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Scott - 07 Mar 2006 03:11 GMT

Hi!

I have the opportunity to visit Europe (England, France - Normandy,
Paris and Strasbourg) this summer and want to visit as much WWII
armor related sites as possible. Unfortunately I won't be able to
visit both Bovington and Saumur so I was hoping to get some info.

I'm most interested in German AFV's. What are the strengths and
weakness of each museum?

Any input will be helpful!

Thanks,

Scott

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Flying Frog - 07 Mar 2006 16:59 GMT

Scott a pensé très fort :

> Hi!

> I have the opportunity to visit Europe (England, France - Normandy,
> Paris and Strasbourg) this summer and want to visit as much WWII
> armor related sites as possible. Unfortunately I won't be able to
> visit both Bovington and Saumur so I was hoping to get some info.

> I'm most interested in German AFV's. What are the strengths and
> weakness of each museum?

> Any input will be helpful!

> Thanks,

> Scott

Hi Scott,

I'm living near Saumur. If I can help you, fell free to ask what you
need.

Cheers

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Scott - 07 Mar 2006 17:52 GMT

>Scott a pensé très fort :
>> Hi!
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>Cheers

Thank you for the kind offer. Could you tell me anything about the
museum, such as extent of the WWII collection, etc.? I don't speak
French, would this hinder my visit?

Anything information would be helpful.

Thanks again,

Scott

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Flying Frog - 07 Mar 2006 18:11 GMT

Scott a émis l'idée suivante :

> Thank you for the kind offer. Could you tell me anything about the
> museum, such as extent of the WWII collection, etc.? I don't speak
> French, would this hinder my visit?

> Anything information would be helpful.

> Thanks again,

> Scott

You're welcome Scott. Uou have different way to have informations about
the mmuseum and its collection.

The first one is their website:

- presentation:
http://www.musee-des-blindes.asso.fr/2blindes/2jpresent.htm

- collection:

allied forces WWII:
http://www.musee-des-blindes.asso.fr/blindes/jcollect.htm

german forces WWII:
http://www.musee-des-blindes.asso.fr/blindes/jcollect.htm

eastern forces:
http://www.musee-des-blindes.asso.fr/blindes/jcollect.htm

etc... It's a fabulous museum.

You can find a lot of walkarounds made in this museum on my website
(http://www.ffsmc.com)

In the museum, all the informations are in French, English and German
languages, so your visit will certainely be pleasant. Don't think than
1 half day will be enough to well visit it... A complete day would be
better... or more. There are a lot of material, and everything is
really interesting.

Do you need to know something else? If yes feel free to ask.

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Scott - 08 Mar 2006 00:54 GMT

>Scott a émis l'idée suivante :
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>Do you need to know something else? If yes feel free to ask.

Thanks for all of the information. The links are especially helpful.
You have helped me quite a bit with all of this.

I really appreciate your assistance,

Scott

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AMPSOne@aol.com - 08 Mar 2006 01:28 GMT

At the moment Bovington is torn up for renovation and something like
half of the collection is not on view or is rammed together where it is
virtually inaccessible. Overall I think it has the better collection
but that's a moot point if you can't see it.

Cookie Sewell

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Scott - 09 Mar 2006 03:02 GMT

>At the moment Bovington is torn up for renovation and something like
>half of the collection is not on view or is rammed together where it is
>virtually inaccessible. Overall I think it has the better collection
>but that's a moot point if you can't see it.
>
>Cookie Sewell

Thanks for the heads-up about the Bovington collection being
"unavailable". That is definitely a major concern. I think their web
site said something about any work being done before June or July.
While I'm still not sure if I will be going to Bovington or Saumur (or
if I'm very lucky - both) check into this further.

Thanks again for the help!

Scott

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Flying Frog - 09 Mar 2006 15:49 GMT

Scott a couché sur son écran :

> Thanks for all of the information. The links are especially helpful.
> You have helped me quite a bit with all of this.

> I really appreciate your assistance,

> Scott

Hi Scott,

Keep my email adress, and if you come there, feel free to contact me
before.

Cheers

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Scott - 10 Mar 2006 00:19 GMT

>Scott a couché sur son écran :
>> Thanks for all of the information. The links are especially helpful.
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>Cheers

Thank you. I'll be sure to remember that.

Scott

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Brian Burr Chin - 08 Mar 2006 07:53 GMT

Since Bovington is being fixed, Saumur is your only other choice, but it is
an excellent one. They do have a large amount of German armour, as well as a
nice French collection, to which I am most partial. Saumur is a nice town
also. If you arrive there by train, you'll need bus or taxi from station to
get to the museum. It would be too far to walk. French language is useful to
know around the town, but once in the museum, the old tanks speak for
themselves.

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Scott - 09 Mar 2006 03:04 GMT

>Since Bovington is being fixed, Saumur is your only other choice, but it is
>an excellent one. They do have a large amount of German armour, as well as a
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>know around the town, but once in the museum, the old tanks speak for
>themselves.

I've been wondering about transportation so thanks for the info.

Scott

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