Panther in Syria?

[Brian C.]

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[Brian C.]

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[Brian C.]

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[Elvis]

Wow. I wonder if they are available for purchase. We are probably not allowed to do business with them though.

[TWP]

My goodness, what has the world come to?

[nox]

syrian panther

A friend of mine (T-V) said to me that one of these buddy of syria which had gone went national library of Damas, had found a photograph of Panther given by French, returned after tests not very conclusive. Sorry but no picture.
As France increased it's sales of equipment to Israel in the 1950's it felt compelled to supply more useful equipment to the Syrians to maintain a balance between the two nations. To this end a number of reconditioned German vehicles were supplied in some numbers. These included PzKpfw IV Ausf H and a limited number of Stug IIIs and JadgPanzer IVs.
Zaloga provides a summary of the more unusual ex-German vehicles in Syrian service. It would seem that France supplied 40 reconditioned vehicles consisting of PzKpfw IV, Jagdpanzer IV and Stug IIIs. Later more PzKpfw IVs were purchased from Czechoslovakia and Spain. In his book, Tank Battles of the Middle East Wars Part One, are photographs of Syrian Jagdpanzer IVs (stated they had 6), Hummels (5), Stug III G (28) and Panzer IVs from France (28).

[David Doyle]

They're here!

Mark,

Do you have a link to this story? This is along the lines of the WW1 French tank that was found in Afghanistan recently, and it too is being shipped back here.

The WWI tanks have in fact been shipped back. I have seen these with my own eyes. They are in storage at the Patton Museum at Ft. Knox.

Regards,
David Doyle

[Bill Grist]

Link To Found Ft17

The WWI tanks have in fact been shipped back. I have seen these with my own eyes. They are in storage at the Patton Museum at Ft. Knox.

Regards,
David Doyle

Members, Here is a link for info. on the French WW1 tank Ft17 found in Afganistan.. enjoy, BILL www.defendamerica.mil/articles/feb2003/a022703b.html

[kennethc]

liberated a WW II Sherman tank ??
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A POW tank?
What happen if they bought it from US ?


Ken

quite possible

The US Army in Iraq recently liberated a WW II Sherman tank that the Iraqis had been keeping hostage. It is being shipped back to the US.

[EKman]

This is very interesting, I am going to start poking around to see if I can find any loose Tigers lurking about Hawaii

[Ralph A]

Ah So

For my part, I remember seeing something about Panthers being used in Korea; sold or given to the North Koreans by the Chinese, who had gotten them from the Soviet Union. I remember seeing a picture of 3-4 burned out ones in some mountain pass in Korea, destroyed in a US air attack. Anyone remember reading or hearing of that?

[derspiess63]

This is very interesting, I am going to start poking around to see if I can find any loose Tigers lurking about Hawaii

You won't find any Chris, but let me tell you the story of a Messerschmitt Gigant crashlanded near Hickam field in 1943...it was carring a barnful of experimental Panzer IIIs armed with a 88KwK to be tested in the Jungle!Rumor has it that the brother of Ens. Saburo von Richtofen Sakai............oh no....here we go again
See you on the "Barn" thread
Manny

[Ralph A]

Snide references aside,

I believe it was in one of Horst Sheibert's books. Someone check it out.

[mietek]

Hi.

Just was posted on Polish forum:

http://www.odkrywca-online.com/picsf...golan_1982.jpg - according to picture's title it's 1982!!!!

http://www.odkrywca-online.com/picsforum6/pziv_39.jpg

mietek

[DonC]

[QUOTE=mietek]Hi.

Just was posted on Polish forum:

http://www.odkrywca-online.com/picsf...golan_1982.jpg - according to picture's title it's 1982!!!!


Judging from the StuG's condition, I would say it could have lain there since 1967 - 15 years from the date of the picture. Thank you for posting those - it's nice to know not all of these have been tunred into scrap or are rusting at Aberdeen!

Don