Geländewagenmuseum Reichwalde

About the museum

The idea for the Geländewagenmuseum arose in the first half of the 1990s among owners of vintage off-road vehicles, who met while searching for vehicles, spare parts, and the history of the GDR off-road vehicles. Many had acquired their vehicles from the dissolved NVA (National People's Army) stocks. From these first meetings grew the wish for an exhibition on four-wheel-drive technology in the GDR.

The concept quickly expanded: the museum shows Kübel and off-road vehicles from several countries, since the East German designs can hardly be understood without their predecessors and Western counterparts. Across roughly 400 square meters, around twenty vehicles from five manufacturing countries (Soviet Union, Great Britain, GDR, USA, Germany) are on display, supplemented by dioramas, display cases, information boards, sectional models, and contemporary equipment.

The exhibits change regularly, so the exhibition is both a permanent and a temporary one. Many vehicles originally had a military purpose; the museum places them in their historical context without glorifying the military. The operator is the association 1. Technische Schauanlage für Kübel- und Geländewagen Reichwalde e.V.

Highlights

• Around 20 Kübel and off-road vehicles from five manufacturing countries
• Early GDR off-road vehicles such as the P1 and H1
• Life-size dioramas and sectional models
• Exhibition across roughly 400 square meters
• Changing exhibits

Permanent exhibition

• Kübel- und Geländewagen von den 1930ern bis zu den 1980ern – Around twenty changing vehicles from five manufacturing countries, explained in dioramas with photos, documents, and data sheets.

Operated by

1. Technische Schauanlage für Kübel- und Geländewagen Reichwalde e.V.

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Getting there & parking

From the A 4, take the Bautzen/Ost exit, then the B 156 toward Weißwasser via Boxberg, Kringelsdorf, and Reichwalde, continuing toward Rietschen. From the A 15, take the Roggosen exit and the B 115 toward Niesky/Görlitz; in Rietschen, turn right toward Boxberg O.L. via Neuliebel and Altliebel. The entrance is directly by the radio mast, at the bus stop "Ausbau".

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