page_title: South African National Museum of Military History
section_title: Exhibits
hierarchical_section_title: South African National Museum of Military History / Exhibits
caption_attribution_description: Description: Modified Centurion (Olifant) tank at the South African National Museum of Military History, Johannesburg.
context_page_description: The South African National War Museum in Johannesburg was officially opened by Prime Minister Jan Smuts on 29 August 1947 to preserve the history of South Africa's involvement in the Second World War. In 1975, the museum was renamed the South African National Museum of Military History and its function changed to include all conflicts that South Africa has been involved in. In 1999 it was amalgamated with the Pretoria-based Transvaal Museum and National Cultural History Museum to form the NFI. In April 2010 Ditsong was officially renamed Ditsong Museums of South Africa and the SANMMH was renamed the Ditsong National Museum of Military History.
context_section_description: 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, Pak 38 Anti-Tank guns, 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 amount 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 Two, including artefacts from various countries such as uniforms, firearms, helmets, flags, etc.
  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
caption: A modified South African Centurion Tank
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