Overloon : a World war 2 musea (Warning 56K! much photos)

[HunterICX]

Hey guys,

in my holiday to Holland I visted this nice spot where I spend some nice hours:


Outside a Russian Tank:
http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/2103/3110071235ch9.jpg

a German Panzer:
http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/4503/3110071249hi4.jpg

Sherman anti mine tank:
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/7902/3110071251az0.jpg

and the Unlucky Sherman:

http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/7997/3110071255wt2.jpg

a british tank:
http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/5459/3110071254tw8.jpg

german soldier equipment:
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/8562/3110071258uf6.jpg

some german Uniforms:
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/7400/3110071303fd2.jpg

for the SH3 junkies a one man Uboat:

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/6109/3110071358gb0.jpg

American & English Torpedo lying on top of eachother:

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/8241/3110071359fj7.jpg

a Halftrack in a nice scenery:
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/2626/3110071400yt9.jpg

Spitfire:
http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/2447/3110071401aa1.jpg

Feeling Hungry punk? eat this:
http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/9141/3110071402lq7.jpg

part 2 comming up:

[HunterICX]

Bring it on! (& V1 rocket in the background)

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/7663/3110071403yf7.jpg

88mm Flak in his AA position:

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/3526/3110071404al9.jpg

88mm Flak in his anti tank position:
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/3194/3110071406mz7.jpg

German motorbike with sidecar:

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/3660/3110071405yl3.jpg

Camouflaged tank:

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6177/3110071408xz2.jpg

cant identify this one but she's a nice one:

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/7563/3110071410rr4.jpg

pesky planes, I teach ya the quadralupe way:

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/8017/3110071411yl2.jpg

B25:

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/3619/3110071413ui2.jpg

loading the B25:

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/779/3110071414ia3.jpg

Tank salvage truck loading a Sherman:

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/7576/3110071426jk3.jpg

yep...another one:

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/156/3110071439cn4.jpg

a 90mm from the allies:

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/3551/3110071440hd0.jpg

part 3 comming up:

[HunterICX]

its shells:

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/9487/3110071443zl2.jpg

a T34:

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/8453/3110071455xo5.jpg

another T34 (winter)

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/2316/3110071456iv6.jpg

inside a T34:

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/2696/3110071457ok3.jpg

''Dora'' Rail road cannon shell:

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/5600/3110071459nx5.jpg

Germany's secret weapon:doh::

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/2711/3110071501vx4.jpg
:rotfl:oops..this is from the first World War
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/3943/3110071502jg1.jpg

Non World War 2 stuff:

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/9295/3110071441uq9.jpg

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/9277/3110071444do7.jpg

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/2984/3110071447ww6.jpg

[HunterICX]

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/5149/3110071448fa5.jpg

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/9981/3110071449nv1.jpg

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/4018/3110071450on0.jpg

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/4140/3110071452cm6.jpg

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/6293/3110071453gw6.jpg

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/8462/3110071454ks9.jpg

[Officerpuppy]

Very nice :up:

[AntEater]

The unidentified vehicle is a british "Archer" tank destroyer.
Based on the Valentine tank (Matilda and Valentine sound oh so threatening), this tank destroyer had its 17 pdr gun mounted rearwards, so the vehicle was parked backwards on the photo.
It could only fire rearwards, but not while being pursued as the breech block would have decapitated the driver while recoiling if he were seated.
The Archer features quite high on my "10 most pointless WW2 weapons" list.

[kiwi_2005]

wow nice photos:up:

[Jimbuna]

The unidentified vehicle is a british "Archer" tank destroyer.
Based on the Valentine tank (Matilda and Valentine sound oh so threatening), this tank destroyer had its 17 pdr gun mounted rearwards, so the vehicle was parked backwards on the photo.
It could only fire rearwards, but not while being pursued as the breech block would have decapitated the driver while recoiling if he were seated.
The Archer features quite high on my "10 most pointless WW2 weapons" list.

Correct Sir :up:

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Archer_SP_17_pdr_Tank_Destroyer.jpg/300px-Archer_SP_17_pdr_Tank_Destroyer.jpg&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archer_(tank_destroyer)&h=216&w=300&sz=55&hl=en&start=11&tbnid=uGK7gU8ra4AmSM:&tbnh=84&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3Darcher%2Btank%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10% 26hl%3Den

[AG124]

Nice pictures - I hope I get to visit a museum with a collection like this someday.:up:

[Letum]

Some one tell them to shut the rear landing gear doors on the B25!
They shouldn't be open when the plane is on the ground. ;)



/b25 geek

[RickC Sniper]

Great pictures!

I guessed that unidentified tank was a Marder III but you guys are right.

I love those German 88's.

:up:

[STEED]

Great Stuff. :rock: :rock: :rock:

[Chock]

That looks like the sort of place my wife complains about when I want to spend hours there!

Love the way that MiG 21 is displayed.

:D Chock

[SUBMAN1]

The unidentified vehicle is a british "Archer" tank destroyer.
Based on the Valentine tank (Matilda and Valentine sound oh so threatening), this tank destroyer had its 17 pdr gun mounted rearwards, so the vehicle was parked backwards on the photo.
It could only fire rearwards, but not while being pursued as the breech block would have decapitated the driver while recoiling if he were seated.
The Archer features quite high on my "10 most pointless WW2 weapons" list.What are you talking about? It makes a great tank for those who like to run away! :rotfl: :rotfl:

-S

[HunterICX]

That looks like the sort of place my wife complains about when I want to spend hours there!

Love the way that MiG 21 is displayed.

:D Chock

Boys with Toys :p
lucky I,m still single then ;)

[bookworm_020]

The german secert weapon tank in a french Renault FT 17. The Australian War memorial has one in it's collection.

They date from WW1, but were still in use at the begining of WW2. The Germans captured over 1,000 of them when they took france. They used them for airfield defence. There greatest weakness was the drive wheel for the tank treads, not only was it large, but it was made of Wood!:huh:

[HunterICX]

http://www.oorlogsmuseum-overloon.nl/index.php?t=en
(english version)

here's the website of the Musea I visited.

[Jimbuna]

Reminds me of the days when I was living in Holland (Dordrecht)....Rememberance Day and every grave was tended by a separate schoolchild for the day....very moving experience :cry:

[TteFAboB]

The german secert weapon tank in a french Renault FT 17. The Australian War memorial has one in it's collection.

They date from WW1, but were still in use at the begining of WW2. The Germans captured over 1,000 of them when they took france. They used them for airfield defence. There greatest weakness was the drive wheel for the tank treads, not only was it large, but it was made of Wood!:huh:

And I thought the Germans didn't like to kamikaze.

[NiclDoe]

:huh: :huh: http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s64/danlisa_photo/Drool.gifhttp://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s64/danlisa_photo/Drool.gif Those photos are aswesome. Where did you ? I must go there. http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s64/danlisa_photo/Drool.gif

[AVGWarhawk]

I could spend all day looking these displays over! Thanks for posting!

[nikimcbee]

You win the cool post of the day award!:up: That museum looks larger? than the Moscow military museum.

[HunterICX]

You win the cool post of the day award!:up: That museum looks larger? than the Moscow military museum.
what I showed in the pictures is just the vehicule bay ;)
you got a whole section with documents and other paperwork like propaganda, news and warents etc etc. very interesting to read too