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Captured Russian BT-7 Tank

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French Ft-17 tanks in German use, found by US troops.

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Another excellent Mark Felton Production, Task Force Baum - Patton's Insane Rescue Mission 1945 as mentioned in the previous video.  

 

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Patton is the General who slapped the wounded/sick soldier's face. I think this sort of behaviour is not acceptable and disqualifies him. This sort of behaviour would never have been tolerated in the Wehrmacht.
He also has a visual similarity to Donald Trump.

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Yes that's the first thing I thought too, when I looked at the video, had never thought about that before. Apparently some people in the US think he is the reincarnation of Patton because Patton died in 1945 and Trump was born in 1946. They certainly do look similar to each other and have the same characteristics.    

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On 19/01/2020 at 14:32, Gildwiller1918 said:

Captured French Char 2C FCM Heavy Tanks.

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Now that's a monster of a tank.Thanks for posting. Always been impressed on a visual level by the Char B1 as a young lad into WW2. It was that massive cannon & the fact it had 2 guns that did it for me. Still grabs me now.

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Captured Russian T-34 turned into a anti-aircraft platform.

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German 105mm mounted on a Vickers MK VI light tank chassis. 

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Here is a Panzerkampfwagen 35R 731(f), which took a Chassis from a French Renault R35 and mating it with a Czech made 47 mm gun.

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Captured French Hotchkiss H-39 Light Tank

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Captured Polish 7TP light tank

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Captured Polish TKS light tank

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Captured Sherman Firefly Tank

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Captured Russian T-70 Tank, these were produced from 1942-1948, with a little over 8,000 being made.

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During the War, the Germans utilized Italian Armor and vehicles. Here is a Carro Armato Leggero L6/40. After Italy left the Axis, they had their weapons and equipment confiscated. These small tanks saw service from North Africa to Russia.

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Here is an Italian Semovente L40 da 47/32, a self-propelled gun, these were used by the Italians and Germans, however after Italy's surrender tanks, SP's and other war material were taken from the Italians. The Germans occupied the factory at Turin, capturing 74 SP's and managed to get another 120 units made by November of 1944. Some of these SP's were used by German forces in anti-partisan roles in Croatia and Slovenia.

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Captured Czech Tančík vz.33 (P-I)

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Captured Czech P. 38(t)

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Captured Škoda Š-I-d (T-32), the one shown was taken April of 1941 in Belgrade. Main armament was a 37mm gun, and secondary was a ZB vz.30 J machine gun. 

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Captured Carden-Loyd Mk.VI in Belgian Service. The MK VI was equipped with a 47mm gun and had very light armor, mainly relying on speed and mobility. However the weight of the gun pretty much maxed the out engine and most of these vehicles broke down. The ones captured by the German had their armaments stripped and were eventually scrapped.

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Captured Russian T-35A, a very large tank, with 61 being manufactured. These were made starting in 1934, and was 9.72 meters long, and weighed 54 tons. This multi-turreted beast, required a 10 man crew and was equipped with 7.62mm DT-29 machine guns, K-28 76.2 mm guns, a 45 mm K20 gun. These tanks were constantly being modified, so there are many variants. 

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Captured Russian SU-76 light self propelled gun. Its adaptability and simple design led to it being the second most produced armored vehicle next to the T-34 tank, with over 14,000 made between 1942-1945. 

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British universal carrier with a 4.7cm anti-armor gun mounted. This vehicle relied on its speed (30 mph) and maneuverability as it had hardly any substantial armor (7-10mm).

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Captured British Valentine Tank, that did not stay in German hands very long. These were produced from 1940-1944 with over 8,200 made in England and Canada. This tank was designed to support infantry and was mainly used in North Africa. 

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