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Title: Russian T-34 in German markings discovered!
Post by: 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.

Title: Russian T-34 in German markings discovered!
Post by: Reschke 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.

Title: Russian T-34 in German markings discovered!
Post by: GRUNHERZ on April 04, 2006, 09:58:10 PM

Captured t34 were used in combat by the germans.

Title: Russian T-34 in German markings discovered!
Post by: Chairboy 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...

Title: Russian T-34 in German markings discovered!
Post by: DREDIOCK on April 05, 2006, 12:33:19 AM

Quote

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

Title: Russian T-34 in German markings discovered!
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] 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. :D

Title: Russian T-34 in German markings discovered!
Post by: Hangtime 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!

:aok

Title: Russian T-34 in German markings discovered!
Post by: SMIDSY on April 05, 2006, 07:59:48 AM

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

seen here
(http://rkkaww2.armchairgeneral.com/galleries/ruscaptured/T_34/T_34M41_42/4/t-34_win_03.jpg)

and here
(http://rkkaww2.armchairgeneral.com/galleries/ruscaptured/T_34/T_34M41_42/3/t-34_early_00.jpg)


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

Title: Russian T-34 in German markings discovered!
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on April 05, 2006, 01:06:24 PM

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

(http://img.mtv3.fi/mn_kuvat/mtv3/ohjelmat/ajoneuvos/testikuvat/368598.jpg)