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Hello! Owen here with the American Heritage Museum. Welcome back to my blog series called Name Tag Defilade. I hope this finds you well in the midst of current events. Today I wanted to talk about one of my favorite subjects, which are Soviet self-propelled guns. Specifically the SU- and ISU-152. Shortly after the Battle…

Original sketches of the first tank concept by Leorardo da Vinci. The conceptual roots of the tank go back to ancient times, with large mobile siege shelters that were able to provide protection for troops moving up against large stone walls or fortifications. One of the earliest concepts of a tank…

The SU-100 (Samokhodnaya Ustanovka 100) was a tracked Soviet tank destroyer armed with a massive 100 mm anti-tank gun. The tank originated through the simple need from the Soviet Army for an effective weapon to combat the latest generation of German tanks now being fielded across the Eastern Front during WWII. Soviet engineers responded by…

The 1909 Curtiss Pusher just out of restoration from Century Aviation, based in East Wenatchee, Washington. Glenn Curtiss in his flying machine. The 1900s took off with a fanatic craze of flying machines. In 1909, Glenn Curtiss introduced his Curtiss Pusher to this growing industry. The elaborately…

Help Support the American Heritage Museum with your Advance Sale Admission, Membership, and Gift Shop Purchases… And Get the Chance to Experience a Once-In-a-Lifetime WWII History Experience! First of all, it is our profound hope that everyone in your family is safe, healthy, and following the CDC rules that seek to get us through this…

The Kommandogerät (command control computer) 40, known as a Director, was a German optical range finder used principally for large anti-aircraft guns, such as the 8.8cm Flak 36 or the 10.5cm Flak 40. By calculating the length of the tube and the angle at which the lenses were positioned, the crew could pinpoint aircraft target…

Dear American Heritage Museum Guests and Members, As the spread of COVID-19 disease continues to impact our world, country and state, we have been exploring and evaluating all options regarding our operations. We have made the decision to temporarily close the American Heritage Museum and will continue to follow the Massachusetts emergency orders and guidance.…

Recent visitors to the American Heritage Museum were greeted with a startling sight as they crossed from the World War Two half of the museum to face the Korean War section. Plain as day is a M4A3 Sherman painted bright yellow with angry eyes painted beside the gun and, on the front plate, a mouth…

On December 16th, 1944, the Battle of the Bulge had begun, and forces all along the western front were being pushed back by a wave of German troops, tanks, and under bombardment from over 1,000 artillery pieces.  The mainstay medium tank in the US Army was the M4 “Sherman” tank, and by December 1944, U.S.…