That got you all excited, didn't it ?
This must be the most disappointing thread ever posted on the WWII Forums, but in the interests of historical accuracy, here goes.....
'After The Battle' refer to the 'famous Trun scrapyards' in their 1975 issue about the Falaise Gap and also in
'Panzers In Normandy - Then & Now'. Driving into Trun from my holiday cottage this month, I thought a bit of waste ground looked familiar.....
This is indeed the remains of
Madame Maurat's scrapyard. This was piled high with the remains of Panzer IVs, Panthers, half-tracks etc for many years after the war. In 1980, it was cleared and all the parts were removed to the French Musee des Blindees at Saumur.
Some bits and pieces of rusty metal are still visible in the undergrowth, but I felt in this case that my French wouldn't have really coped with explaining to the
Gendarmerie what I was doing.
Sorry guys - I was 28 years too late.......
