Category:Victory in Europe (exhibition in Arquebus War History Museum)

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English: Victory in Europe is an exhibition in the Arquebus War History Museum (Norwegian: Arquebus Krigshistorisk Museum) 10 km east of the city of Haugesund, Norway. It focuses on the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War. The exhibition was opened in 2005 by the late Tom Wheatcroft (1922–2009), a British war veteran and collector of racing cars and German military vehicles. It presents mannequins dressed in military uniforms, displayed in glass cases showcasing weapons, military equipment, a Hitler bust and historical photos from 1945.

The museum's collaboration with The Wheatcroft Collection through Kevin Wheatcroft (born 1959) also includes The Battle of Berlin, a diorama featuring a multitude of military uniforms, weaponry, items and artifacts of Nazi Germany and the Red Army, as well as a German anti-tank howitzer and two Soviet tanks, set in an urban environment of ruins, bricks and debris.

The Arquebus War Museum primarily highlights the German occupation of Norway during the war from 1940 to 1945, spanning about 2,000 square meters with 6,000 exhibits. The museum's Victory exhibition and Berlin diorama broadens the perspective on the continental war and its conclusion.

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