In my last day in Chisinau, I visited the National Military Museum. It would be described as 'old school' in museum terms, but it features many interesting exhibits. It also opens early at 8am - very military.
Outside the museum, in the garden area, is mostly Soviet era equipment. Almost every artillery piece from the post-war era is here, presumably from the armed forces of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic period.
A few of the rarer ones, to me at least.
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| 1909 122mm howitzer |
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| 100mm AA gun 1946 |
Then the AFVs.
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| BTR 152 |
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| BTR 60 |
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| PT-76 |
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| T34/85 - No shortage of them in Moldova! |
A couple of Mig fighters.
Inside, there is a chronological display, although I needed some assistance from the staff to find the route!
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| I was excited about this Moldavian Hussar from 1768 war. |
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| Afghanistan is suddenly topical, although this is from the earlier conflict. |
And downstairs is the Soviet period, including the darker side.
They also had some very nice battle maps, and period photos, which will come in useful for future projects. Well worth an hour or two of your time.
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