era
T-54/55 tank of the
6th South African Armoured Division The museum is divided into a number of areas ;The Main Courtyard: • A memorial erected in honour of fallen members of the airborne forces of
44 Parachute Regiment,
44 Parachute Brigade and the
South African Special Forces • A memorial honouring members of
61 Mechanised Battalion Group • Various field guns such as the
8.8 cm Flak 37 gun,
QF 1-pounder pom-pom guns,
5 cm Pak 38, etc. ;The GP Capt. "Sailor" Malan Hall with: •
Messerschmitt Bf 109 •
Messerschmitt Me 262 •
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 ;The GE Brink Hall with: •
Hawker Hurricane •
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 •
Supermarine Spitfire •
Messerschmitt Bf 109 •
de Havilland Mosquito •
Hawker Hartebeest • A
Battle of Britain exhibit • Artifacts from the
Royal Air Force • Artifacts from South Africa's involvement in various world conflicts, such as the
Korean War and the two World Wars • A large medal collection from various veterans of the armed forces, such as
General Jan Smuts and
General George Brink •
Anglo Boer War exhibits • An exhibit honouring members of the
Native Military Corps (1940–50), Indian Service Corps (1940–42) and the
Cape Corps (1940–50) • An exhibit detailing major events in South African history between the
Boer Wars and the
1994 South African general elections. Events covered include the political divisions in the country during the First and Second World Wars, the
Rand Rebellion (1921-1922), the sabotage campaign of the
Ossewabrandwag during the Second World War and South Africa's involvement in the
Angolan Civil War. : ;Dan Pienaar Gun Park • Various
guns from around the world such as the British
Ordnance QF 18-pounder and the
BL 6-inch gun Mk XIX and the German
7.7 cm FK 96 field gun. : ;The FB Adler Hall with: •
Sexton self-propelled gun •
M4 Sherman tank •
M3 Stuart tank • A large number of
artillery pieces such as the
Ordnance QF 20 pounder and the
BL 5.5-inch Medium Gun • Exhibits detailing South Africa's involvement in
World War II, including artefacts such as uniforms, firearms, helmets, and flags from various countries •
Anglo-Zulu War exhibits •
South African Border War exhibit • A small
South African Navy exhibit • A large collection of uniforms, ceremonial swords, infantry swords, cavalry swords, bayonets and daggers • A large variety of small arms from around the world, such as the
Bren light machine gun, the
M1 Garand,
Mauser rifles,
Lee–Enfield rifles, the
Maxim gun, the
MG 42, the
Thompson submachine gun, the
Winchester Model 1876, the
AK-47, the
Vektor R4 Rifle R1 Rifle, and various other muskets, rifles and machine guns. : ;Outdoor exhibits • A small
32 Battalion indoor exhibit •
Molch one man submarine •
QF 4 inch Mk XVI naval gun turret from a
South African Navy Loch-class frigate • Aircraft such as the
Blackburn Buccaneer S Mk 50, the
Douglas C-47 'Dakota', the
Dassault Mirage III and the
Impala MkII • South African/British armoured vehicles such as the
Comet tank, the
Centurion tank, the
Crusader tank and the
Churchill tank • Captured Angolan/Cuban/Soviet vehicles such as the
T-34/85 tank, the
T-54/55 tank and the
PT-76 amphibious tank • Captured Italian/German vehicles such as the
Carro Veloce CV-35 tank and the
Sd.Kfz. 251 half-track • A large collection of heavy artillery featuring the
G5 howitzer and the
G6 howitzer : ;Lt Gen AML Masondo Library building with • A library with literature concerning South Africa's military history • Armoured vehicles such as the
Alvis Saracen,
Ford Lynx,
Ratel-20,
Daimler Ferret,
M9A1 Half-track,
Universal Carrier, several different models of the
Marmon-Herrington and
Eland Mk7 armoured cars, etc. • More artefacts of
World War I and
World War II : ;Capt
W F Faulds VC MC Centre • Opened in 1995, built using insurance funds from the theft of the William Faulds medals, and consists of • The Delville Wood Room, a seminar and conference room which contains a plaster-cast of a Danie de Jager relief from the
Delville Wood South African National Memorial in France. • The Marrières Wood Room, a gathering and dining room. ==See also==