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Panther II chassis, fitted with an Ausf. G model turret at Fort knox

The General George Patton Museum (formerly the Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor) is a museum in Fort Knox, Kentucky dedicated to General George S. Patton, Jr's life and the history of armored warfare, from World War I through the present day. The museum is administered by the U.S. Army Armor Center, Fort Knox, and is one of the largest in the U.S. Army Museum System. The museum is open to the public and admission is free.

[edit] History

The original museum was dedicated on May 30, 1949. The present building was constructed between 1972 and 1992 without cost to the U.S. Government by the Patton Museum Foundation, Inc. with funds donated by thousands of individuals and organizations from around the world.

[edit] Exhibits

Cutaway Tiger II

T28 Super Heavy Tank

There are static displays of various tanks, other armor and a few helicopters. The museum also includes a number of Patton's personal effects, dating from World War II, including his office van and touring car.

Other historically significant vehicles and equipment are located in Keyes Park, adjacent to the Museum. In Keyes Park, you can see the history of Armor up close.

Vehicles in Keyes Park:

World War I: the French Renault FT-17, the U.S. version of the FT-17, and the British Mark V. also the Ford 3-Ton M1918
World War II: the U.S. M4 Sherman tank, the Soviet Union T-34, and the German Tiger II.
Vietnam: The M48 Patton tank and M551 Sheridan tanks.
Desert Storm: is represented with the U.S. M1 Abrams tank and the Soviet built T-72 tank.

On December 12, 2005, museum officials announced that the museum will remain at Fort Knox, despite the fact that the Army's Armor Center is moving to Fort Benning, Georgia as part of a major realignment of military bases. The Army will build a new museum at Ft. Benning to be named "The National Armor and Cavalry Museum".

[edit] Future

There is information going around the community at Fort Knox that the Patton Museum will eventually be re-built and moved to a new location on Fort Knox later to be determined. The Patton Museum is supposed to triple in size so that they can move all the tanks located on Fort Knox to the new museum. More information on this is supposed to come about on a later date and time.