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Russian Tank Turret Dug Up in Rostock, Germany
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Geoff_walden
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Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:10 pm
Post subject: Russian Tank Turret Dug Up in Rostock, Germany

This doesn't look like a T34 mantlet to me, but I'm no expert on Soviet armor.

www.thelocal.de/societ...38941.html

(there are links to photos in the article)

Bullets – and bones – found in Soviet tank
Published: 18 Nov 11 06:00 CET

Construction workers near Rostock made an unusual discovery Thursday, when they unearthed half of a Soviet World War II-era tank with skeletal remains inside. Experts believe the other half of the tank is buried across the street.

Authorities at the German War Graves Commission will now attempt to figure out whether the remains are German or Russian, or if they belong to more than one person. They will likely eventually be buried in a city war cemetery.

The T-34 tank, a type developed specifically for World War II, was discovered during routine construction work near the Schleusen Bridge. Startled labourers immediately called authorities.

Inside the rusted tank, a bomb disposal team identified shells, hand grenades and rifle ammunition, said Fred Tribanek, a team member. Tribanek said the ammo was live but would not be dangerous if it remained within the tank.

The tank is thought to have come under attack during the Soviet invasion of Rostock in May 1945.

"Despite the area’s fraught history, we’ve never found anything like this before,” said Tribanek. “Large World War II bombs certainly, but never a whole tank.”

The rusted tank's remains were loaded onto a truck on Thursday and stored at a depot, where they will undergo careful examination. Eventually authorities hope to find the other half of the tank.

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Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 11:04 pm Post subject: Re: Russian Tank Turret Dug Up in Rostock, Germany
T34/85 turret.

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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 11:58 am Post subject: Re: Russian Tank Turret Dug Up in Rostock, Germany
On another forum you can see the pictures. They found six shells and handgrenades in the turret, apparently the turret was blown off and fell to the side into a ditch, which was later covered to make a road. _________________ hvasnakkerduom.blogspo...wagen.html

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