Submitted for your approval... a stormy night on
the Eastern Front during a blazing battle in the hell on
earth called World War II. A tank, lost in the haze
and soon to be lost for an eternity...in the Twilight Zone.
Posted on 11/16/2006 7:37:36 AM PST by pabianice
How cool is that?? Great pic, too!
I'm going to get me a peat bog for storage purposes. Things really seem to keep well in one.
It seems to be missing its machine guns.
Pretty neat!
In a little known battle of WWII - more men died than (for America) in the wars of Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War and the War on Terrorism combined...
Sounds like it was abandoned. The retreating Germans took the MGs and ran.
Submitted for your approval... a stormy night on
the Eastern Front during a blazing battle in the hell on
earth called World War II. A tank, lost in the haze
and soon to be lost for an eternity...in the Twilight Zone.
That must be one heck of a bulldozer to pull 27 tons of tank out of a peat bog!
If the Germans were operating it, they probably mounted their own stuff, then removed them before ditching. Ammo supplies for the Russian MG's might not have been available.
LOL! I like the embedded advertisements for the Komatsu bulldozer....
What a fascinating "mechanical marvel" story. I too would love to see the bulldozer in action pulling this historic tank from the mud. Talk about horsepower and torque!
~ Blue Jays ~
I thought I'd heard these were the best tanks of WWII. T 34's were to Panzers what Panzers were to Shermans. Can someone more knowledgeable confirm or deny?
Great pic-looks almost brand new.Is that a German iron cross(?)painted in white on the front?
If this is a Soviet tank, then why does it have German markings?
The Russian Front had the bloodiest battles of the war.
No kidding!
Germans used captured Soviet tanks in many battles.
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