Surveyor Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Sites like this may be a good starting point? http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers.html Thank you for this link its a good site for those above ground, I think the Idea of the member who started the link was for those buried or lost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 yes guys, buried tanks do exist - just need to find them and dig them up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surveyor Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 everyone, I have uploaded some of the information on the site, think up to thread 59, for some reason cant upload an excel file, anyone would like to see, pm me and we will see additions etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surveyor Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Guys Got to post number 59 on this thread, I have it as a spread sheet but it will not upload, but you get the idea, any comments buried and abandoned tanks.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talltom Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Theres been a king tiger tank found under a main road in france :yawn:buried since end of the war they have managed to get turret out but now need permission to dig road up and get the rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog8811 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Theres been a king tiger tank found under a main road in france This one? http://tank-photographs.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/king-tiger-tank-fontenay-saint-pere.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talltom Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 This one? http://tank-photographs.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/king-tiger-tank-fontenay-saint-pere.html Thats the one i hope they get it restored fully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draganm Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 it'll never happen, none of these small towns will ever spend the half million Euro's to get a blown-up German tank welded back together and sitting on it's own wheels/suspension, much less the other million or 2 you would need to get it running. The Vimoutiers Tiger 1 is a prime example, they can't even find the money to preserve it, much less restore it. It's sitting there rusting and looks like it was painted by the local kindergarten. They would be better off selling it and putting up a commemorative plaque, before the machine turns into a pile of Iron Oxide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZITIM Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I just google image searched this tank. Wow, its not looked after very well. What a shame. it'll never happen, none of these small towns will ever spend the half million Euro's to get a blown-up German tank welded back together and sitting on it's own wheels/suspension, much less the other million or 2 you would need to get it running. The Vimoutiers Tiger 1 is a prime example, they can't even find the money to preserve it, much less restore it. It's sitting there rusting and looks like it was painted by the local kindergarten. They would be better off selling it and putting up a commemorative plaque, before the machine turns into a pile of Iron Oxide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draganm Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I just google image searched this tank. Wow, its not looked after very well. What a shame. yes it is, especially considering it's one of only 7 known complete Tiger 1's in the world. I'm sure many a collector has tried hard to get it, maybe even offering to build the town a new Gymnasium, swimming pool, arts center, etc. but it's been deemed a Monument historique by the national government which means it would take an act of God to do something with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 It's nowhere near complete. The demolition charges trashed the inside, post-war scrapping removed the gear box & all removable external items, like the armoured exhaust guards, hatches & track guards. You can see from back to front, peering through the exhaust apertures, you can see daylight through the bow mg Kugelblende. You can see the shattered remains of the engine. The engine deck's been replaced by a metal sheet. Having been sat outside for 72 years, the majority of that time being uncared for, in a wood by the side of the road, it's in quite remarkable condition. It certainly needs some better degree of protection, treating the internals with anti-rust treatment, better sealing to keep rain out & a decent paint job, but where else can you actually climb all over, free of charge, an authentic, WW2 German tank, let alone a Tiger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Battle of Bullecourt: Search to find missing tanks that led to Digger disaster http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/archaeology/battle-of-bullecourt-search-to-find-missing-tanks-that-led-to-digger-disaster/news-story/cc433c89ca3668a1f89b95035c118415 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draganm Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 It certainly needs some better degree of protection, treating the internals with anti-rust treatment, better sealing to keep rain out & a decent paint job, but where else can you actually climb all over, free of charge, an authentic, WW2 German tank, let alone a Tiger? Good point, in that regard this glass is certainly half full. A little better preservation would be nice though, at least to seal it against rain and water getting in. Battle of Bullecourt: Search to find missing tanks that led to Digger disasterhttp://www.news.com.au/technology/science/archaeology/battle-of-bullecourt-search-to-find-missing-tanks-that-led-to-digger-disaster/news-story/cc433c89ca3668a1f89b95035c118415 The spirit of the Nazi Gold train lives on , :cheesy:lets hope they find some vehicles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 It certainly needs some better degree of protection, treating the internals with anti-rust treatment, better sealing to keep rain out & a decent paint job, but where else can you actually climb all over, free of charge, an authentic, WW2 German tank, let alone a Tiger? Fully agree, preserve and conserve it properly in-situ. And I would love to see it placed back in its spot in the ditch where it stood most of it's life. I think there is no more poignant memorial than a tank (/aircraft/etc.) preserved on the spot where it was put out of action, including it's battle damage. There are quite few of them, sadly some of them are "cleaned up" on moved onto a plinth - like the Sherman at Beffe, Belgium. Source: http://www.shermantank.nl/M4A3(76)W.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Well half buried Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin33ba07 Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 the same incident ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Looks the same....... also looked at one point it got a gutful of mud down the drivers hatch. Nice mess to clean up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 http://tank-photographs.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/graye-sur-mer-churchill-avre-tank.html hadnt seen this page before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 i must get round to starting my AVRE resto before i get too old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draganm Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 they just pulled another SdKfz 251 armored cab out the chicken river in Poland, they need ot change the name of that river to something like " panzer river" or "Sonderkraftfahrzeug creek", although the latter is a mouthful if your not German Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 I wonder where the rest is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draganm Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 I wonder where the rest is I dunno, but a few months ago they pulled a complete Sdkfz 250 out and an almost complete SdKfz-7 , (missing the cab). Makes you wonder what else is down there. The 250 is from the 25th panzer division, which had a little bit of everything including Tigers at one time 1943. Hopefully there's more Treasures down there as this particular museum that's pulling them out appears to be very competent in their restorations. from Wiki In April 1944, the division was sent to Aalborg in Denmark to rebuild and where they absorbed the main forces of Panzer Division Norway as much needed reinforcements. By now, the hard-pressed Wehrmacht, which were now fighting on two fronts, was only able to raise a skeleton Panzer division. In September 1944, the situation was so bad on the Eastern front that although completely under strength, the Division was sent again to battle the Red Army at the Vistula crossings in Poland and in the defense of Warsaw, also parts of it were involved in the suppression of the Warsaw Uprising. On 6 November 1944, after months of bitter fighting, the division was finally reinforced once more. Remnants of other brigades and battalions were absorbed, along with 25 Panther tanks which were much needed. In January 1945, after the defense of Warsaw, the division could only field a total of around 68 tanks, assault and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns: 5 Panzer IV, 15 Panzer IV/70, 21 Jagdpanzer IV/48, 23 Panther tanks and 4 Flakpanzer IV. The 25th and 19th Panzer Divisions counterattacked strongly, but were ultimately ineffective and were forced to retreat back the Oder River. By the end of January, the division had lost 622 men killed, 2,318 wounded, and 6,030 missing, a total of 8,970 casualties in only six weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Grundy Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 This photo and some others were taken at Porton Down in November 1995. It shows the remains of a Machine Gun Carrier No1 Mk1. There is a photo of the VRN that could be CMM 985 or 986, if the latter then it was converted into a prototype Cavalry Carrier. I had quite a lot on in 1995 so did not pursue this project (which could have been the wise course..) but has anyone further information ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted October 23, 2016 Author Share Posted October 23, 2016 bob had posted some covenanter pics in the valentine resto thread and i thought i would continue the discussion here. a covenanter was recovered from otterburn in the nineties which eventually ended up in NZ with andrew rowe. another forum member danny 152 had recovered several wrecked covenanters from a range in devon but owing to their poor condition nobody wanted them and they ended up getting scrapped. which is a real shame for such a rare tank. anyway i had heard there is still a covenanter buried in an orchard where the tank museum example came from. apparently it was dug up with the other on but reburied. i don't doubt this but do any of the great and good have any pics of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Lawrence Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 bob had posted some covenanter pics in the valentine resto thread and i thought i would continue the discussion here. a covenanter was recovered from otterburn in the nineties which eventually ended up in NZ with andrew rowe. another forum member danny 152 had recovered several wrecked covenanters from a range in devon but owing to their poor condition nobody wanted them and they ended up getting scrapped. which is a real shame for such a rare tank.anyway i had heard there is still a covenanter buried in an orchard where the tank museum example came from. apparently it was dug up with the other on but reburied. i don't doubt this but do any of the great and good have any pics of it The Tank Museum vehicle came from Bradley Farm near Dorking in Surrey and it was said that there were two other tanks also buried but left there. I do not think that they will be recovered now as Bradley Farm became the Denbies Vinyard (one of the largest in the UK) and I would doubt that they would pull up rows of vines for a tank recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.