"Baby Assault Tanks" Topic
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| Tango01 | 17 Dec 2016 4:04 p.m. PST |
Super Cool!
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| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 17 Dec 2016 4:23 p.m. PST |
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| Achtung Minen | 17 Dec 2016 9:58 p.m. PST |
Is it the wrong board, though?
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| Silent Pool | 18 Dec 2016 12:24 a.m. PST |
It's true! I read it once. It's definitely true. link |
| Bellbottom | 18 Dec 2016 3:53 a.m. PST |
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| alien BLOODY HELL surfer | 18 Dec 2016 7:43 a.m. PST |
Blimey I recall reading that too, and I'm young (ish, well, for one here anyway ;-p ) |
| Tango01 | 18 Dec 2016 2:41 p.m. PST |
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| Apache 6 | 19 Dec 2016 12:00 p.m. PST |
Achtung Minen: What is the story behind the tiny tanks? That looks too organized to be toys. Are those for cadets? |
| Achtung Minen | 19 Dec 2016 12:37 p.m. PST |
They are the Kinder-panzer ("children tanks") of the Pionierpanzerbrigade of the East German army. They were essentially a prop used for activities involving GDR youth organizations, to encourage a sense of nationalism, socialist politics and pride in the East German military. The photo is of a mini "parade" for the young members of one such club (a small sponsored event in the tiny town of Bad Schmiedeberg from 1981). I've heard that while the turrets could not move, the guns could actually fire 9mm pistol rounds… yes, East Germany was a strange place… |
| Apache 6 | 20 Dec 2016 9:54 a.m. PST |
Achtung Minen: Thanks for the answer. Interesting. |
| Prince Rupert of the Rhine | 20 Dec 2016 1:14 p.m. PST |
Bloody hell I would have done anything as a kid to have had a Kinder-panzer to play with in the back garden. Cool and disturbing in equal measure. |
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