The Estonian War Museum (Eesti Sõjamuuseum) is located at Mõisa tee 1, 74001 Viimsi, Estonia (just outside the capital Tallinn). For opening hours and entry fees, please check their web site:
The museum is housed in what used to be the residence of the Estonian Army commander, converted into a museum after Estonian independence. It has two main floors; the bottom houses a series of exhibits on Estonian military history, and the upper story displays a remarkably large number of small arms, plus uniforms. At the time of filming, the temporary special exhibit (open until March 2025) was a really good collection of small arms and explosives from World War Two. An additional building a few hundred meters away contains a collection of armored vehicles and artillery – don’t miss this if you visit.
Many thanks to the Museum for giving me access to film couple of their particularly rare Estonian firearms in addition to this tour!
Could have been a VERY much better experience should the cameraman did not chase rabbits and move the lens WAY too fast for the autofocus to catch up with. ‘This blurr and that blob over there are the most valuable exhibits around here, now let’s run some more’. People, do not let this discourage you from visiting, this museum is really fantastic.
I agree, triple the length of these tours please. I really like these types of video’s. Very informative.
Made me want to look into Estonia as a nation and their history. The museum is very well laid out and the tour should be MUCH longer with slower camera moves. Did I see a Pattern13/17 Enfield in one of those displays?
1930′, an Estonian Minister of War calls his Lithuanian colleague:
– Dear Jonas, we are organising a parade on account of our Independence Day, could we borrow your tanks, so it looks better? Afterwards we will repaint them back.
– How many tanks would you like?
– How many??? Both of them!
Your point being…? Mocking the weak shows lack of character. Mocking the weak who still later fought as Forest Brothers displays the heart of a pig.
did the all discuss the “difficult” history of Estonia?