German Panzer Museum Munster — Attraction in Munster

I have just spent a very interesting morning at the Panzer Museum which I would thoroughly recommend to anyone who is interested. The exhibits were well laid out and many have details in English. The staff were friendly, very knowledgeable and spoke English. Munster is near an area where modern tankers and artillerists are trained and during lunch I heard the muffled sound of live firing on the 50 km range to the South. The exhibits start from the fascinating WW1 A7V diorama , other WW1 light tanks though the armoured cars and light tanks of the inter-war period, an excellent collection of WW2 German armour showing how tanks grew from tiny PzKw1 to the monsters of the middle and late war like the King Tiger, the Jagtiger etc. Post war you have the Russian tanks used by East Germany up to the T72 and the US Patton derived tanks followed by Leopard 1 and 2 used by West Germany and later post unification Germany.

There is a snack bar to get coffee and cake and for those wanting a more substantial lunch a nice , inexpensive cafe just across the quiet road. I managed to park free right outside the front door. However there is a car park about 100 meters away across the road. I don't remember any steps during my visit so I think the museum would be suitable for any visitors in a wheelchair or with accessibility issues. I thoroughly recommend a visit. For those planning a visit I would also recommend use of the virtual tour on the website. It was not complete when I used it but it is a good introduction to the exhibits up to the end of WW2.

Neil...

A must for tank lovers, at quite a reasonable entrance fee. Tanks range from an A7v (WW1) replica, through to Pz1, Marder, Pz38t, Pz3, Pz4, a Panther, a Tiger replica, Tiger 2(my personal favourite), Sturmtiger, Stug 3, Jagdpanzer and Jagdpanther, Hetzer, Cromwell, Sherman and a few lighter WW2 tanks, armoured vehicles (e.g. Kettenkrad, Sd.Kfz. 251, etc), artillery (Wespe, M7 Priest) and even the famous Flak 88. A lot of ex-German Army post war tanks are also on display, e.g. T-54, BMP-1 and 2, M-48's, M-60's, most of the Leopard German variants and the ill-fated MBT-70. The collection is completed with other various tanks, armoured carriers etc, like the impressive Swedish Stridsvagn, some Russian tanks (T-62 and T-72) some french AMX light tanks, and an Israeli Merkava MkII. Some detailed texts are only in German, but the main texts are in English so this wasn't an issue. I was also fortunate to see some remote-controlled hobbyist tank models in the yard (on a Sunday morning). I would suggest visiting right when the museum opens to beat the crowds, though the museum is not really crowded. The only downside as others said, is that you can only get inside one tank (a Leopard 1) which almost always...

If ever there was a heaven for lovers of armoured vehicles, the Deutsches Panzermuseum would be a serious candidate. It's remote location ensures that only the most dedicated of fans will make the long pilgrimage to visit this exceptional collection of cold steel, providing a quiet, profound and surprisingly intimate experience. The museum offers more than just it's almost unimaginable number of vehicles, too.

There are sections of the museum dedicated to uniform in the German military, from the Wehrmacht to the DDR to the modern day, exploring the role of the uniform in the mythos of an army. There is also a very profound and humbling exhibition on the horrors of war and the permanent disabilities that afflict many veterans. A stoic and bold showcase of the weaponry of war that should be on the list for any true fan of armoured warfare.

The museum staff were courteous and non-intrusive but spoke excellent English, and the entire museum was well presented and clean. One of my personal highlights was the old Bundeswehr M48 tank parked outside the rear of the museum that was open for visitors to get inside and poke around, and although it was not in use at the time, the RC tank battle arena gave...