We put new turrets on them.. Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. Vladimir suggested that the tank had been blocking the spring and the water had found a new route. His crew were all 22 and 23 years old, he was 19. German tanks couldnt match their opposites numerically, so they had to be more effective tank killers. A short two page topic which has a good bit of info about this topic. shells and 2% unknown. Earlier we restored mainly Soviet machines but as the re-enactments started, German tanks became necessary. Here are six unsettling things about the war kids are not usually taught in school. The journey between camps often offered the best chance for an escape. Generally speaking, the crews operated in groups of 3 to 5 men though that is not to say women did not play a part. Relatively speaking, however, this job required less skill than other roles and as a result was usually given to the less experienced members of the crew[5]. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. The photographs show how advanced tank technology had become towards the end of the war, Canadian Sherman tanks from the Canadian, Governor General's Horse Guards Armoured Regiment resting during the Liberation of Arnhem, Infantrymen and a tank of the 11th Armored Division, 3rd US, Army, advances through a smoke-filled street in Wernberg, The German Panzer VI pictured in Budapest, The powerful pictures document the last few years of the war. Bill revisiting the beach where he was shot on D Day. He would command a Panther tank during the Ardennes offensive and later fight against the Soviets in 1945. You can see the difference between the strategic level and the combat level. Those landing in occupied countries had more chance of evading capture. Long Waits, Short Appointments, Huge Bills. A powerful blast threw the turret several metres away and it drowned in marshes but survived to this day. The hobby has turned into their job, but the work itself feels like a holiday. Several Americans were captured by the Japanese, tortured, killed and had their livers eaten. Survivors would try to evade capture as, if they were not killed bythe SS,the Gestapoor angry civilians, they would becomeprisoners of war (POWs). The latter case saw a number of tank aces exposed in this section. The family has a small flat with a kitchen and a big common room with beds while they are based in the workshops. The motorcyclist of the Wehrmacht African Corps and the Pz.Kpfw tank. One son joined him in 2010, and the other in 2012. This did not make the renovators rich. The stunning pictures show allied and Nazi tank crews as they took part in the final stages of World War Two. The Tank can be very marginally considered a science-fiction film it is set around a NASA habitat experiment designed for future Mars habitation something like this has not happened in real life so far, although it could very easily do so meaning that it does not exactly involve the speculative science that science . The commander would often have his feet on the shoulders of his radio operator, and the loader in the gun turret would basically be sitting on the commander. I have always thought it would be pretty low if I giant shell pierced the armour and exploded inside the tank but apparently a lot did survive. Conditions for POWs were harsh. They were sustained by parcels of food, medicine and other comforts sent by the Red Cross. Fury director David Ayer, who is a veteran himself, wanted to distinguish his World War II film with an air of authenticity. If you liked this story,sign up for the weekly bbc.com features newsletter, called If You Only Read 6 Things This Week. The re-enactments also include rescued German vehicles, like this Kubelwagen, a German military jeep (Credit: Anton Skyba), At first we always drive the last restored tank, break it in, they say. Later that day, the Islanders found out about the attack via the radio. He used another Panther to recover four Panthers cut off from German forces, and also rescued some captured German soldiers. The battle involved about 2,000 tanks from both sides, including this KV-1. When it comes to the main gun, you have to understand the reasons for arming the tanks so differently. These machines became the donors for the tank. I was once told a story by a World War II veteran who served as a radio operator in one of the British Army tank regiments. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". By 1945, 80% of the clubs 649 members were bomber aircrew. The U.S. Army then realized while their new Medium Tank M3 was still on the drawing board that it was already an outdated design. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. The new design would mount the 75mm main gun in a fully traversable turret, rather than in the hull like the M3. He enjoys sports, politics, comic books, and anything that has to do with history. The gruelling life of tank crews taking part in the final stages of the Second World War have been brought to life by a set of carefully remastered colour photographs. While air fights occurred during the First World War, they were far more common during the Second World War. Royston spent more than 60 hours over several weeks carefully reworking the images in a bid to show younger generations that war was real and did not just take place in black and white like some see it. Limited views and limited space was what all of those whose served in them had. The incredible pictures were brought to life by Royston Leonard, 55, an electrician from Wales, who took the time to carefully colourise the photographs, highlighting the true occurrence of the war and the weapons used. One of the toughest jobs in a tank crew is that of the gunner. In early 1941 a German prototype known as the VK 30.01 would have been very comparable to the Sherman. Recruits were generally sourced through conscription. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Some of them settle on plinths as monuments (practically every Belarusian town has one), while some become museum exhibits in Belarus or Russia. It could fly across bridges.. At least 15 times a year the complex, having built up a collection of working machines from the Second World War, shows battles re-enactments. Some of the tanks are remarkably well preserved after more than 70 years in swamps (Credit: Denis Aldokhin). You reach the place and then you have to crawl back. Men were sometimes injured or killed by striking parts of the aircraft after jumping. Mikalutski is a former marine engineer, who worked in the navy search and rescue service for eight years. Now the renovated tank is in the Belarusian State Museum of the Great Patriotic War in Minsk. He had to hide from those pesky Allied strike aircraft as his engine deck's thin armor was his weakest point. Yet it was a luxury the Allies could afford. Now, more than 75 years after the fighting, both Soviet and German tanks are being lifted from the marshes in Belarus. #1 spidge RAAF RESEARCHER I had read that the life expectancy of a Sherman tank crewman in a pitched battle was about 40-50 minutes. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. By clicking Accept All, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. This led to another round of designs and the VK 30.02 received further alterations to become the Panther. An exhausted young Canadian pilot after returning from an operation over Germany, 1942. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Not all tanks are built the same. According to the vets, the life expectancy of a tank crew member was only six weeks. Titanic tank battles were once fought on what is now Belarus. Something from combats of the Polish 1st Armoured Division under command of gen. 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They work and live on the museums territory for nine days and then take a 270km (168 miles) trip home to their native village and stay there for five days. The KV-1 has joined an array of tanks at the Stalin Line museum restored by the team (Credit: Anton Skyba), When you have a good job, you dont need holidays, they joke. The main object of these tank hunts is the armoured vehicles that became mired in marshes, many of which fell off bridges into the soft ground. "The rounds we fired from the C2 weighed about 40 lbs," Albert told us. While driving or in battle for hours at a time the conditions inside were almost unbearable. I've read claims that U.S. tank crews only encountered four (4) Tiger tanks in total post-D-Day, and that no Shermans were lost to them, only one Pershing (which I am aware of), but I find this quite hard to believe. Now Vladimir works as the chief mechanic and renovator in a historic and cultural complex called the Stalin Line near the countrys capital, Minsk. 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