Muzeum letecké bitvy nad Krušnohořím
Museum in Kovářská devoted to the major air battle over the Ore Mountains on 11 September 1944, with aircraft wreckage, uniforms and dioramas.
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About the museum
The Museum of the Air Battle over the Ore Mountains was founded in 1996, eighteen months before it first opened to visitors. It was backed by more than twelve years of documentation and historical research by the Letecko historická skupina Kovářská (Kovářská Aviation History Group) and the Slet Plzeň association. The municipality of Kovářská became the third founder, providing premises and financial support. The museum was officially opened on 13 September 1997 by American and German veterans of the battle.
The museum commemorates the air combat over the Ore Mountains on 11 September 1944, one of the heaviest air engagements of the Second World War over continental Europe. It is dedicated to the memory of airmen of all nationalities who died over Czechoslovakia and Germany.
The exhibition includes parts of shot-down aircraft, historical photographs and documents, uniforms and dioramas. It presents the course of the battle, the fates of its participants and the air war from 1939 to 1945 in chronological order. The museum is a member of several American veterans' associations, for example The 100th Bomb Group (H) Foundation.
Highlights
- Wreckage of aircraft shot down in the battle of 11 September 1944
- Uniforms and equipment of airmen of various nationalities
- Dioramas and aircraft models
- Historical photographs and documents on the fates of participants
- Virtual tour of the exhibition on the museum's website
Permanent exhibition
- Letecká bitva nad Krušnohořím 11. 9. 1944 – The exhibition shows wreckage of shot-down aircraft, uniforms, historical photographs, documents and dioramas, and tells the story of the battle and the fates of the airmen.
- Founded
- 1996
- Director
- Jan Zdiarský
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 80 Kč |
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| Reduced | 60 Kčstudents and pensioners |
| Children & teens | 45 Kč |
| Seniors | 60 Kčpensioners |
| Students & apprentices | 60 Kč |
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
By train on line no. 137 from Chomutov.
By car along road no. 7 to Chomutov, then towards Chemnitz; after the village of Křimov turn left towards Vejprty, and at the Přísečnice reservoir turn off to Kovářská. Kovářská lies about 120 km from Prague.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | The telephone number +420 474 396 181 is available only from 7:00 to 13:00; in very important cases the museum gives the mobile number of its director, +420 603 965 287. A virtual tour of the exhibition is available on the website. |
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