 It originated in 1983 from the instructional collection of the "Panzertruppenschule", the "Bundeswehr" (German Army) school for training officers and NCOs of German armoured units.It is now a museum open to the public, jointly run by the municipality of Munster and the "Lehrsammlung der Panzertruppen und Heeresaufklärungstruppe am Ausbildungszentrum Munster".