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<p><b>New page</b></p><div><nowiki>'''The Madras Sappers Museum & Archives'''</nowiki> depicts the history of the [[Chennai|Madras]] Engineering Group also known as Sappers. The museum was established in the year 1979 and is situated in [[Karnataka]], [[Bangalore|Banglore]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Madras Sappers Museum and Archives |url=https://www.museumsofindia.org/museumdetails.php?node=212 |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=www.museumsofindia.org |language=en}}</ref> The [[Museum]] showcases the army artifacts, historical achievements, gallery of sapper generals, attires, [[Armour|armours]], more than 4800 books and [[Map|maps]] used by the [[regiment]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=The fascinating history of the Madras Sappers |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report-the-fascinating-history-of-the-madras-sappers-1250539 |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Thakur |first=Aksheev |date=2019-11-17 |title=MEG Museum: Treasuring two centuries of bravery |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/171119/meg-museum-treasuring-two-centuries-of-bravery.html |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" /> The Museum also contains rare and [[Antique]] artifacts from the 18th and 19th Century and has history written on its walls.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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Some of the famed possessions of the Museum include the picture of three [[Indian Army|Indian Soldiers]] supporting the Banglore [[torpedo]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bangalore Torpedo: Mine that defeated Nazis, and a malt |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2018/jan/18/bangalore-torpedo-mine-that-defeated-nazis-and-a-malt-1757116.html |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> the [[Victoria Cross]] and five [[Indian Order of Merit|Indian Orders of Merit (IOM)]], which was highest honor by the British to Indian Soldiers at that time.<ref name=":2" /><br />
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