Tiger tank parked in barn?

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A couple years ago I recall hearing a story about a German farmer who parked his tank in his barn when WW2 ended (he told his wife he was saving it for when the Soviets invaded) I cant seem to find any thing on this story anymore though... Is it just BS am i just not looking hard enough or did I make it up?

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A panther tank and a torpedo was found in 2015 in Germany who was owned by a collecter
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eric21 wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 11:44 pm A panther tank and a torpedo was found in 2015 in Germany who was owned by a collecter
thx i heard that one but it was in a barn (the wife turned it in to the police in the '80s when the farmer died)
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Sounds like the panther tank, tiger tanks were rare and only ever made as a breakthrough tank.
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Achtung Baby wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 6:43 am Sounds like the panther tank, tiger tanks were rare and only ever made as a breakthrough tank.
yeah theres only like 7 tiger 1s and 8 tiger 2
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eric21 wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 11:44 pm A panther tank and a torpedo was found in 2015 in Germany who was owned by a collecter
Along with a bunch of other unlicensed ordinance.
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DEERE317 wrote: Fri Jan 15, 2021 5:29 pm
eric21 wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 11:44 pm A panther tank and a torpedo was found in 2015 in Germany who was owned by a collecter
Along with a bunch of other unlicensed ordinance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XIkZgCJZCs
from what i understand they may have taken his stuff for other reasons (a running operational Panther is worth alot!) they also knew it existed for a long time (i heard the local Bundeswehr unit used to service it..... But thats just what i heard.....
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I think he had either an operational 88mm flak cannon (not demilitarized) or live ammunition for it, along with being connected to some other unsavory Nazi art business, so the Panther got seized along with the rest of his collection. Of course the army broke the suspension while hauling it and I think it has sat in storage since then (hate to say it but stealing a valuable tank and storing it doesn't make 100% sense). The Panther wasn't the problem just the circumstances around it.
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DEERE317 wrote: Fri Jan 15, 2021 10:19 pm I think he had either an operational 88mm flak cannon (not demilitarized) or live ammunition for it, along with being connected to some other unsavory Nazi art business, so the Panther got seized along with the rest of his collection. Of course the army broke the suspension while hauling it and I think it has sat in storage since then (hate to say it but stealing a valuable tank and storing it doesn't make 100% sense). The Panther wasn't the problem just the circumstances around it.
yes it does seem ridiculous but it would look very bad if they put it out Immediately
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Probably will end up in a museum one day (hopefully)
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Patton_M47 wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 4:59 pm
Achtung Baby wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 6:43 am Sounds like the panther tank, tiger tanks were rare and only ever made as a breakthrough tank.
yeah theres only like 7 tiger 1s and 8 tiger 2
Only 7 or so exist in tact TODAY. Most of those are also not in working order. However, plenty of them were produced during the war.
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Deadeye wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:07 pm
Patton_M47 wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 4:59 pm
Achtung Baby wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 6:43 am Sounds like the panther tank, tiger tanks were rare and only ever made as a breakthrough tank.
yeah theres only like 7 tiger 1s and 8 tiger 2
Only 7 or so exist in tact TODAY. Most of those are also not in working order. However, plenty of them were produced during the war.
it kinda sad so many were scrapped after the war....... i often wonder if theres still one more out there somewhere
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Probably more buried somewhere. Most got blown up (either tanks, aircraft, or no fuel) and then scraped.
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DEERE317 wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 6:40 pm Probably more buried somewhere. Most got blown up (either tanks, aircraft, or no fuel) and then scraped.
yeah theres still one that under a main road in france its alway cool to see them pulled out of swamps it often looks like they have only been it it for a couple minutes rather than 60+ years
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Is it me or for some reason do those seem to mostly be Russian?
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