Tank pulled from a peat bog after 56 years!

[DynoTom]

This is incredible !:stare :stare



http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2825290

[77thor]

that is amazing

[juicedimpss]

sweet find.
im surprised they got that thing out with only one dozer.

[DynoTom]

That is a real interesting story, I would have thought it would have needed more "pull power" to get it out though?

[Nix]

WOW, that is crazy. You would think after 56 years being submerged it would have no chance of running. That has to be 1 in a billion! Maybe being caked in mud and such that helped seal the thing up?:wow

[FANAT1C]

Pretty cool! Good find.

[Syclone0044]

Wow, now that's some serious pulling power!

[RanJer]

That's nucking futs! Good find man!

[GTSLOW]

sweet find.
im surprised they got that thing out with only one dozer.

Ya I was wondering about that myself.

Also arent those german markings on it?

[DirtyMax]

Also arent those german markings on it?

Sure are.

The story states the Germans must have captured the vessel and used it as their own.

This was before they decided to see if it could float. :goof

[wikked]

Maybe being caked in mud and such that helped seal the thing up?:wow

To be fair, though, it was in a peat bog. Peat bogs are anaerobic - they hermetically seal whatever gets trapped inside :thumbsup


Ya I was wondering about that myself.

Also arent those german markings on it?


During battles in the summer of 1944, the tank was captured from the Soviet army and used by the German army. (This is the reason that there are German markings painted on the tank's exterior.) :thumbsup

[86GUTLASS]

Cool ass story,nive find!:thumbsup

[Bart H]

That is a great find as far as the tank and the story goes.

[Yooformula]

damm that is cool! I would love to see a vid of that thing when they started it up.

[BadAzzGTA89]

damm that is cool! I would love to see a vid of that thing when they started it up.
http://www.diving.ee/video.php?f=t34.AVI

[WhiteZCamaro]

That is feaking sweet!!

[MurphysLaw88GT]

T-34's rock the heezie

[USMARINE1108]

Why can't I find something like that? I wonder if they would let me drive it on base........... What do you think it's worth to a collector?

[Cryptic]

amazing story :thumbsup

[GTSLOW]

To be fair, though, it was in a peat bog. Peat bogs are anaerobic - they hermetically seal whatever gets trapped inside :thumbsup




During battles in the summer of 1944, the tank was captured from the Soviet army and used by the German army. (This is the reason that there are German markings painted on the tank's exterior.) :thumbsup

To lazy to read, me likey pictures :)

Thanks for the info :thumbsup

[DynoTom]

Video clip of the tank leaving the water.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtJkyd3JJWE

[DynoTom]

Part 2


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZHVgMzfD38&mode=related&search=

[DynoTom]

Part 3


I can't believe those tracks still move freely !!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBK3Zs13p94&mode=related&search=

[TurboAWD2.0]

Is it too late for "in Soviet Russia..." jokes? :goof

[LIL EVO]

How on earth did they attach a wire to that thing being buried 20 feet?

[BigSnailBuick]

Great story, great find...what a cool way to find out that you were not imagining things when you were a kid.:thumbsup

[stowsea]

how did they know that was there?

[CruxGNZ]

how did they know that was there?
Read the story.