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Old January 14th, 2008, 10:15 AM
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Default Re: Pix - Tiger I at Vimoutiers.

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Originally Posted by jagdpanther44 View Post
Another theory that i have heard, is that the scrap metal merchants moved in and began to cut the tank up and later gave up on the idea.
..this is the story that is repeated in the recent Heimdal publication 'couloir de la mort' - at least for the vertical weld along the rear of the turret visible in the pics. It took the intervention of a number of local 'experts' to halt the scrap work...
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