Sorry, krieg - the answer's a resounding
'No!'
In France and the low countries after the war, scrap metal merchants flourished. They had to apply to the Government for a permit to remove each vehicle from the battlefield, producing a surveyors report for each one. An agent would then determine the asking price. The scrap dealer was then given one year to remove it ( although some remained in place for much longer ).
The Trun scrapyards were two of the last to remain in place in Europe. Scrayards of any kind are now a rare sight ; EU regulations concerning the environment mean that everything is now recycled.
This is not to say that odd Panzer relic isn't lying around somewhere, especially in middle- or Eastern Europe. But serious collectors and restorers such as Wheatcroft etc are always on the lookout and these once worthless relics now command very high prices indeed......