T34 in Hungarian riots today!

[PanzerJohn]

Just seen some news footage on the Tv news of todays riots in Hungary.Some of the rioters fired up a T34 that was on display and drove it at the police lines.Surreal.

[paddywhack]

ha ha bet the police werent best pleased!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bob Carter]

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Evidently the tank was in a display for the 50th anniversary of the 1956 uprising - talk about reliving history.

[Bob Carter]

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[paddywhack]

now THATS balls!!!!!!!!!!!!cheers for the pics!!

[Gene]

I think it's amazing the damned thing turned over and was driveable!

[Theodor]

Holly Sh**t!@!!

In the Military museum here most of the firearms have drilled or soldered barrels. And I am talking about not only WW2, but also WW1 and other rare and obsolete pistols and guns, for many of which is impossible to find ammo. The currator said, it was done during the commie times, after the uprisings in Hungary and Czechoslovakia, fear that some anti-communist rebels may break in the unguarded museum and get armed.

...seeing the events today, at last I find one single thing made by the commies, which may have sense, after all

[Adrian Stevenson]

I think it's amazing the damned thing turned over and was driveable!

Hi Gene, as Bob mentioned the T34 was on display as part of the 50th anniversary of the Uprising. Have in look in the DDR forum as there is a thread there with more pics of some other vehicles on display. I think this was someones private property as opposed to a vehicle on a plinth.

Cheers, Ade.

[Tamás Sebestyén]

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Hi All!

The T34 was on display and it is the property of the Museum of Military History. For security reasons the battery and its cabling were removed and only a little amount of fuel was left in it (it had to be enough for the vehicle to go back to the trailer by its own after the ceremonies). Some experts cracked the locks, connected in series 2 ordinary car batteries and professionally repaired the cabling, started the engine, but after 100m (as it approached the police vehicles seen on your pics) it ran out of fuel. The police then emptied it with the help of some pepper spray

Best regards
Tam******225;s

[Tamás Sebestyén]

what about this one?

http://mf.index.hu/belfold/okt23_tank.mov

By the way: 100 ultra right wing rioters captured, the streets cleaned by the street olderlies in Budapest, everything is back to normal

[Tamás Sebestyén]

T34 in Andy Vajna's movie

This exact tank is featured in the newest Andy Vajna movie "Szabads******225;g, szerelem" (Liberty, love). Just an interesting fact
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486219/

Update: police caught the drivers, no more info available on them yet.

Some background info:
From the beginning of oct. on about 200 people demonstrated against the soc-lib administration on the square in front of the Parliament. They set up tents and stages, prepared for a long-term stay. On the 50th anniversary of the revolution of '56 56 kings, prime ministers etc. were invited to the official celebrations. Police officials made an agreement with the demonstrators, that they remove the tents (for security reasons) and let the EODs examine the "camp" and then they can stay. Sorry to say the demonstrators did not kept their promise, so the police "removed" them. So the riots begun...

[the shadock]

yeah..

History never repeats itself; at best it sometimes rhymes.
Mark Twain

[Tamás Sebestyén]

56-06

Rhymes? From here not really...
1956 - the whole nation against the stalinist tyranny and soviet invaders
2006 - rioters against the democratically elected administration