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Museum of Polish Military Technology

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The Museum of Polish Military Technology (Polish: Muzeum Polskiej Techniki Wojskowej) is a military museum in the Mokotów district of Warsaw, Poland. It is a branch of the Polish Army Museum. It is located in former Fort IX of the Warsaw Fortress.

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Museum of Polish Military Technology
Powsińska, Warsaw Mokotów

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02-920 Warsaw, Mokotów
Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
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