Museum of the 4th Podhale Rifles Regiment in Cieszyn

The Museum of the 4th Podhale Rifles Regiment in Cieszyn is a private military museum devoted to the regiment stationed in this town from 1920. It is located at Frysztacka 2 and is entered in the register of private museums kept by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.

What the exhibition shows

The museum was created in 2008 through the efforts of the Military Enthusiasts' Section operating within the Macierz Ziemi Cieszyńskiej society. The exhibition covers the history of the 4th Podhale Rifles Regiment and aviation episodes in Cieszyn Silesia in 1937-1945. Among the exhibits are a rebuilt Biedka wz. 33 cart for a heavy machine gun, an Elfa-Sachs liaison motorcycle from 1938, replica weapons, uniforms and aircraft parts, including from a Messerschmitt Bf 109, Yak-9, Il-2, Douglas DB-7, B-24 Liberator and RWD-6. The collections come from private hands.

A shelter from 1939

The institution also looks after a Polish combat shelter from 1939, located in Cieszyn-Boguszowice.

Practical information

• Address: ul. Frysztacka 2, Cieszyn.
• The museum is visited by prior arrangement with the owner. Before setting out, make sure that the institution still receives guests, as the museum's website is no longer available at its former address.