The Museum of Military Vehicles in Svente Museum
The museum is located next to the hotel “Sventes Muiža” (Svente Manor). The exhibition of the museum is unique since the objects in the collection were found on former battlefields. Soviet military equipment has been skilfully restored – some exhib its can even be started up and used for demonstrations. The tanks on display are believed to be rare exhibits on a European scale. The museum displays:
• Soviet tanks – the T-34 medium tank and the IS-2 and IS-2M heavy tanks, which are named after Stalin;
• BRDM-2 and BRDM-1 armoured airborne reconnais sance vehicles;
• military vehicles Jeep Willys and GAZ-67;
• self-propelled guns;
• cannons and other pieces of equipment
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