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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:18:14 PM EDT
And a large collection of other militaria including assault rifles.
Defence lawyer claims most of the collection is scrap metal. Offers a €50k fine plea deal ( about $70k ) Prosecution asserts that much contravenes their war weapons legislation. A museum has offered to buy the tank.  Attached Filehttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57965260 For those unfamiliar with the Panther tank - its the one that was superior to the Sherman  Now sentenced......... https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58077039 |
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:23:02 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:24:42 PM EDT
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Had tank for 30 yrs and neighbours were aware.............because he used it as a snowplough sometimes
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:25:15 PM EDT
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Holy fuckin shit!!!!!
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:26:17 PM EDT
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Built the house on the tank??? Ain't driving that through no cellar door.
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:27:08 PM EDT
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Everybody has to have a hobby!!
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:31:39 PM EDT
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Germany may still have a chance
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:32:09 PM EDT
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Quote Historylol |
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:34:32 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:34:59 PM EDT
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I see nothing wrong with his hobby
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:36:02 PM EDT
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Life goals.
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:36:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Built the house on the tank??? Ain't driving that through no cellar door. Same way Gibbs gets his boats out of his basement on NCIS? (I want a snowplow tank. Maybe I should start a GoFundMe....)
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:37:36 PM EDT
[#12]
In before gold bars found in fuel tank.
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:38:58 PM EDT
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I love how they're gonna convict him in his mid 80s.
Yeah, ok. Throw away the key? |
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:39:14 PM EDT
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EDIT: Nevermind, same tank, just still ongoing legal case. |
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:39:16 PM EDT
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People looking for stolen nazi loot ratted him out. The poor guy is 84. How is he going to pay that huge fine.
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:41:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Didn't this happen a while back also? Might have been in France or something. IIRC, the government destroyed the tank. They fucked it up when moving it because it didn't have treads on. It was towed to some base and used as decoration for a while. After that, I don't know what happened. |
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:42:58 PM EDT
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Isn’t that the guy who had the 88 in there as well?
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:43:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Didn't this happen a while back also? Might have been in France or something. IIRC, the government destroyed the tank. This one was in past few days. Years ago I read of a French guy who went around "tidying up abandoned kit" in 1945 and years later they found immaculate jeeps and lots of weapons in his barn. |
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:44:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Isn’t that the guy who had the 88 in there as well? They mentioned an AA gun. |
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:44:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Everybody has to have a hobby!! He got tired of those 1:16 scale models so scrapped together a 1:1 scale model. I don't see the issue here. I guess there could be a problem if he had several hundred rounds of cannon ammo for it, but just small arms ammo and a dressed up winter emergency transport? No problems. |
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:45:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Isn’t that the guy who had the 88 in there as well? Yeah. Complete flak outfit |
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:45:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: In before gold bars found in fuel tank. 
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:46:21 PM EDT
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I do nazi the problem with his collection.
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:46:41 PM EDT
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Looks like an Ausf D model................hopefully some museum will get it
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:46:46 PM EDT
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Ok, yeah. Turns out old dude had a towed 88 and a torpedo in the basement too.
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:47:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ok, yeah. Turns out old dude had a towed 88 and a torpedo in the basement too. Does he live on the water or own a u-boat? Then no constructive intent. |
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:49:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Germany may still have a chance |
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:49:24 PM EDT
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Had it for 30 years and what? No one got hurt?
*yawn* |
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:49:28 PM EDT
[#29]
 The Heikendorf Panther - The German Tank Found in a Basement |
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:51:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Does he live on the water or own a u-boat? Then no constructive intent. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Ok, yeah. Turns out old dude had a towed 88 and a torpedo in the basement too. Does he live on the water or own a u-boat? Then no constructive intent. Just makes me think of this guy.   Hot Fuzz (4/10) Movie CLIP - Sea Mine (2007) HD |
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:52:11 PM EDT
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Awesome
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:52:15 PM EDT
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Fucking legend.
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:52:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Does he live on the water or own a u-boat? Then no constructive intent. You can't apply American law to European sensibilities 
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:53:15 PM EDT
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I’d tell em the seizure is more than the fine if I was his attorney, that things worth bank.
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Posted: 7/26/2021 5:55:28 PM EDT
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Restores my faith in "Will not comply!" statements.
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Posted: 7/26/2021 6:14:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Restores my faith in "Will not comply!" statements. Might be interesting. I know a few folks that operated on the premise of "Ain't a crime if it ain't on a hand receipt". |
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Posted: 7/26/2021 6:14:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I see nothing wrong with his hobby Did anyone get hurt or die? No? Then leave the old guy alone. |
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Posted: 8/3/2021 12:33:39 PM EDT
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Holy thread resurection batmen....
He has now been sentenced. Big fine. Suspended jail sentence. Given 2 years to sell items to collectors ( which should easily pay fine ) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58077039 |
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Posted: 8/3/2021 12:35:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Holy thread resurection batmen.... He has now been sentenced. Big fine. Suspended jail sentence. Given 2 years to sell items to collectors ( which should easily pay fine ) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58077039 84, 2 years to sell or donate the items? Herr might decide "Challenge Accepted". |
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Posted: 8/3/2021 12:39:45 PM EDT
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He should drive it through the center of town blasting Der Panzerlied.
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Posted: 8/3/2021 12:40:21 PM EDT
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Every barn find Corvette and Grand National now vies for second place.
Coolest Barn (basement) Find Title has been awarded |
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Posted: 8/3/2021 12:45:25 PM EDT
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Nice collection.
A life well lived. Hope he’s willing to let it all go and chortle a little about how long he played with his toys. |
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Posted: 8/3/2021 12:46:06 PM EDT
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" In July 2015, it took about 20 soldiers almost nine hours to extract the Panther tank - which was without its tracks - from the residential property and push it onto a low-loader for transportation. "
Well, good thing they intercepted this madman before he went on a rampage, after he found 20 helpers and spent nine hours getting his implement of doom disinterred from it's crypt. |
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Posted: 8/3/2021 12:49:25 PM EDT
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'Neighbors reported he used the tank as a snow plow one winter"
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Posted: 8/3/2021 12:51:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Looks like an Ausf D model................hopefully some museum will get it Late G |
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Posted: 8/3/2021 1:03:08 PM EDT
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The video says the guy's a millionaire. He won't have any trouble paying the fine. I'm more curious as to exactly how he got a torpedo into his basement...
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Posted: 8/3/2021 1:04:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Germany may still have a chance While this guy is the exception, Germany has pretty much become a nation of Sitzpinkler. |
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Posted: 8/3/2021 1:05:00 PM EDT
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Glad a museum got it. Surprised they didn't scrap it.
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Posted: 8/3/2021 1:05:17 PM EDT
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WowJelly
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Posted: 8/3/2021 1:05:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Germany may still have a chance Like the south will rise again ? |
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