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Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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251 body shell found
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England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 - 07:56 AM UTC
Hi al , a 251 D body shell has been found , I thought it worth posting up cheers ian
http://www.detektorweb.cz/index.4me?s=show&lang=1&i=35549&mm=2&xb=2&vd=1
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Washington, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 - 08:03 AM UTC
Don't read Czech, but the pics are interesting...and I'm an airplane guy.
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Aarhus, Denmark
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Posted: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 - 09:20 AM UTC
Interesting, looking in quite good shape. From the beams I would guess it has been used as a improvised bunker ?

Cheers/Jan
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Posted: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 - 04:13 PM UTC
You're right, it was found as a part of a bunker at former tank shooting range located within the Sumava National Park.. The article doesn't provide any additional details though. It's basically a bitter story of a guy who set off to excavate it. He followed the protocol and attempted to obtain all necessary official permissions and formalities. However, the park officials eventually denied his request claiming the find technically belongs to the state. Consequently, VHU (Military History Intitute) - as an Department of Defense agency - got involved and recovered the piece. It most likely means it ended up in the Lesany Military Museum.

HTH

~Ales
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