The Madras Sappers Museum and Archives

'''The Madras Sappers Museum & Archives''' depicts the history of the Madras Engineering Group also known as Sappers. The museum was established in the year 1979 and is situated in Karnataka, Banglore.[1] The Museum showcases the army artifacts, historical achievements, gallery of sapper generals, attires, armours, more than 4800 books and maps used by the regiment.[2][3] Local public is not allowed to visit the museum and only people with special permission from the Indian Army are allowed to enter the museum.[1] The Museum also contains rare and Antique artifacts from the 18th and 19th Century and has history written on its walls.[2]

Some of the famed possessions of the Museum include the picture of three Indian Soldiers supporting the Banglore torpedo,[4] the Victoria Cross and five Indian Orders of Merit (IOM), which was highest honor by the British to Indian Soldiers at that time.[3]

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