Pivka Park of Military History

The complex was built by the Italian army as a frontier barracks during the interwar period, when much of what is presently southwestern Slovenia was part of the Kingdom of Italy. A fortress of the Alpine Wall, built to guard the Italian side of the pre-1941 Rapallo border, is an annex of the museum grounds and is accessible by hiking trail. After WWII, the Pivka barracks were successively inherited by the militaries of Yugoslavia and Slovenia. In 2004, the facility was transferred from the Slovene Ministry of Defense to the Municipality of Pivka, with the understanding that it would be converted into a military museum. The initial exhibit (the tank and artillery pavilion, with exhibits transferred from the Military Museum of the Slovene Armed Forces) opened in September 2006. ==Exhibits==

Image:Razstava Pot v samostojnost 2.JPG|Aérospatiale/SOKO Gazelle Image:F-84G Thunderjet.JPG|F-84G Thunderjet Image:F-86D Sabre-Dog Pivka.jpg|F-86D Sabre-Dog Image:Razstava Pot v samostojnost 1.JPG|Mig-21 Fishbed Image:Srednji tank M4A3 Sherman.jpg|M4A3 Sherman Image:Samohodni top M36 Jackson.JPG|M36 Jackson Image:Srednji tank M47 Patton.JPG|M47 Patton Image:Lahki tank M3A3 Stuart.JPG|M3A3 Stuart Image:M1 155mm.jpg|M2 155 mm Long Tom Image:Oklepno vozilo M3A1 Scout Car.JPG|M3A1 Scout Car Image:Izvidniško oklepno vozilo M8 Greyhound.JPG|M8 Greyhound Image:Mini Submarine, Park of Military History, Pivka, Slovenia (8457057307).jpg|P-913 Commando Submarine Image:Protiletalski top 20 mm Flak 38.JPG|20mm Flak 38 anti-aircraft gun Image:T-55 inženirsko vozilo.JPG|T-55 bridge layer Image:Razstava Pot v samostojnost 3.JPG|M-84 Image:Zbirka oklepnikov Pivka 2.JPG|Armor collection Image:AB 212 S5-HPB 1.jpg|S5-HPB in operation - now retired, on display in museum Image:Koper (49).jpg|P-111 in Koper - now retired, on display in museum ==See also==