Sleeping Beautys pulled from lake

[klinger]

i found some likes you may like to look at as there are some nice photos to see
VWVortex.com - Underwater Vehicle Wrecks

World History | Russian T34 tank pulled from lake after 56 years. Still runs - video |

Militaarne Hiiumaa

[Paul D]

The videos etc re the Johvi T34 Beute Panzer have been circulating for nearly 10 years and have already been posted and discussed on this forum numerous times so unfortunatley isn't something new.

Sadly the T34 is now in bits

[James C]

hi klinger thanks for posting a great link ,the tank is in a timewarp condition ,daft question though why has a russian tank got german decals ? cheers james

[klinger]

hi klinger thanks for posting a great link ,the tank is in a timewarp condition ,daft question though why has a russian tank got german decals ? cheers james

i guess they captured him and used him as a german one or for freiwillige corps

[Paul D]

hi klinger thanks for posting a great link ,the tank is in a timewarp condition ,daft question though why has a russian tank got german decals ? cheers james

It was common practice for the German forces to use captured equiptment including Tanks and certainly this occurred a lot on the Eastern front where many captured T34's were put to good use especially when enough Russian ammo was available to use the armament . The Germans called them Beute Panzer and the Johvi tank is a good example.

Das Reich Panzer RKT Emil Seibold claimed many of his kills whilst using a T34 Beute Panzer.

[martynv4]

Sadly the T34 is now in bits

Now that IS a crying shame Paul.

Hadn't seen this story before myself. Thanks for the post. I'll have to trawl deeper into the archives for more.

Martyn.

[f35jsf]

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Sadly the T34 is now in bits

More info, please.


Pozdrawiam.
Paul.

[kradbuilder]

i think it is a big con

rare to find a tank and even rarer to find a captured one like this is

why are all the people looking the other way??

just seems strange to me - pulling out something very rare and they are all looking at the komatsu

just my opinion

[Paul D]

i think it is a big con

rare to find a tank and even rarer to find a captured one like this is

why are all the people looking the other way??

just seems strange to me - pulling out something very rare and they are all looking at the komatsu

just my opinion

Well your opinion is quite wrong i'm afraid , no con here at all , this is a genuine find , i have seen the T34 myself and our forum Tech guy Dimas was there when it was recovered . Recovering Armoured vehicles is not that uncommon in Eastern Europe and Russia.

[Paul D]

More info, please.


Pozdrawiam.
Paul.

Since it's recovery the ownership of the T34 has been in dispute between the guy who recovered it and the Estonain Government , to prevent the Government getting their hands on it it has been dismantled !!