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Centre for Historic Equipment of the Armed Forces

The Centre for Historic Equipment of the Armed Forces (CHEAF) bears overall responsibility for the Swiss Armed Forces’ combined collections of historic equipment. It is charged with documenting the armed forces’ history and technological developments over the past 200 years.

Centres of Competence for the Preservation of Equipment for Posterity (CCPEPs) in Thun, Burgdorf, Dübendorf and Uster house various collections – for instance personal equipment, weapons, vehicles, aircraft or technical devices – that can be viewed on request.
 

These CCPEPs are operated by privately-run foundations. 

 

The collections’ primary purpose is to document and illustrate, using appropriate objects, central aspects of the history of the armed forces, its operational doctrines, technology and industry, as well as of Switzerland’s cultural and social history.

 

Surplus historical military equipment is given to accredited institutions exclusively.

 

Vision & strategy

The "Vision & strategy" document describes in which direction the collections are to develop in the future, and the strategies that have been put in place to that end. (available in German and French only)

Collection concept

The "Historic equipment of the armed forces collection" concept document explains how surplus military equipment is distributed. (available in German and French only)

Specifics

The Swiss Armed Forces’ roughly 200-year legacy of military vehicles is a uniquely important cultural asset that has been documented comprehensively in a series of four books. (available in German an French only)

The Harness and Wagon Collection is part of Switzerland’s national heritage. It contains items from the past two centuries. The collection can be viewed on the grounds of the former Federal Institute for Military Horses in Bern on registration with the National Equestrian Center.


Centre for Historic Equipment of the Armed Forces (CHEAF) Schermenwaldstrasse 13
CH-3063 Ittigen
Tel.
+ 41 58 464 19 22

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Postal address

Papiermühlestrasse 20
CH-3003 Bern


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Centre for Historic Equipment of the Armed Forces (CHEAF)

Schermenwaldstrasse 13
CH-3063 Ittigen