Army Museum - Armémuseum

Museum entrance.
Continuing amongst my New Year's resolution to see museums inward Stockholm that I get got never been to... I took my visiting manlike individual nurture to the Army Museum (Armémuseum) final week. Stockholm has many cracking history themed museums, including Vasa, Historiska, Skansen, Medieval Stockholm every bit good every bit the museums inward the Royal Palace. The Army Museum concentrates on the history of Sweden, mainly from the 1500's onwards, from a armed services perspective. I must say that I was quite impressed amongst the museum in addition to definitely recommend it for anyone interested inward history and/or military.
Life-size diorama showing infantry.
Military, warfare in addition to conflict are in all likelihood non the showtime things that come upwardly to hear for the bulk of visitors when they intend of Sweden. These days Sweden has a international reputation of neutrality, mainly due to the fact the Sweden managed to remain out of both World Wars in addition to was neither a purpose of the Warsaw Pact or NATO during the Cold War. In fact, Swedish armies get got non taken purpose inward whatever wars, excluding peace keeping missions, since the Napoleonic wars of the early on 1800's. However, betwixt 1500 in addition to 1800, Sweden was 1 of the most militaristic nations inward the globe in addition to was nigh constantly at state of war amongst her neighbours... Denmark, Russia, Poland in addition to diverse Germanic states. Many Swedish rulers were famed warrior kings. In fact, Charles XII spent fourteen years (basically his entire adult life) on armed services campaigns on unusual soil.
Minitures showing Swedish regular army formation during the Thirty Year's War
But the Army Museum does also await at the past times 200 years of peace in addition to the Swedish Army's participation inward United Nations led peacekeeping missions inward places similar Cyprus, The Congo, Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan in addition to Iraq. And, if you lot are wondering what Swedish Marines are upwardly to these days... check this video! The museum does a cracking chore of giving visitors a experience for how these wars (and peace) get got shaped Swedish civilization in addition to life inward those times through the utilisation of life size dioramas, charts, maps, collections of state of war booty/trophies... nigh all amongst first-class explanations inward English.
Swedish United Nations vehicle
There is also a especial exhibit on Raoul Wallenberg, who was a Swedish diplomat during World War II in addition to responsible for saving nigh 100,000 Jews inward Nazi held Republic of Hungary earlier beingness captured himself past times the invading Soviert Army. He has been missing since then. The exhibit looks at how he saved thence many people in addition to the unlike theories on what happened to him later his capture. Sweden late celebrated the 100th anniversary of Wallenberg's birth. More info on Wallenberg monuments inward Stockholm.
Diorama inward Wallenberg exhibition
The museum is quite large (3 floors) in addition to housed inward a beautiful edifice which used to hold upwardly Stockholm's armoury. It is located inward the Östermalm district in addition to really tardily to larn to from the Rival Hotel... only 4 stations on the subway (red line) to Östermalmstorg station. Entrance is lxxx SEK for adults, fifty for seniors in addition to gratis for children nether xix in addition to holders of the Stockholm Card. Closed on Mondays!

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