Tanks for the Memories
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likesfish
You can't park here sir
Netflix has the completely bonker girls und panzers detailed WW2 tanks driven by schoolgirls who live on aircraft carriers and practice the ladylike sport of Tankery.
It's existence drove at least one East European former tank driver to vodka ( not a terribly difficult feat I'll admit but was accompanied by lots of swears).
It's existence drove at least one East European former tank driver to vodka ( not a terribly difficult feat I'll admit but was accompanied by lots of swears).
not-bono-ever
meh
I watched battle of the bulge last week ( agaon ) where the fuck were the incongrous tank battle scenes filmed ? seemed to be in a desert
gosub
~#
not-bono-ever
meh
I remeber watching a documentary about that Panzer commander a while ago. Became a fisherman in new england. Very sad story. sharks
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
Peiper was the most famous one from the Bulge, he was a right cunt and came to a fittingly sorry end. What was the name of the guy you saw the doc about? I'd be interested in that.
en.wikipedia.org
"During his career with Himmler, Peiper witnessed the SS policies of ethnic cleansing and genocide in Eastern Europe; he persistently denied or obfuscated this fact following the war. Transferred to a combat role, Peiper served in the SS Division Leibstandarte on both the Eastern and the Western Fronts, commanding a battalion and then a regiment. He fought in the Third Battle of Kharkov and the Battle of the Bulge. Peiper's command became known for atrocities against civilians and prisoners of war.
Peiper was convicted in the Malmedy massacre trial and sentenced to death. The sentence was commuted, with Peiper serving 12 years in prison. He was accused of committing the Boves massacre in Italy; the investigation was closed due to insufficient evidence that Peiper issued the order to kill civilians directly. After his release from prison, he worked for both Porsche and Volkswagen, before moving to France, where he worked as a freelance translator. Throughout, Peiper maintained frequent, albeit discreet, contact with his SS network, including HIAG, a Waffen-SS lobby group. Peiper was murdered in France in July 1976, after his identity as an SS-man and war criminal had been publicized there."
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Here's a real King Tiger I took a pic of in Belgium a couple of years ago which was part of his Kampfgruppe. Cost the owner a bottle of cognac.
bulge1944.com
Joachim Peiper - Wikipedia
"During his career with Himmler, Peiper witnessed the SS policies of ethnic cleansing and genocide in Eastern Europe; he persistently denied or obfuscated this fact following the war. Transferred to a combat role, Peiper served in the SS Division Leibstandarte on both the Eastern and the Western Fronts, commanding a battalion and then a regiment. He fought in the Third Battle of Kharkov and the Battle of the Bulge. Peiper's command became known for atrocities against civilians and prisoners of war.
Peiper was convicted in the Malmedy massacre trial and sentenced to death. The sentence was commuted, with Peiper serving 12 years in prison. He was accused of committing the Boves massacre in Italy; the investigation was closed due to insufficient evidence that Peiper issued the order to kill civilians directly. After his release from prison, he worked for both Porsche and Volkswagen, before moving to France, where he worked as a freelance translator. Throughout, Peiper maintained frequent, albeit discreet, contact with his SS network, including HIAG, a Waffen-SS lobby group. Peiper was murdered in France in July 1976, after his identity as an SS-man and war criminal had been publicized there."
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Here's a real King Tiger I took a pic of in Belgium a couple of years ago which was part of his Kampfgruppe. Cost the owner a bottle of cognac.
Tank monument King Tiger at La Gleize - Bulge1944.com
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Chz
Stark Raving Sane
Pattons?
A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
How do you see into my dreams?
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
If you speak nerdish, this link describes the post-war US evaluation of the T34, both in its WW2 form and later models captured in Korea;
warspot.net
A Tank from a Former Ally
Trophies of the war in Korea and interrogations of prisoners: American tankers study the T-34-85
warspot.net
High Voltage
In the top 97% of Urban's most interesting posters
Right
I may have a small bottle that may or may not contain "mushroom drops"
Exactly how many of these should I have before watching this?
Asking for a friend
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
Fuck, but that's ugly. Even by tank standards.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
those are inflated tanks, look at where the near one's started to deflate
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
They might be Dali tanks.
An inflatable tank
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
by no means, those are the british army's famous strongmen, who carried tanks across obstacles when the army came to face the siegfried line with its tricky tank traps. here they are in training.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
it was called a valentine as people were so surprised to receive one.
A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
I want this to be true.
ETA not quite:
Crystal Meth Origins Link Back to Nazi Germany and World War II
Crystal meth is notorious for being highly addictive and ravaging countless communities. But few know that the drug can be traced back to Nazi Germany, where it first became popular as a way to keep pilots and soldiers alert in battle during World War II.
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
Of all the ordinance we were taught about, HESH was the nastiest. High Explosive Squash Head. It hit the tank and expanded, causing a chunk of metal to detach and ricochet around the inside of the tank.
en.wikipedia.org
High-explosive squash head - Wikipedia
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
Is that the East side of the Brandenburg Gate?
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
I think it's the west, in fact I think I've sat in that exact spot in the Tiergarten (though not when it was looking a bit "worse for wear").
