The World War II Victory Museum's vehicle collection comes from the former Victory Memorial Museum that was located in Messancy, Belgium.
This vehicle collection, of approximately 150 vehicles, includes eight vehicles believed to be world's unique survivors
as well as numerous other types that cannot be found elsewhere in North America.
Due to the location of the former museum (in the Ardennes region),
many of the vehicles in the collection are survivors of the Battle of the Bulge that were left behind by retreating German forces.
The vehicle collection represents eleven countries by manufacture
and is one of the best and most diverse collections of lightly armored and soft-skinned vehicles from World War II.
Museum guests will encounter everything from very early war to very late war vehicles.
The quality, rarity, and diversity of the vehicle collection truly makes the World War II Victory Museum a one-of-a-kind experience.
While the cornerstone of the World War II Victory Museum's collection and holdings is its vehicle collection,
the museum features many additional significant artifacts.
The museum has hundreds of uniforms, many firearms, numerous works of art on paper,
and scores of other artifacts from the Second World War.
These artifacts, while smaller in size than the museum's vehicles,
help to relate important stories from the Second World War and add a uniquely individual and human perspective to the museum's exhibits.
The museum continues to actively seek out additional artifacts to expand and improve its collection.
If you or someone you know is interested in supporting the museum and has artifacts from the war
that could be used to further the museum's purposes of exhibition, education, or research,
please contact the museum's curatorial staff at 260-927-9144.