Musée des Blindés - Tank Museum - Saumur/France

[TerryG]

Do they run the Tiger II so early in the year?

[TerryG]

They also show off a few other things like the Kettenkrad

[Terry53]

thanks for posting all those photos! And really nice photography too; it's difficult to take quality photos in settings like that but yours were clear with good color. Nice job!
Terry

[Homerr]

Yes, much more fun than just seeing the hardware. Is there anything else interesting as a tourist attraction in Saumur (the scenery from the hill looks promising) that can be used to talk a female into a long drive there from Germany? At least the neighbourhood looks better that that of the Panzer Museum in Munster.

It's in the Loire valley so there are scores of excellent chateaus to see. Pan around from the link below, you'll see some famous landmarks.
Location

I was to Saumur 2 years ago and was also impressed with the access to the vehicles. We stayed in Amboise and Chinon and went to these castles: Chenonceaux, Fougeres-sur-Bievre, Cheverney, Amboise, Saumur, and Chinon. We missed Chambord for lack of time, although we may go back there in the future (and again to Saumur!)

In exchange I got 6 hours at the Musee des Blindes from the wife, which was my whole reason for going to the area. and the castles were pretty impressive too!

[Luis22]

Thanks for sharing fantastic pictures!!

[the shadock]

hey !! that's me, the guy on the far right of the picture, beside your friend !!

When I visited Saumur, I recall having met you, and you told me that you came from Iceland.
Nice to see you on this forum !!
You seem to have enjoyed the trip !!

Pierre-Olivier

rear end of Königstiger

[jtrowbridge5]

All my Saumur photos

hope to be visiting Saumur in may next year,including a visit to the out of bounds sheds.
All my Smugmug photos are on the Smugmug site


Dennis

http://jtrowbridge5.smugmug.com/Saumurs-german-Tanks

[hlynur76]

Hey Pierre-Olivier.

Nice to hear from you, I remember you over there at the museum.

You where working on webside about Tanks if I remember ?

[hlynur76]

hope to be visiting Saumur in may next year,including a visit to the out of bounds sheds.
All my Smugmug photos are on the Smugmug site


Dennis

http://jtrowbridge5.smugmug.com/Saumurs-german-Tanks

Aww good pictures you have there m8.. thank you for sharing

[the shadock]

Hey Pierre-Olivier.

Nice to hear from you, I remember you over there at the museum.

You where working on webside about Tanks if I remember ?

You remember very well.
Here are the websites I work on :
http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers.html
PDF files with pictures showing the surviving WW2 tanks, for the rarest models (German, Russian, British, French, Italian, Japanese tanks etc..)

http://the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France.html
Pictures of tanks preserved as monuments, in museums or in associations

This is the list of the tanks preserved in France that I showed you at the museum :
http://the.shadock.free.fr/France_AFVs.pdf

Pierre-Olivier

[hlynur76]

Damn, Pierre-Olivier that is nice work you have done there.

Have you been to all these museums? And when do we see the book publisted

[GELIS44]

Good photos!! I'm glad you posted them!! Looks like the 88 could use some tender loving care.

[the shadock]

Damn, Pierre-Olivier that is nice work you have done there.

Have you been to all these museums? And when do we see the book publisted

well,

I visited all the places that are mentioned on the Tanks in France website (these pictures are near to all mine), but infortunately, I was not able to visit any of the wonderful museums that can be visited in the USA, Russia, India or anywhere else.

Pierre-Olivier

[the shadock]

Looks like the 88 could use some tender loving care.

it is being restored..

Pierre-Olivier

[chrisou]

I´ll would love to know the story behind this Panther. This one was close to the parkingline in front of the museum.

Some other informations about Panther Tank of Saumur to complet your information. Sorry I was not on this Forum in 2009, so I give informations only today as I am a member of Saumur Museum Association !!

This Panther was in the years 1950's in front of Invalid Museum (In Paris) with another. (General Leclerc give them to General Koenig when entering in Paris as a present in 1944, it was 2 Panthers captured during the Battle of Dompaire ) and they stay in front of Invalid Museum until Years 1970's

THE FIRST IN THE YEAR 1970 (LOOK THE IMPACT IN RED ON THE FRONT MUDGUARD)



THE SECOND AT THE SAME PERIOD



In the Years 1970's the two Panthers are offered to Saumur Museum.

The first is today in Military Camp of Mourmelon (YOU CAN SEE ALWAYS THE IMPACT !) :





The second is the Panther wich you want to know the story. Today restoration has beginning :