation involves

The primary aim of conservation work at the Military History Museum at Berlin-Gatow Airfield is to preserve historical and cultural heritage.…

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View of the open cockpit of an Aero L-39 Albatros, featuring an analogue instrument panel and an ejector seat.

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The museum’s collection areas

The museum’s collection areas

The museum’s collection areas

From imposing large-scale items to personal letters from the front

Scope of the collection

Scope of the collection

The museum at…

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A slide rule for calculating navigation data held by a member of the collection team.

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The allure of authoritarianism

What to expect

What to expect

In this two-part educational programme, members of the Bundeswehr engage with current topics of personal development in a single day.

How can we respond to the…

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A group of German soldiers in field uniform with their civilian lecturer in a seminar room.

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Fun with flags

What to expect

What to expect

Flags tell stories, convey messages through symbols and colours – and can be combined in many creative ways

Understanding symbols and designing your own…

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Colourful pennants featuring various symbols are attached to the line with pegs.

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Experiencing democracy

What to expect

What to expect

Do you want to defend democracy – above all by setting an example through your own actions? But how can we live (more) democratically?

This workshop brings political…

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Chairs stacked high in a seminar room.

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Face to face with the enemy

What to expect

What to expect

On this cycling tour, we explore traces of the Cold War in south-west Berlin – the city once divided by the Wall – and in neighbouring Brandenburg.

Berlin was a…

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A guide explains the Berlin Wall Trail to two men.