T34 Recovery. (And other buried tanks & vehicles)

almost invincible

 

What I thought was quite strange was the bit in the third video where they showed something that looked like some V-belts with "MADE IN GERMANY" printed on them.... in English??

 

Подъем танка Т-34

Just came across some pics of a T-34 excavation. We dont appear to have this one on the thread, but I could be wrong.

 

cracking thread!

 

Not sure if this one has been on another thread, but couldnt find it on this one.

M5 Stuart found in Chartres, France.

World War II US D-Day invasion tank unearthed in France - Telegraph

 

best preserved stug ever ! its not the same as Vons

YouTube - НЕМЕЦКАЯ САМОХОДКА С БОЛОТА .... СССР

my dream machine !

 

ahhh yes your right.... i think i want to be sick.... i cant beleive those clowns would raise the machine and not have all the permissions and paperwork in place, they have done more harm than good...... i am so anoyed now.... i would give almost anything for one of these....without a doubt my most favourite SPG ever ! notice how it has the wide tracks on for the snow......what a beauty

 

That does look interesting alright Adam, would be nice if it was restorable.

 

KV-1 tank raised out of Neva River in St. Petersburg



A WWII tank which was lifted off the bottom of the Neva River in St.Petersburg on Thursday has been identified by experts as the Soviet-made KV-1 heavy tank. The Voice of Russia’s Marta Lazarenkova has more on the tank which was nicknamed “the ghost” by Germans.

The KV-1 tank was named after the Soviet Peoples’ Commissar of Defense, Kliment Voroshilov. The tank was known for its extremely heavy armor protection and powerful weapons which helped it destroy any tank the Wehrmacht had to offer in the early days of the war. At the end of the day, it turned out that there was little sense in producing expensive and extremely heavy KV-1 tanks which were finally mothballed in 1943.

Commenting on Thursday’s lifting, experts suggested that the KV-1, which was found earlier this year, apparently fell into the river between September 1941 and January 1943, when the Red Army was fighting Nazi troops during the Siege of Leningrad.

Despite the stormy weather and the river’s depth at the site being over 15 meters, the operation to retrieve the 50-ton vehicle was successful. The tank was lifted with the help of a floating crane. It turned out that the KV-1 sank with a number of shells on board, says Andrei Bobrun, head of the press service for the Western Military District.

"An emergency team tackled the utilization of the ammunition, Bobrun explains. No remains of the crew have been discovered which indicates that crewmembers had managed to withdraw from the sinking vehicle. Most likely, the tank drowned during a pontoon crossing in the combat area, Bobrun says, not ruling out that the crew’s relatives will be tracked down after the tank has been examined by experts."

Oleg Titberiya, head of The Battle of Leningrad Museum, on his part, said that the tank would be eventually repaired and put on display – a process that he warned may take at least 10 days, given the tank’s rusty parts.

"The KV-1 is really a unique tank, Titberiya says, citing its technical characteristics which helped it get the better of enemy tanks. Suffice it to mention that a KV-1 tank destroyed 23 German tanks in a fight that saw it leave the battlefield with 153 shell-holes. The main thing is to repair the tank before the end of November, Titberiya says, citing a corrosion process that may fully destroy the tank hull."

After recovery, the KV-1 is expected to take part in parades and historical reconstructions.

KV-1 tank raised out of Neva River in St. Pete : Voice of Russia

 

Via Paul Reed's twitter account:

Bullets – and bones – found in Soviet tank - The Local