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Behind the scenes

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…

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A group of soldiers in field uniform with a guide in front of the large Euro Hawk drone in the collection store.

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Secrets of Gatow

What to expect

What to expect

The Cold War lasted for over four decades – an era marked by intense intelligence activity. During this time, the divided city of Berlin developed into a veritable…

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View from an elevated vantage point of part of the runway and Hangars 4 and 5.

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Aerial combat in the First World War

What to expect

What to expect

The First World War is regarded as the ‘seminal catastrophe of the 20th century’.

This interactive tour traces the course of this devastating war – from aeroplanes…

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Several naval officers in uniform standing in the First World War section of the permanent exhibition.

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Progress and war crimes

What to expect

What to expect

This interactive tour explores the role of the Luftwaffe in the Second World War.

This tour examines both the criminal war of aggression waged by Nazi Germany and the…

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A CASA C-2.111B (Heinkel He 111) and a Flak 37 88 mm anti-aircraft gun.

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Radiant skies

What to expect

What to expect

During the Cold War, the arms race between the two superpowers – the USA and the USSR – brought the world to the brink of nuclear annihilation. For four decades,…

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Group of visitors in front of a PA-200 fighter jet in the permanent exhibition at the Military History Museum at Berlin-Gatow Airfield.

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Prinzip Held*

How are heroes made?

How are heroes made?

Heroes do not make themselves – they are created through social attributions. This is the essence of ‘Prinzip Held*’. This is not just another exhibition…

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Four red letters appear against a blue background arranged in a square to form the word HELD* (HERO).

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Berlin Airlift remembered

The Berlin Airlift: When people make history

The Berlin Airlift: When people make history

In June 1948, the Soviet Union suddenly blocked all road, rail and canal access to West Berlin,…

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Against a black background, a wide grey corridor stretches out, featuring small black silhouettes of aeroplanes.

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Ethiopia ’84/85

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…

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A member of the West German Air Force, wearing an orange jumpsuit, walks through an Ethiopian village with a camera.

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Outdoor exhibition area

Large equipment from East and West

Large equipment from East and West

Step onto our extensive outdoor grounds and discover one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of Cold War-era military…

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The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter fighter jet, mounted on supports in take-off position, against a dark, cloudy sky.

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You can’t miss Gatow

The early days: From an idyllic setting to a military airfield

The early days: From an idyllic setting to a military airfield

“You can’t miss Gatow” – this statement from 1947 is truer today than…

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A visitor walks through the exhibition on the history of the airfield, entitled ‘You can’t miss Gatow’.