🪖 Europe War Museums

440 war museums · 36 countries

A profile for each of the 440 notable war museums in Europe — location, country, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia. These 440 war museums span 36 countries.

100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum

United Kingdom

1912–1913 War Museum

Greece

Airborne Museum 'Hartenstein'

Netherlands

Airborne Museum (Sainte-Mère-Église)

France

Airplane Museum of Szolnok

Hungary

Aldershot Military Museum

United Kingdom

Allied Museum

Germany

Ambras Castle

Austria

Arbeia

United Kingdom

Armed Forces Museum (Norway)

Norway

Armored Weaponry Museum, Poznań

Poland

Army Flying Museum

United Kingdom

Army Museum (Paris)

France

Army Museum of Chișinău

Moldova

Asiago War Memorial

Italy

Athens War Museum

Greece

Atlantic Wall open-air museum

Belgium

Balhousie Castle

United Kingdom

Balkan Wars Museum

Greece

Bastogne War Museum

Belgium

Battle of Britain Bunker

United Kingdom

Bayerisches Armeemuseum

Germany

Belarusian Great Patriotic War Museum

Belarus

Bergenhus Fortress

Norway

Birmingham Proof House

United Kingdom

Bletchley Park

United Kingdom

Blockhaus d'Éperlecques

France

Boden Fortress

Sweden

Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial

France

Bullecourt 1917, Jean and Denise Letaille museum

France

Bundeswehr Military History Museum

Germany

Bundeswehr Museum of German Defense Technology

Germany

Carrière Wellington

France

Cartagena Naval Museum

Spain

Casemate d'Esch

France

Casemate d'Oberroedern Sud

France

Casemate de Marckolsheim Sud

France

Casemate de Wittring

France

Castle of St John

United Kingdom

Central Air Force Museum

Russia

Central Armed Forces Museum

Russia

Centre d'histoire de la résistance et de la déportation

France

Chapel Bay Fort

United Kingdom

Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle

France

Château de l'Empéri

France

Château des Baux

France

Château des Rohan (Mutzig)

France

Chatham Historic Dockyard

United Kingdom

Checkpoint Charlie Museum

Germany

Chernihiv Military History Museum

Ukraine

Cheshire Military Museum

United Kingdom

Churchill War Rooms

United Kingdom

Citadel of Besançon

France

Citadel of Dinant

Belgium

Clifford Road Tunnels

United Kingdom

Coalhouse Fort

United Kingdom

Colditz Castle

Germany

Combined Military Services Museum

United Kingdom

Corgarff Castle

United Kingdom

Coudehard-Montormel Memorial

France

Crisbecq Battery

France

Crownhill Fort

United Kingdom

Danish War Museum

Denmark

Dartmouth Castle

United Kingdom

Deal Castle

United Kingdom

Dean Castle

United Kingdom

Defence and Garrison Museum

Denmark

Derby Museum and Art Gallery

United Kingdom

Documentation and Cultural Centre of German Sinti and Roma

Germany

Dokumentationszentrum Obersalzberg

Germany

Drakelow Tunnels

United Kingdom

Dutch Cavalry Museum

Netherlands

Dutch Fortress Museum

Netherlands

Dymchurch Martello Tower

United Kingdom

Eastbourne Redoubt

United Kingdom

Eden Camp Museum

United Kingdom

Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower

United Kingdom

Femöre battery

Sweden

Fieldfare Cabin

Norway

Finnish Air Force Museum

Finland

Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier

United Kingdom

Forchtenstein Castle

Austria

Foreign Legion Museum

France

Fort Amherst

United Kingdom

Fort Brockhurst

United Kingdom

Fort d'Aubin-Neufchâteau

Belgium

Fort d'Embourg

Belgium

Fort d'Illange

France

Fort d'Uxegney

France

Fort de Barchon

Belgium

Fort de Battice

Belgium

Fort de Bellegarde

France

Fort de Bois l'Abbé

France

Fort de Boncelles

Belgium

Fort de Bourlémont

France

Fort de Cindey

Switzerland

Fort de Condé-sur-Aisne

France

Fort de Flémalle

Belgium

Fort de Giromagny

France

Fort de Guentrange

France

Fort de Hollogne

Belgium

Fort de Joux

France

Fort de Lantin

Belgium

Fort de Leveau

France

Fort de Liouville

France

Fort de Loncin

Belgium

Fort de Mutzig

France

Fort de Pré-Giroud

Switzerland

Fort de Saint-Héribert

Belgium

Fort de Seclin

France

Fort de Tancrémont

Belgium

Fort de Villey-le-Sec

France

Fort des Ayvelles

France

Fort des Dunes

France

Fort Douaumont

France

Fort du Scex

Switzerland

Fort Dunree

Ireland

Fort Ében-Émael

Belgium

Fort Ebersberg

Switzerland

Fort George, Highland

United Kingdom

Fort Heldsberg

Switzerland

Fort Hommet casemate

Guernsey

Fort Istimpei

Greece

Fort Lisse

Greece

Fort Napoleon, Ostend

Belgium

Fort Nelson, Hampshire

United Kingdom

Fort Paull

United Kingdom

Fort Rapp

France

Fort Reuenthal

Switzerland

Fort Roupel

Greece

Fort Saint Elmo

Malta

Fort VII

Poland

Forte Albertino

Italy

Fortress of Mimoyecques

France

Garderhøj Fort

Denmark

German Occupation Museum

United Kingdom

German Tank Museum

Germany

Government bunker (Germany)

Germany

Grafeneck killing centre

Germany

Grafenort concentration camp

Poland

Grauerort fortress

Germany

Gravesend Civil Defence Sub-Divisional Control Centre

United Kingdom

Grey Point Fort

United Kingdom

Gross-Rosen concentration camp

Nazi Germany

Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker

United Kingdom

Hackness Martello Tower and Battery

United Kingdom

Halle Gate

Belgium

Hamn (museum)

Sweden

Harwich Redoubt

United Kingdom

Hegra Fortress

Norway

Hellenic Air Force Museum

Greece

Het Scheepvaartmuseum

Netherlands

Heugh Battery

United Kingdom

Historical Military Museum of Cartagena (Spain)

Spain

Historical Military Museum of Melilla

Spain

Historical Technical Museum, Peenemünde

Germany

Hlučín-Darkovičky Czechoslovak Fortification Complex

Czech Republic

Home Army Museum

Poland

Hurst Castle

United Kingdom

Imperial War Museum

United Kingdom

Imperial War Museum Duxford

United Kingdom

Imperial War Museum North

United Kingdom

In Flanders Fields Museum

Belgium

International Bomber Command Centre

United Kingdom

Istanbul Aviation Museum

Turkey

Istanbul Military Museum

Turkey

Italian Air Force Museum

Italy

Jewish Military Museum

United Kingdom

John Paul Jones Cottage Museum

United Kingdom

Juno Beach Centre

France

Kabatepe

Turkey

Katyń Museum

Poland

Katyn Polish War Cemetery

Russia

Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker

United Kingdom

Kent Battle of Britain Museum

United Kingdom

Kilkis War Museum

Greece

King John's Castle (Limerick)

Ireland

Kleines Berlin

Italy

Kłodzko Fortress

Poland

Kremlin Armoury

Russia

Kristiansand Cannon Museum

Norway

Kubinka Tank Museum

Russia

La Valette Underground Military Museum

Guernsey

Laboe Naval Memorial

Germany

Lachanas Military Museum

Greece

Landguard Fort

United Kingdom

Lange Max Museum

Belgium

Legermuseum

Netherlands

Lichtenburg concentration camp

Germany

Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre

United Kingdom

Livrustkammaren

Sweden

Loughborough Carillon

United Kingdom

Lowestoft War Memorial Museum

United Kingdom

Lübschützer Teiche Stasi Bunker

Germany

Lunt Roman Fort

United Kingdom

Lviv Arsenal

Ukraine

Macikai POW and GULAG camps

Lithuania

Maczek Memorial Breda

Netherlands

Majdanek concentration camp

Poland

Majdanek State Museum

Poland

Manx Aviation and Military Museum

Isle of Man

Mausoleum of Struggle and Martyrdom

Poland

Mauthausen concentration camp

Austria

Michalis Tsartsidis Folklore and History Museum

Greece

Militaire Luchtvaart Museum

Netherlands

Militärhistorisches Museum Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow

Germany

Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps

Russia

Military History Museum of the Far Eastern Military District

Russia

Military Museum of Finland

Finland

Military Museum of the Legion

Spain

Military Museum, Belgrade

Serbia

Military Music Museum of Finland

Finland

Military Technical Museum Lešany

Czech Republic

Military Wireless Museum in the Midlands

United Kingdom

MİT Museum of Espionage

Turkey

Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp

Germany

Monmouth Museum

United Kingdom

Mons Memorial Museum

Belgium

Montjuïc Castle

Spain

Montrose Air Station Museum

United Kingdom

Muckleburgh Collection

United Kingdom

Musée de l'air et de l'espace

France

Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération

France

Musée de la Légion d'honneur

France

Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation à Grenoble

France

Musée des Blindés

France

Musée du Général Leclerc de Hauteclocque et de la Libération de Paris – Musée Jean Moulin

France

Musée Pierre-Jost

France

Museo della Deportazione

Italy

Museo Stibbert

Italy

Museu Militar do Porto

Portugal

Museum Berlin-Karlshorst

Germany

Museum for the Macedonian Struggle (Thessaloniki)

Greece

Museum of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Madrid)

Spain

Museum of Army Transport

United Kingdom

Museum of Lancashire

United Kingdom

Museum of Military History, Vienna

Austria

Museum of Military Medicine

United Kingdom

Museum of Polish Arms

Poland

Museum of Polish Military Technology

Poland

Museum of Reconstruction

Norway

Museum of Russian Submarine Forces

Russia

Museum of the Armed Act

Poland

Museum of the Army (Toledo)

Spain

Museum of the Battle of Crete and the National Resistance

Greece

Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Moscow

Russia

Museum of the Macedonian Struggle (Kastoria)

Greece

Museum of the Risorgimento (Milan)

Italy

Museum of the Risorgimento (Turin)

Italy

Museum of the Second World War

Poland

Museum of Turkish Aeronautical Association

Turkey

Muzeul Memoriei Neamului

Moldova

Napoleon's Last HQ

Belgium

Narva Triumphal Arch

Russia

National Army Museum

United Kingdom

National Fortifications Heritage

Norway

National Maritime Museum

United Kingdom

National Military Museum, Romania

Romania

National Military-Patriotic Center of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

National Museum in Kraków

Poland

National Museum of Flight

United Kingdom

National Museum of Ireland

Ireland

National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology

Ireland

National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History

Ireland

National Museum of Military History (Luxembourg)

Luxembourg

National Museum of Military History, Bulgaria

Bulgaria

National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War

Ukraine

National Museum of the Resistance

Belgium

National Museum-Reserve of Ukrainian Military Achievements

Ukraine

National Resistance Museum of Ioannina

Greece

National Roman Legion Museum

United Kingdom

National War Museum

United Kingdom

National War Museum (Malta)

Malta

Naval Museum of Madrid

Spain

New Tavern Fort

United Kingdom

Newhaven Fort

United Kingdom

Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum

United Kingdom

Norfolk Tank Museum

United Kingdom

Northern Ireland War Memorial

United Kingdom

Norway's Resistance Museum

Norway

Norwegian Armed Forces Aircraft Collection

Norway

Nothe Fort

United Kingdom

Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial

France

Oscarsborg Fortress

Norway

Ouvrage Bambesch

France

Ouvrage Barbonnet

France

Ouvrage Bois-du-Four

France

Ouvrage Bois-Karre

France

Ouvrage Bousse

France

Ouvrage Bréhain

France

Ouvrage Cap Martin

France

Ouvrage Einseling

France

Ouvrage Fermont

France

Ouvrage Four-à-Chaux

France

Ouvrage Fressinéa

France

Ouvrage Galgenberg

France

Ouvrage Gondran

France

Ouvrage Hackenberg

France

Ouvrage Immerhof

France

Ouvrage Janus

France

Ouvrage L'Agaisen

France

Ouvrage La Ferté

France

Ouvrage La Salmagne

France

Ouvrage Les Aittes

France

Ouvrage Michelsberg

France

Ouvrage Rimplas

France

Ouvrage Roche-la-Croix

France

Ouvrage Rohrbach

France

Ouvrage Saint Ours Bas

France

Ouvrage Saint Ours Haut

France

Ouvrage Saint-Gobain

France

Ouvrage Saint-Roch

France

Ouvrage Sainte-Agnès

France

Ouvrage Schoenenbourg

France

Ouvrage Simserhof

France

Overloon War Museum

Netherlands

Palace Armoury

Malta

Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Museum

United Kingdom

Parham Airfield Museum

United Kingdom

Parola Tank Museum

Finland

Pavlos Melas Museum

Greece

Pawiak Prison Museum

Poland

Pendennis Castle

United Kingdom

Peter and Paul Fortress

Russia

Pivka Park of Military History

Slovenia

Pleven Panorama

Bulgaria

Poklonnaya Hill

Russia

Polish Army Museum

Poland

Polish Aviation Museum

Poland

Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum

United Kingdom

Portland Castle

United Kingdom

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

United Kingdom

Portumna Castle

Ireland

Quebec House

United Kingdom

RAF Air Defence Radar Museum

United Kingdom

RAF Bassingbourn

United Kingdom

RAF Davidstow Moor

United Kingdom

RAF Digby

United Kingdom

RAF Harrington

United Kingdom

RAF Henlow

United Kingdom

RAF Holmpton

United Kingdom

RAF Millom

United Kingdom

RAF Twinwood Farm

United Kingdom

Royal Air Force Museum London

United Kingdom

Royal Air Force Museum Midlands

United Kingdom

Royal Armouries Museum

United Kingdom

Royal Armoury of Madrid

Spain

Royal Army Chaplains' Museum

United Kingdom

Royal Army Physical Training Corps Museum

United Kingdom

Royal Arsenal

United Kingdom

Royal Danish Naval Museum

Denmark

Royal Engineers Museum

United Kingdom

Royal Hospital Chelsea

United Kingdom

Royal Logistic Corps Museum

United Kingdom

Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History

Belgium

Royal Norwegian Navy Museum

Norway

Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Museum (Royal Warwickshire)

United Kingdom

Royal Signals Museum

United Kingdom

Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum

United Kingdom

Russian Museum of Military Medicine

Russia

Salle des Traditions de la Garde Républicaine

France

Salpa Line Museum

Finland

Sammarinese Museum of Ancient Arms

San Marino

San Fernando Naval Museum

Spain

Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62

Belgium

Schloss Rastatt

Germany

Sea War Museum Jutland

Denmark

Serbian Museum in Corfu

Greece

Shoreham Aircraft Museum

United Kingdom

Siege of Sevastopol (panorama)

Russia

Siegfried Line Museum, Pirmasens

Germany

Sigmaringen Castle

Germany

Sir John Monash Centre

France

Site Lange Max

Belgium

Skagen Bunker Museum

Denmark

Slough Fort

United Kingdom

Sobibór Museum

Poland

Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum

United Kingdom

Solway Aviation Museum

United Kingdom

Somerset Military Museum

United Kingdom

Somme Heritage Centre

United Kingdom

Southsea Castle

United Kingdom

Southwick House

United Kingdom

Soviet War Memorial (Tiergarten)

Germany

Spy Museum (Tampere)

Finland

Stockport Air Raid Shelters

United Kingdom

Strategic missile forces museum in Ukraine

Ukraine

Stratfield Saye House

United Kingdom

Stratford Armouries

United Kingdom

Stutthof concentration camp

Poland

Styrian Armoury

Austria

Suvorov Museum, Tymanivka

Ukraine

Swedish Air Force Museum

Sweden

Swedish Army Museum

Sweden

Swiss Military Museum

Switzerland

Swiss National Museum

Switzerland

Taganrog military museum

Russia

Tagansky Protected Command Point

Russia

Tangmere Military Aviation Museum

United Kingdom

Technik Museum Sinsheim

Germany

The D-Day Story

United Kingdom

The Guards Museum

United Kingdom

The Keep, Dorchester

United Kingdom

The Light, Durham

United Kingdom

The Museum of Technology

United Kingdom

The Needles Batteries

United Kingdom

The Second World War Experience Centre

United Kingdom

The Tank Museum

United Kingdom

Tilbury Fort

United Kingdom

Timișoara Garrison Command

Romania

Tirpitz Museum (Norway)

Norway

Todt Battery

France

Topography of Terror

Germany

Tower Street drill hall, York

United Kingdom

Turkish State Cemetery

Turkey

Tynemouth Priory and Castle

United Kingdom

Universalmuseum Joanneum

Austria

Upnor Castle

United Kingdom

Verdun Memorial

France

Verlaine Message Museum

France

Verzetsmuseum

Netherlands

Vestingmuseum Oudeschans

Netherlands

Villa Schöningen

Germany

Vytautas the Great War Museum

Lithuania

Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills

United Kingdom

War Museum of Chania

Greece

War Museum of Kalpaki

Greece

War Museum of Thessaloniki

Greece

Warsaw Citadel

Poland

Warsaw Rising Museum

Poland

Waterloo 1815 Memorial

Belgium

Wehrgeschichtliches Museum Rastatt

Germany

Wewelsburg

Germany

White Eagle Museum

Poland

Winston Churchill's Britain At War Experience

United Kingdom

Wolfsschlucht II

France

Yarmouth Castle

United Kingdom

York Army Museum

United Kingdom

York Cold War Bunker

United Kingdom

Ypres Cloth Hall

Belgium

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