Decaying Pz.Kw. IV in a spanish army camp.
Gentlemen,
Here are the consecuences of not giving importance to our recent history.
YouTube - Decaying Pz.Kw. IV in a spanish army camp.
I filmed this Pz. Kw. IV tank eight years ago in the front yard of a Cavalry military camp in Madrid. It came to Spain together with other 23 tanks in a german ship that had to seek refuge in a spanish port in 1943 after the captain detected allied ships in the area. The tanks were subsecuently used in a cavalry unit until the sixties. One unit was sent to the spanish tank museum and this one was left in the front yard, quietly rusting. The others were used for target practice or scrapped.
I know that some collectors spoke with the higher authorities of the camp to buy the tank, or at least be able to make a joint venture to preserve it better, but all the negotiations reached a dead end.
A pity.
Regards,
Gus
Here are the consecuences of not giving importance to our recent history.
YouTube - Decaying Pz.Kw. IV in a spanish army camp.
I filmed this Pz. Kw. IV tank eight years ago in the front yard of a Cavalry military camp in Madrid. It came to Spain together with other 23 tanks in a german ship that had to seek refuge in a spanish port in 1943 after the captain detected allied ships in the area. The tanks were subsecuently used in a cavalry unit until the sixties. One unit was sent to the spanish tank museum and this one was left in the front yard, quietly rusting. The others were used for target practice or scrapped.
I know that some collectors spoke with the higher authorities of the camp to buy the tank, or at least be able to make a joint venture to preserve it better, but all the negotiations reached a dead end.
A pity.
Regards,
Gus
