Vehicles of the Wehrmacht

[XRCD011]

And I would be doing a disservice if I did not throw a couple pics of the Vimoutiers Tiger Ausf E. parked along the D979. To be truthful I was sort of underwhelmed and disappointed in its shabby run down condition but thankful some locals back in the 1970s saved it from being cut up for scrap.

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^Note the wide field tracks

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^Cracked turret armour when the crew set charges off to destroy the tank when it ran out of fuel and had to be abandoned.

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The fence really does nothing to help the look of the tank for taking pics

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The business end and cause for nightmares by M4 Sherman tank crews.

 

[Butcherbill]

Love the German tanks, it’s too bad it hasn’t been restored.

 

[Grouse Man]

Who celebrates the German involvement in the war, anybody else find it kind of gross to be gloryfiying the Nazi’s, the there war machine. I guess the evil of that whole regimen is wearing off with time, which is another short coming of the education system.

Wow. How is this 'celebrating' or 'glorifying' German involvement in the war?

This is called a living museum.

 

[ricohman]

Who celebrates the German involvement in the war, anybody else find it kind of gross to be gloryfiying the Nazi’s, the there war machine. I guess the evil of that whole regimen is wearing off with time, which is another short coming of the education system.

Seriously?
Hahahahaha!

 

[cyclone]

Seriously?
Hahahahaha!

Mocking laughter is sometimes the best & only response to hyperbolic accusations....

 

[Deckard]

Particularly when others serve a modern iteration of evil.

 

[cyclone]

Particularly when others serve a modern iteration of evil.

i.e. perpetually re-hashed socialism?...

 

[highlander]

My uncle, who was a Brandenburger, claimed he was landed in England , as an covert observer in preparation the invasion. So . by some definition, the Germans actually invaded Britain? Grizz

Interesting story.

Mind you, I don't really think that one man would constitute an "invasion".

Unless it was Chuck Norris, of course.

 

[contact148]

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The business end and cause for nightmares by M4 Sherman tank crews.

and T34 crews My grandfather used the 88 on the eastern front to great effect and later in Berlin

 

[highlander]

Love the German tanks, it’s too bad it hasn’t been restored.

Yep, it really needs to be restored.

I believe that there is only ONE working Tiger in the world; at the tank museum in England.

 

[9.3mauser]

Yep, it really needs to be restored.

I believe that there is only ONE working Tiger in the world; at the tank museum in England.

There's a Tiger II in Saumur, France.

 

[ss109]

History at its best. We need to remember that there were more then one side. And many years have passed. Its nice to see, some have deep pockets to keep these machines on all sides running.

 

[geologist]

yes but to find a horse that survived even to the end of the conflict would be impossible, maybe a sixth or seventh generation but not one that served during the time period

They probably ate most of their horses when the 1000 year Reich took a dump.

 

[Grizzly Adams]

They probably ate most of their horses when the 1000 year Reich took a dump.

Mother in law told a story about some Russian officer who left his horse tied, while he conducted some business, after hostilities ended. when he got back, the horse was gone and nobody in the neighborhood admitted what had happened to it. Of course everyone got a share to keep the secret.

Grizz

 

[53Izzy744]

Love the pics!

However, that b/w one to look vintage style with the lady needs to have the dude holding a selfy stick edited out lol

 

[Sharps '74]

The pic of the VW with knobby tires reminded me of my '66 Beetle that wore snow tires year round. There was NOWHERE it couldn't go, even after great honkin' 4x4s mussed up the road.

It was my camping/hunting vehicle and carried out a few deer on the roof.

 

[CGS]

The pic of the VW with knobby tires reminded me of my '66 Beetle that wore snow tires year round. There was NOWHERE it couldn't go, even after great honkin' 4x4s mussed up the road.

It was my camping/hunting vehicle and carried out a few deer on the roof.

True enough.

There weren't too many places the old beetles couldn't go, especially with the right tires.

 

[Deathrawt]

Japs fired on the West coast, does that constitute an invasion ? silly argument, just appreciate the vehicles.

Grizz

Didn’t the Japanese launch a whole bunch of balloons that were carrying bombs across the pacific?

 

[CGS]

Didn’t the Japanese launch a whole bunch of balloons that were carrying bombs across the pacific?

That's correct.

They launched fire bombs from submarines; the thought being to start multiple forest fire in the pacific northwest area to tie up troops there.

They did start some fires, but not enough to make it worthwhile.