Author Topic: Russian T-34 in German markings discovered! (Read 454 times)

gofaster · « **on:** April 04, 2006, 09:44:51 PM »

http://www.sierratoysoldier.com/russian_made_t34.htm

A co-worker sent this story to me. Anybody know how a Russian tank ended up in German markings? I would assume it was captured and being used for evaluations when it sank in the swamp during field trials.

Reschke · « **Reply #1 on:** April 04, 2006, 09:57:24 PM »

Thats pretty cool. It must have sunk in a hurry though for it to not have been effected at all by the elements over the last 60+ years.

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #2 on:** April 04, 2006, 09:58:10 PM »

Captured t34 were used in combat by the germans.

Chairboy · « **Reply #3 on:** April 04, 2006, 10:13:57 PM »

Also, East Germany (as well as a number of other soviet puppet states) had T-34s in active service for years. Dunno if it would have been the same iron cross markings or not...

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #4 on:** April 05, 2006, 12:33:19 AM »

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Originally posted by GRUNHERZ
Captured t34 were used in combat by the germans.

they also used captured Allied aircraft to try to infiltrate allied formations

MrRiplEy[H] · « **Reply #5 on:** April 05, 2006, 01:12:27 AM »

Just a couple weeks ago the local motoring tv-show crushed an old Volkswagen Polo with a T34 our army captured during WW2. Was pretty cool.

Hangtime · « **Reply #6 on:** April 05, 2006, 07:50:58 AM »

You guys have done quite outstanding work with captured russian arms for over 100 years... using a T-34 to 'Unpimp a Vee Dubb' is priceless. fer gawds sake, put up a video link!

SMIDSY · « **Reply #7 on:** April 05, 2006, 07:59:48 AM »

the T-34s used by the german army were designated as PzKpfw 747.

seen here

and here

they were moddified with superior german optical setups and all instrumentation was converted from russian preferences to german.

MrRiplEy[H] · « **Reply #8 on:** April 05, 2006, 01:06:24 PM »

Unfortunately no video link but here's the picture of the tank: