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Gwyn Evans


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As I have said previously, I know much less about German than British armour, but is this report known?  It comes from the Manchester Guardian for 2 March 1919:

"One of the German tanks on display at the Horse Guards Parade took fire yesterday morning, a light carelessly thrown down catching two gallons of petrol in the fore part of the tank.  There was a big blaze for a few minutes."

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According to Wikipedia (yeah, I know how reliable is that):

528Hagen 

Lost at Fremicourt, 31 August 1918; captured by British troops and displayed on Horse Guards Parade; scrapped in 1919

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Gwyn Evans


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Thanks. The article implies there was more than one on display; can anyone tell me whether that's correct?

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Schnuck and Hagen were both on display on Horse Guards. Thanks to someone who cannot be named, the Wikipedia article on the A7V is largely trustworthy.



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Voldemort?!

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Shhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! Tas toi!


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