The Pivka Park of Military History ( sl, Park vojaške zgodovine Pivka) is a
military museum Military Museum may refer to museums of military and war, or specific museums including:
* Aldershot Military Museum, in Aldershot, England
* Athens War Museum, in Athens, Greece
* Base Borden Military Museum, Borden, Ontario, Canada
* California ...
in the town in
Pivka
Pivka (, german: St. Peter in Krain, it, San Pietro del Carso) is a small town in Slovenia in the Pivka Basin in the Karst region. It is the seat of the Municipality of Pivka. It belongs to the traditional region of Inner Carniola.
Name
Pivka wa ...
,
Slovenia
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. It is operated jointly by the Municipality of Pivka and the Military Museum of the
Slovene Armed Forces.
The museum's exhibits mainly date from the late
WWII
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era and the
Cold War
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, the timeframe of the former
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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. The core collection consists of a large number of armored vehicles and artillery; there is also a small aviation collection, with five fixed-wing aircraft and two helicopters. The museum's most popular exhibit is the ''Zeta'', an ex-Yugoslav
''Una''-class infiltration submarine.
History
The complex was built by the Italian army as a frontier barracks during the interwar period, when much of what is presently southwestern Slovenia was part of the
Kingdom of Italy
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. A fortress of the
Alpine Wall
The Alpine Wall (''Vallo Alpino'') was an Italian system of fortifications along the of Italy's northern frontier. Built in the years leading up to World War II at the direction of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, the defensive line faced Franc ...
, built to guard the Italian side of the pre-1941
Rapallo border, is an annex of the museum grounds and is accessible by hiking trail. After
WWII
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, the Pivka barracks were successively inherited by the militaries of Yugoslavia and Slovenia. In 2004, the facility was transferred from the Slovene Ministry of Defense to the
Municipality of Pivka
The Municipality of Pivka (; sl, Občina Pivka) is a municipality in Slovenia in the Pivka Basin in the Littoral–Inner Carniola Statistical Region. Its seat is the town of Pivka. It belongs to the traditional region of Inner Carniola.
Settleme ...
, with the understanding that it would be converted into a military museum. The initial exhibit (the tank and artillery pavilion, with exhibits transferred from the Military Museum of the Slovene Armed Forces) opened in September 2006.
Exhibits
Gallery
Image:Razstava Pot v samostojnost 2.JPG, Aérospatiale/SOKO Gazelle
Image:F-84G Thunderjet.JPG, F-84G Thunderjet
Image:F-86D Sabre-Dog Pivka.jpg, F-86D Sabre-Dog
Image:Razstava Pot v samostojnost 1.JPG, Mig-21 Fishbed
Image:Srednji tank M4A3 Sherman.jpg, M4A3 Sherman
Image:Samohodni top M36 Jackson.JPG, M36 Jackson
Image:Srednji tank M47 Patton.JPG, M47 Patton
Image:Lahki tank M3A3 Stuart.JPG, M3A3 Stuart
Image:M1 155mm.jpg, M2 155 mm Long Tom
Image:Oklepno vozilo M3A1 Scout Car.JPG, M3A1 Scout Car
Image:Izvidniško oklepno vozilo M8 Greyhound.JPG, M8 Greyhound
Image:Mini Submarine, Park of Military History, Pivka, Slovenia (8457057307).jpg, P-913 Commando Submarine
Image:Protiletalski top 20 mm Flak 38.JPG, 20mm Flak 38 anti-aircraft gun
Image:T-55 inženirsko vozilo.JPG, T-55 bridge layer
Image:Razstava Pot v samostojnost 3.JPG, M-84
Image:Zbirka oklepnikov Pivka 2.JPG, Armor collection
See also
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Military Museum, Belgrade
The Military Museum ( sr, Војни музеј, Vojni muzej) is a museum located in Belgrade, Serbia. Founded in 1878, the museum has over 3,000 ancient and modern items. These include Roman swords and helmets, Greek helmets and daggers, Serbian ...
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2006 establishments in Slovenia
History museums in Slovenia
Museums established in 2006
Military and war museums