Posted on 07/27/2021 3:50:45 AM PDT by Libloather
An elderly German man is facing a suspended prison sentence for storing a WWII tank, anti-aircraft gun and torpedo in his basement.
The case is moving through a German court, after Germany's army was called in to remove the tank and other weaponry from the 84-year-old's home in 2015.
According to man's lawyer, a US museum is keen to buy the 1943 Panther tank, which weighs 50,000 kilograms and measures 6.7 metres long.
Authorities were alerted to the remarkable collection after the home in the wealthy town of Heikendorf, a suburb of Kiel, was searched during an investigation into stolen Nazi art.
Other military and war collectors have shown interest in purchasing a variety of other weaponry seized from the home, including assault rifles and pistols, local media reports.
The mayor of Heikendorf, Alexander Orth, told local media at the time he was not surprised by the discovery of military hardware.
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How does Gibbs in NCIS get the boats out of his basement?
thank you.
Panzer.
darn auto correct. rewriting history.
I bet it was. 😀😂
A Panther tank is one thing. What if it were a Tiger tank?
It was known as ‘’The Mark 5 ‘’Panther Tank’’. “Panzer’’ in German simply means ‘’armored’’ or a generic name for a tank in German.
The Panther Mark 5 was one of the best medium tanks of WW2. It’s high velocity 75 mm main gun was a real tank killer.
In my opinion it’s about the coolest looking tank there ever was.
Panther Panzer who cares? Just so you got 88 mm ordnance.
You can “adjust” many things with ordnance.
5.56mm
The Panther had a 75mm main gun.
👀 LOL !! Her body language and eye roll at the end of that is perfect 👌
the top pic isn’t even German, it’s Russian... and not that old, looks 60’s vintage
you can tell by the roadwheels the bore-evqacuator and mantlet
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