Musée des Blindés

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The Musée des Blindés or Musée Général Estienne is a tank museum located in Saumur in the Loire Valley of France. It is now one of the world's largest tank museums. It began in 1977 under the leadership of Colonel Michel Aubry, who convinced both the French military hierarchy and the local political authorities. Starting with only a few hundred tracked vehicles, it is now a significant collection which attracts visitors interested in the history of multinational tank development as well as professional armor specialists. From the beginning, Aubry made it a key policy of the museum to restore historically or technically significant vehicles to running condition.

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Museum of Armoured Vehicles in Saumur
military museum, 

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Location: 47.2442, -0.0708, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Loire Campaign ⓘ
    1428 military campaign
  • Capture of Saumur ⓘ
    1621 military investment during the Huguenot rebellions
  • Battle of Doué ⓘ
    1793 battle
  • Battle of Montreuil-Bellay ⓘ
    1793 battle
  • Battle of Saumur ⓘ
    1793 battle
  • Battle of Martigné-Briand ⓘ
    1793 battle
  • Battle of Saumur ⓘ
    battle during World War II
  • Chinon Castle ⓘ
    castle in France  
  • Fort Saint-Georges ⓘ
  • Musée des Blindés ⓘ
    French tank museum
  • Donjon de Curçay-sur-Dive ⓘ
  • Tour de Viliers Boivin ⓘ
  • tour de Villiers-Boivin ⓘ
  • tour du Bourg ⓘ
  • Tour Grénetière ⓘ
  • Tour Papegault de Saumur ⓘ
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Wax figure of WW2 Soviet Red Army Marshal Georgy Zhukov Георгий Жуков - Museum of Armored Vehicles Musee des Blindes Saumur Loire Region France (Adam Jones 2024-05-19 Flickr)Wax figure of WW2 Soviet Red Army Marshal Georgy Zhukov Георгий Жуков - Museum of Armored Vehicles Musee des Blindes Saumur Loire Region France (Adam Jones 2024-05-19 Flickr)
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    eventarmed conflict1428Loire Campaignmilitary campaignWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1621Capture of SaumurbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1793Battle of DouébattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1793Battle of Montreuil-BellaybattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1793Battle of SaumurbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1793Battle of Martigné-BriandbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1940Battle of SaumurbattleWikidata
    sitecastleChinon Castlechâteau, castleWikidata
    sitefortFort Saint-GeorgesfortWikidata
    sitemuseumMusée des Blindésmilitary museumWikidata
    sitetowerDonjon de Curçay-sur-DivekeepWikidata
    sitetowerTour de Viliers Boivinfortified towerWikidata
    sitetowertour de Villiers-Boivinfortified towerWikidata
    sitetowertour du Bourgfortified towerWikidata
    sitetowerTour Grénetièrefortified towerWikidata
    sitetowerTour Papegault de Saumurfortified towerWikidata
    commonsimageWax figure of WW2 Soviet Red Army Marshal Georgy Zhukov Георгий Жуков - Museum of Armored Vehicles Musee des Blindes Saumur Loire Region France (Adam Jones 2024-05-19 Flickr) Commons
    commonsimageMDB zimmerit 487 Commons
    commonsimageLa cuisine de l'Abbaye Royal (46841970542) Commons
    commonsimageMDB plan visite Commons
    commonsimageMDB zimmerit 485 Commons
    commonsimageMDB 0408 Commons
    commonsimageMDB zimmerit 484 Commons
    commonsimageMDB plan visite Commons
    commonsimageMDB 0408 Commons
    commonsimageMDB zimmerit 486 Commons
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