German Tank Museum in Munster, Germany - Today-

When you compare that Sherman to the Tiger, you have to admire the guts of the crews who drove them! At least once they knew what they were up against. I've heard American vets say they were never told that the Panthers and Tigers existed until they met up with them.
 
Good for the Dutch woman! Everywhere the Wehrmacht went, they were followed up by those that enforced the Reich's policies of enslavemment and racial purity. All non-Aryans were "Untermencshen", sub-humans.

This bit about the Wehrmacht defending Europe against Bolshevism - yeah, right ..... fighting Bolshevism was one of the paper tigers used to justify the actions of the SA in bringing Hitler to power. Faking an excuse to invade Poland, invading the Netherlands, Belgium and France - all to stop Bolshevism - the stuff of a true Nazi apologist.

My late Panzer-Grenadier father-in-law admitted to shooting Polish partisans for actions against the Wehrmacht after the cessation of hostilities. He asked me if I thought it was justifiable and I told him - Yes.
He was one of the lucky ones to escape Stalingrad before the complete encirclement of the 6th Armee, only to be captured later by partisans and turned over to a unit of the Red Army. That saved his life, but bought him a ticket to Siberia, returning in 1951. Others were repatriated as late as 1955.
 
Not sure on the Tiger, Some of the tanks said where they came from, others just told about the tank. For instance, the Africa Corps one, arrived in Egypt, then broke down 3 days later adn was abandoned then captured by the British, no such story for the tiger, or King Tiger
 
tootall said:
First photo is an A7V.
Do you know if it is original or replica?
Bovington has a replica.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztkKJUQB4rU
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"Wotan" was scrapped in 1919, therefore is a replica. Old enough not to "be prohib :).
Edit: The Americans copied the gun mount: :).
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I am not sure if it was a replica, i am sure hte markings were made to look that way, but the signage said that it was 1 of 18 produced. I am guessing that it may be made up of several scrapped ones. I have photos of the inside as the doors were open for pictures. Most of the tanks there were clearing running as you can tell by the concrete that they were clearing 'parked' and all the oil drip trays and sawdust on the deck. We may go back in a few weeks and see if we can get an audio tour or pay extra to see if we cannot try to get inside 1 or 2 of them.

All the paintwork was done to look like it was in action, only thing missing was some of the swastikas that you would expect to see, the only one i saw was on the Africa-Corps tanks and a uniform. They tend to play that down a bit
 
nugunner said:
When you compare that Sherman to the Tiger, you have to admire the guts of the crews who drove them! At least once they knew what they were up against. I've heard American vets say they were never told that the Panthers and Tigers existed until they met up with them.
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yeah but they hardly ever did, there where actually very few tigers, and even fewer panther's in western Europe. 90% where shipped east to try to stop the Red Horde
 
RRCo. said:
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Looks like a copy of a Whippet. They did capture at least one near the end of WWI.

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And some vets visiting the museum:

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I like how when confronted with some facts the old German soldiers kind of drift away. The Nazis weren't too concerned about Bolshevism when they and the Soviets made a deal to divide Poland between them and signed a non aggression pact between themselves.
 
The "Wotan" at the museum there is a replica, not big enough to be real, the Tiger they didn't have one for quite a while. This one was actually pieced together as they found parts.
 
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