| Who asked this joker | 08 Feb 2010 8:31 a.m. PST |
link Pretty interesting. The tank is in great shape according to the article. John |
| WarHighlander | 08 Feb 2010 8:34 a.m. PST |
This article is pretty old. |
 Doms Decals  | 08 Feb 2010 8:37 a.m. PST |
Good photos though; I'd not seen the left side of the turret, with both balkenkreuz and patriotic Soviet slogan still in place…. |
| rddfxx | 08 Feb 2010 9:07 a.m. PST |
Looking forward to its debut on "Tank Overhaul" (this is a wish) |
79thPA  | 08 Feb 2010 9:16 a.m. PST |
I hadn't seen the balkenkreuz in prior photos either. |
| Who asked this joker | 08 Feb 2010 9:44 a.m. PST |
This article is pretty old. Nobody posted it on TMP that i could find so i did! And 2008 is not that old!  |
| aercdr | 08 Feb 2010 10:44 a.m. PST |
The slogan is in Estonian and most likely is not a patriotic Soviet saying. Probably attached to the 20th Grenadier Division der Waffen SS (Estonian). |
| nazrat | 08 Feb 2010 11:20 a.m. PST |
It has been posted here a number of times, but it's a fascinating article and it never hurts to repost things like this. Thanks! |
| Doms Decals | 08 Feb 2010 11:23 a.m. PST |
Thanks aercdr, that makes much more sense…. |
| Kaoschallenged | 08 Feb 2010 12:06 p.m. PST |
Here is one of the previous threads. You can see more responses there . Robert "Near-pristine T-34 pulled from lake (pics)" TMP link |
 Bobgnar | 08 Feb 2010 1:51 p.m. PST |
I agree with Nazrat, it's like watching a movie you have seen before, but really like. |
| Ben Ten | 08 Feb 2010 4:21 p.m. PST |
'This article is pretty old.' Then don't look at it or comment on it, find something else to do with the seconds you've lost. I for one haven't seen it before so appreciate the post, thanks. |
| nazrat | 08 Feb 2010 4:32 p.m. PST |
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| Kaoschallenged | 08 Feb 2010 4:47 p.m. PST |
Now of course the original article was posted back in 2006 so would that make it now "68 Year Old Tank found in a lake" :P . Robert link Or when it was pulled out in 2000, Russian Tank Recovered from the Lake After 50 Years Been There WW-II Trophy tank 14 September 2000, a Komatsu D375A-2 pulled an abandoned tank from its archival tomb under the bottom of a lake near Johvi, Estonia. The Soviet-built T34/76A tank had been resting at the bottom of the lake for 56 years. According to its specifications, it's a 27-tonne machine with a top speed of 53km/h. englishrussia.com/?p=299 These sites has video of the process, vincelewis.net/t34.html link |
| hurrahbro | 08 Feb 2010 5:53 p.m. PST |
While not as impressive, something a little older. link They cleaned it up, did some cosmetic repairs and allegedly here it stands link |
| sergeis | 08 Feb 2010 8:39 p.m. PST |
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And a bit more impressive- I think I posted this here before.
I think they were able to flush tranny and drive it away on its own power!!! Ammo still had ink quality markings on it… |
| sergeis | 08 Feb 2010 9:00 p.m. PST |
link
Another T-34-76- Ukraine- all 6 pages of photos… |
| sergeis | 08 Feb 2010 9:07 p.m. PST |
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All sorts of goodness here- enjoy… |
| aercdr | 08 Feb 2010 9:32 p.m. PST |
No link, but there is a private museum out side of Daugavpils, Latvia that has a JS-II that was pulled out of a Latvian bog. It and the 15 or so other Soviet and Nazi vehicles have been restored to factory-fresh conditions and are all fully operable. It is a way-cool place and they let you climb into the tanks. Entry fee is 5 Lats or $10.00 USD |
| Kaoschallenged | 08 Feb 2010 11:20 p.m. PST |
There is Thread too from a few years ago. Robert "Pictures of Intact Stug III pulled from bog" TMP link |
| Chris PzTp | 09 Feb 2010 6:53 a.m. PST |
Aercdr,
Thanks for the heads up about the museum in Latvia.
Do you have ny information on how one could find this museum; it's name, street address, anything? |
| sergeis | 09 Feb 2010 6:06 p.m. PST |
It is in village of Sventa- outside Daugavpils. Owner Edward Zavadsky is planning to build tankodrome since all tanks are operational. |
opens up the all-plastic M5 Stuart kit recently released.
