Exposition gallerys
The "Mechanised Warfare" gallery
An immersion into the Second World War and the technical innovations that changed the course of history.
The items come from the various countries involved in the fights (France, Germany, the USSR, Great Britain, …) and enable the visitor the review the conflict from May 1940 to the liberation of Europe.
"Battle of the Bulge" gallery
This completely renovated gallery, open since October 2022, contains:
- 13 American and German vehicles and artillery pieces, all engaged in the Battle of the Bulge;
- The 3D visit of a Sherman in virtual reality; (temporarily unavailable)
- A documentary film on the Battle of the Bulge.
"Field Artillery Tractors (1944-1945)" gallery
This gallery is dedicated to field artillery tractors and contains:
- the M4 high-speed tractor, the tracked tractor that pulls the almost legendary Long Tom, the American 155mm howitzer capable of sending its shells more than 16 kilometres;
- the Mack No truck, a real workhorse produced in only 2,000 examples during the war, which could tow the same artillery pieces as the M4 HST;
- a British Morris C8 FAT (Field Artillery Tractor) towing a 17-pounder anti-tank gun (Ordnance QF 17-pdr), which was also used on the Sherman M4A4 Firefly, one of which can be seen in the ‘Mechanised Warfare’ gallery;
- a German 10.5 cm howitzer (Feldhaubitze 18/40) completes the set-up; this howitzer will one day be accompanied by a German semi-armoured vehicle of the type Sd.Kfz. 251/10;
- a Bedford vehicle from the QL series will introduce you to the ‘so British’ side of the British Army's ‘all-purpose’ truck;
- a American 155mm M1 howitzer, the most famous American artillery piece of the conflict, used during the Second World War by the Field Artillery Battalions (and which was employed until the 2020s);
- and until the end of January 2025 the Tiger II.
Vehicle Restoration Center (Open during events)
The War Heritage Institute armoured vehicles are given a new lease of life at the VRC.
