The T-34 Russian Medium Tank
The T-34 Russian tank was probably one of the most powerful and greatest tanks used during the Second World War (1939-1945).
Model Quarter Scale German First World War Aircraft donated to the Ditsong National Museum of Military History
Two ¼ scale model aircraft were donated to the DITSONG: National Museum of Military History (DNMMH) in 2021.
The USSR in the Great Patriotic War: A New Set of Displays
As Britain once called The Napoleonic Wars “The Great War” and later adopted that name for the First World War, Russia once called the Napoleonic Wars “The Great Patriotic War.”
Sešego sa Mabele, the Food Bank
Pictured above is a grain storage basket, Sešego in Sepedi language. It was bought from Phineas Phelego of the Han
Military equipment named after animals The Atlas (AERMACCHI) Impala Aircraft
Throughout the history of the South African Air Force many of its aircraft have been given the names of African animals.
The first Ape-Man of Kromdraai Cave (TM 1517)
In 1938, Gert Terblanche, a 15-year-old schoolboy, discovered the first fossil of a robust ape-man, weathering out of a block of cave-breccia on the dolomite hillside of Kromdraai.
German Anti-Tank Weapons The Development and Science of Hand Held Weapons Panzerfaust 30M
When the First World War (1914-1918) ended, the peace Treaty of Versailles ensured that the German military was severely restricted in the number of men allowed.
An introduction to some of the Anti-Tank Weapons in the collection of The Ditsong: National Museum of Military History
On 15 September 1916 the first tanks made their appearance at Flers-Courcellette in the Somme River area in France.
The Surrender Of the Tobruk Garisson June 1942
June is an important month in South Africa’s history owing to the 16 June 1976 protests initiated by the students of Soweto against the use of Afrikaans as a medium of education.
Japanese Tachi
In testament to the quality of Japanese sword production, our Tachi was still in use during the Second World War when it was surrendered by a Japanese officer.