| Tango01 | 06 Jul 2015 10:11 p.m. PST |
…78-year-old's basement. "A 45-ton Panther tank, a flak cannon and other World War II weapons have been seized in a raid on a 78-year-old collector's home in northern Germany.
Kiel prosecutor Birgit Hess said the collector, whose name she would not release for privacy reasons, is being investigated for possibly violating German weapons laws but remains free while the probe is ongoing. In the search, investigators also seized a torpedo and many other military items in addition to the Panzer V "Panther" tank and the 88mm flak gun, Hess told The Associated Press…"
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link Wow!. You don't want to  off that kind of Neighbour! (smile) Amicalement
Armand PS: Sorry I missed the first post about it… |
| Zargon | 07 Jul 2015 3:47 a.m. PST |
What! the german army underfunded or what:) Frau Angie scared of the Greeks, german steel industry needs more material to make BMWs no one can afford? Why take an old mans toys away from him? Sad really.
That tank looks like it was made yesterday wow not a scratch apart from te ruffians moving it to the scrapyard.
Cheers here's hoping sane minds look into this. |
mysteron  | 07 Jul 2015 4:02 a.m. PST |
A nice example of a late G Panther. I wonder if its in decent mechanical condition ? Just where are the treads though ? |
| 79thPA | 07 Jul 2015 4:15 a.m. PST |
According to previous TMP threads on this subject, the guy was driving it around town after a snow storm in 1978, so it was a runner then. |
| jeffreyw3 | 07 Jul 2015 5:10 a.m. PST |
From PanzerPicture on FB: Panther Ausf. G late at a Private collection, Northern Germany. This Panther was built at the Panther factory Maschinenfabrik
Niedersachsen-Hannover,Germany under the direction of the British Army REME.
It was number four of the Panthers and Jagdpanthers built by the British.
It was probably placed on a targetrange and then bought by a scrap merchant
in a War Department sale in the 1950's and remained
in his scrap yard in Surrey, England,
until it was discovered in October 1977. It was then recovered,
in a badly damaged and incomplete state, and transported to Germany.
It has since been restored to running order.
In 2015 it was forcefully transported and taken away by police, after the owner was accused of owning Nazi-looted art and the Panther was damaged in the process. |
| PHGamer | 07 Jul 2015 7:45 a.m. PST |
In this case, they were investigating this individual for selling stolen goods, The gold plated horses formally adorning the Reichstag stairs. Plundered by the Soviets, repatriated, then stolen. While investigating, the police noticed the hardware. If the guns are not disabled, then by German law they are illegal to possess. |
| freerangeegg | 07 Jul 2015 8:37 a.m. PST |
I'm impressed that the tyres on the 88 are still inflated and look in good condition, not all rotted and perished! |
| Tango01 | 07 Jul 2015 11:41 a.m. PST |
When I saw the article (without reading it) I think that an old nazi stop his tank in the backyard of his home and said… "Honey!. I'm back!… the War is over!. See what I pick up…! (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
| Thomas Thomas | 07 Jul 2015 1:12 p.m. PST |
One hopes that the historical value of this artifact is appreciated by someone in Germany and its not destoryed. TomT |
| uglyfatbloke | 08 Jul 2015 2:10 a.m. PST |
We can hope TT, but let's not hold our breath. |
 Legion 4 | 09 Jul 2015 2:45 p.m. PST |
Hope to the Gods that those end up in a museum somewhere … |
| Tango01 | 09 Jul 2015 2:57 p.m. PST |
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