wehrtechnische studiensammlung

Simply amazing. So many incredible treasures it's crazy to list them. But an Enigma machine! FG42 and variants/prototypes. Definitely worth the visit.

I decided to venture to this war equipment museum in Koblenz and wasn't disappointed. Its definitely a "guy" museum and has more gear from more time periods than I've seen anywhere else. Insane amount of displays and even has newer equipment open and dissected so that you can get a close look and understanding of how it all worked and what the conditions are like. Definitely worth the money if you're in the area. Pictures don't do the attraction justice.

Small arms, artillery and tanks: a remarkable collection and and carefully planned display. Five minute bus ride from centre.

My husband and teenage son really enjoy enjoy military related ... anything. This museum seemed unassuming at first but has large collection of tank, planes, helicopters, etc. The initial part is guns, uniforms and other smaller items, and we didn't even realize that there was an entire building with the larger items. Very interesting... Even for those that aren't so into military things. Note: as mentioned, bring passports. Also it takes coins to get through the turn style. I believe 3 €.

If you like canons, weapons, bombs, tanks and all that this is worth a visit. If you're nog from Germany don't forget you're passport cause they need to check it before you are allowed to enter. There's military equipment from the early 1900's up to more modern weapons.

The official Bundeswehr collection. Very cool stuff and some rare finds. Excellent collection and a must-see for miltaria freaks. Collection is very well taken care of.

It is a collection of military equipment, basically weapons. The show old muscets and cannons as well as artillery weapons and tanks. They also show other technical equiment, like IR goggles. The also have an Enigma (famous encrytion machine from WW2). Note: This is not a museum. It is a collection of equipment to be studied by soldiers and engineers of the army. Therefore the focus and intention of the displayed material differs from a museum. It is interestiing anyway.The area is military property. You need to show your passport at the entrance and pay a small fee (3 euro). And some armed guards are patrolling. But don't worry. -- If you have questions, try to find these guys and asked them. They can tell you more than is printed on this tiny signs next to the exhibit.

I have been to this Museum many times, the last just before Christmas last year. I had heard of this museum before my first trip to Europe in 1991 and it was the first of many military museums I have traveled to. Through the years the place has changed very little, I still keep coming back whenever I am in Koblenz. The small firearms collection is the best I have seen in one place in all my travels. The content of this museum is mostly German machines, not a surprise since this is the center of German weapons development. I would love to get into their back yard and see some of the things you get a hint of when driving around the place. The building itself is a old German barracks and is interesting on its own.

A place to be for military enthousiasts. Collection of the weapon systems in service with the former Eastern- and Western-German armed forces as well as with today's Bundeswehr. One floor of artillery, one floor of machine guns, etc.

We visited this museum today and were amazed by the amount of predominantly German and East German military weaponry, some of which was developed for WWWI or WWWII. Our impression was that some of the weapons developed were technically brilliant but turned out to be impractical. All of the descriptions are in German, though luckily I was able to translate these. We found this museum difficult to find despite my ability to speak German. So here are some directions to help you. Take bus 5 or bus 15 headed towards UNI Mettermich. You can catch the bus at the Hauptbahnhof, Zentralplatz or the Lohr Center. Get off at Langenmarck Platz. This is the tricky bit. After you get off the bus stand facing the road. The building you are looking for is the large one diagonally opposite to the right. You cannot cross the road but need to go under it. When you get to the other side you will find the entrance in a side street. The bus stop for your return trip is just outside the building. Buses 5 or 15 this time will be going towards the Hauptbahnhof. Don't forget your passports as well as 3 Euro per person for the turnstile.

Great collection of recent and historical weapons. From planes and tanks to coding equipment, the museum covers almost anything military that can be squeezed into a building. Although the big equipment was amazing, my favorite piece was an actual enigma encoding machine. Be aware that there is very little English translation (many things were easy to pickout from the descriptions), so you will have to know your weapons and history a bit. Also, from what I could tell, this was a teaching museum run by the German military. Therefore, a passport or government ID was required to enter. Admission was very inexpensive (3 Euros) and pictures are allowed. It is in a very non-descript building just outside the tourist area, so I recommend finding it on a map before heading there.

This exhibition provides lots of very interesting material and details of Germany's Cold war area. Attached to the German Office of Armed Forces material Command.Very worthwhile 2-3 hours to spend for interested men...

Quite hard to find as it is not shown on city map! We walked from centre, over one of the bridges and turned left! follow Mayener Strasse and look out for the large green boat and walk around to the front.***We were asked for Passport ID, picture Driving License accepted, and you need 3 Euro coins for the turnstile entry system***Once inside, assuming you like miltaria, it's an Aladdin's Cave!!The cut through sections, as in able to look inside a tank, are amazing and the whole array of the exhibits is stunning.

A little tricky to find for us non german speaking visitors to find, building sign is off to the side and entrance is at the back. Very thorough collection; large ground floor with all sorts of heavy machinery (tanks, planes, helicopters, motorcycles, marine artillery and more). Three more floors filled with everything military including some more rare items scattered throughout. Quite easy to spend 2 to 3 hours here, and beautiful countryside all around the area.

The Marine Museum in Virginia is laid out very well, but the sheer volume of items in Koblenz is absolutely incredible. It is ran by the German Army, but had tons of American and Russian stuff in it as well. The guy at the front desk asked for our passports and wrote down our address. So be prepared. There was SO MUCH to look at! Being a woman, I got rather overwhelmed by our second hour of walking through the endless hallways filled with guns and rifles neatly displayed in lit up cases. My WWII obsessed husband however kept on going and got pretty disappointed to find out that the last floor (5th, I believe) was closed to the public. So, all in all, interesting and unique place to visit. If you are a guy- by all means go!