Hiiumaa Military Museum Museum
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The Military Museum in Hiiumaa is located in the former Tahkuna border guard cordon. The museum's pride is its collection of coastal defense artillery barrels - 180 mm, 130 mm and 100 mm gun barrels are represented here. The outdoor exhibition features armored personnel carriers BTR-70 and BRDM-2, ZIL-157, GAZ-66 and other vehicles, civil defense shelters, a border guard cutter, sea mines, an anti-tank gun, a border guard observation tower, radars and radio masts. The main building of the museum houses a sea surveillance radar in its original place. Gun ammunition and shells, helmets, hats and uniforms, communications equipment and civil defense equipment are on display.
Used sources and references:
www.militaarmuuseum.ee
www.militaarmuuseum.ee/projektid/hiiumaa-1941
www.mil.hiiumaa.ee/pv
Educational programs
Guided tour in Hiiumaa Military Museum
The tour introduces the museum's exposition: Hiiumaa's coastal defense facilities, weapons and ammunition. Each exhibit has its own story: where and when it was found, who found it and what interesting things have been said about it. The era of the Soviet border guard in Hiiumaa cannot be overstated or ignored: we will introduce the barracks environment, surveillance and communication equipment, and we will set up a reconstruction of the border strip in the yard. The "military design" of the Soviet Army has helped us effectively, collections can even show how clothes racks were made from nothing and how barracks furniture was designed.
