Panther Tank found in Germany

Discussion in 'Weapons, Technology & Equipment' started by Drew5233, Jul 3, 2015.

  1. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

  2. pminotti

    pminotti Junior Member

    Keep Italian tanks!

    It requires far less space!

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  3. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

  4. m kenny

    m kenny Senior Member

    It is part of a much larger operation where several homes were raided and stolen Nazi artworks recovered. It is much much bigger than one man being picked on for renovating tanks
     
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  5. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    I wonder what happened to the tracks. Many of the stories ay he was driving it around town thirty years ago.
     
  6. Smudger Jnr

    Smudger Jnr Our Man in Berlin

    The owner of the Panther Tank and 88mm Flack Cannon is a Weapons Dealer and according to a newspaper Report yesterday his Solicitor stated that any damage caused by the Bundeswehr recover Team will have to be paid for.
    He added that his Client is not guilty of any offences.

    Pretty heavy historical weaponry to have in your private Garage.(albeit a very large one)

    Regards
    Tom
     
  7. idler

    idler GeneralList

    The article I saw made me chuckle as they said they were more concerned about damaging the house than the tank.
     
  8. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Most complete article on the situation so far that I've yet read. Translates well via Google, and confirms, as many of us were already aware, that the thing was neither 'found', nor 'secret', nor even hidden from the authorities.

    http://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/Ein-Panzer-keiner-wegraeumen-wollte,panzer520.html

    Translation:
    http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ndr.de%2Fnachrichten%2Fschleswig-holstein%2FEin-Panzer-keiner-wegraeumen-wollte%2Cpanzer520.html
     
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    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

  10. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Safe BBC link
    German lawyers wrangle over pensioner's WW2 tank in basement
     
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  11. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    A pensioner in Germany has been convicted of illegal weapons possession after he was found to own an extensive personal arsenal including a tank.

    The defendant, 84, has been handed a suspended prison sentence of 14 months and has been ordered to pay a fine of €250,000 (£213,469).


    German pensioner given hefty fine for WW2 tank in house
     
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