Posted on 08/04/2021 9:23:46 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
An 84-year old German man has been fined 250,000 euros ($297,000 USD) for storing a collecting of World War II-era weapons in his basement, including a 45-ton Nazi tank, according to German media reports.
The court in Kiel, Germany convicted the man under the country’s War Weapons Control Act after a search of the octogenarian’s home resulted in the discovery of a large collection of wartime military weapons stored in his underground garage, including the Panther tank, a torpedo, mortars, anti-aircraft guns, machine guns, automatic pistols and 1,500 rounds of ammunition, the Register reported.
The defendant, whose name was kept confidential due to German privacy law, received a 14-month suspended sentence. He must donate or sell the tank and the anti-aircraft guns to a museum or collector within two years, reported the Associated Press.
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He was one of the Werwolven! The little bastard held off Patton for an hour!
Didn’t they have minarets back in WWII, in muslim(SPIT!) parts of Africa?
Most assuredly.
But they didn’t have Abrams Tanks......................
The local range may not be amused......
And they thought muzzle brakes on .338 Magnums was hard on hearing.
I have a family member who restores military vehicles. His yard looks like something out of a movie.
There is a tank museum outside of Worcester MA. Nice display.
Well he must be one handy guy - armorer, mechanic, welder, painter, researcher, and who know what else, all in a single package!
I don’t think the backstops would be adequate either.
And God forbid a round going over the berm.
This poster says they’re Israeli Merkava Tanks.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3982037/posts?page=46#46
I can’t tell the difference...
When we were kids he would get a new motorcycle or car…and the first thing he would do is take it apart, to see how everything went together. Not good for warranties…but he can fix and fabricate anything.
I am in awe of those skills. Choice of wives? Not so great. Ha ha.
I guess he must be an electrician and electronics repairman, too.
Houston attorney Tony Buzbee bought a WWII tank, and parked it on the street in front of his house in River Oaks (ritzy rich part of Houston).
https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-daily-post/complete-story-river-oaks-tank/
Not quite old enough for it to have been his tank during the war. Did he smuggle it into his basement under his raincoat?
On his toy wagon. Those Werwolven were pretty resourceful.
Just parked mu F-18 in the garage next to my M1A Abrams tanks.
What kind a American does at least have a quad .50 Cal setup in his man cave.
Gee these Germans are a bunch of spoil sports. 😜
Gee, I always wanted one of those 88 mm guns. I’ve got just the palce for it on my back porch....
It was a superb anti-tank weapon.
Too bad the Branch Davidians didn’t have a couple.
Reminds me of the time I was hunting in the Adirondacks. Deep in the woods I heard this crashing and grinding and along came an M-2 Half track. I turned around packed my camp and drove home.
I have no opinion concerning the tank, but as an elder preparing for the final days, I can’t help thinking he is very thankful that someone will come and take all that stuff away and he won’t have to worry about what to do with it. I know the feeling.
Check out “Girl Und Panzer’’ on You Tube. It’s the wackiest
Japanese animation out there.
It’s all about a bunch of Japanese school girl hotties who ride around in authentically rendered WW2 tanks and play war games.
Nobody gets killed so they just keep playing these games in teams against each other. It’s a hoot.
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