The museum's co-founder Stephane Nerrant pointed to its lack of visitors in the wake of a string of Islamic militant attacks in France, which he said finally added to the decision to close down the museum.
"We thought the museum would attract more people. The terrorist attacks had a considerable impact on visitor attendance," he was quoted by the Bloomberg news agency as saying.
On September 18, the museum will auction off more than 40 military vehicles, tanks, trucks, aircraft and motorcycles related to World War II, including the M4 Sherman, the most heavily-produced US medium tank during the war.
The tank was named by the British after the fearsome American Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman, who remains hated in the American South to this day for his 'scorched earth' march through the Confederate state of Georgia. A total of 50,000 M4s were produced during the course of the Second World War.
The museum model of the tank is currently in working condition. The bidding for the legendary armor will start at about 250,000 euros (280,000 dollars).
Also up for bid is a 1943 Jeep Willys MB and a 1943 Harley Davidson WLA motorcycle (the model was used by US, Soviet and UK troops) as well as a 1943 M26 Pacific tank. Dubbed the 'Dragon Wagon', the tank was designed to recover damaged tanks from combat zones.
In November 2015, coordinated attacks left 130 dead in Paris.
In the coastal city of Nice, 84 people were murdered by a jihadist militant, who plowed into a crowded street in a truck during July's Bastille Day celebrations.
