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i never heard about the name of "Hummel" for A7V

 

it is kind of prototype or mockup?

 

and i think that the two picture of tanks are same but not sure

 

anyone know more about this?



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James H


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It's a post-war replica in a museum. In the top picture the gun is upside down. IIRC it was destroyed by Allied bombing during WWII.



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oh thanks!

If you don't mind, can i get some any references?



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Sturmpanzer A7V - First of the Panzers by Strasheim & Hundleby, Tankograd publishers, 2010, pages 98 - 99.

Yes, it was built in the 1930s and destroyed when the Zeughaus was bombed.



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Thank you very much!



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Where did you find the Pictures? Ebay?

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Those two pics and a third are in Hundleby and Strasheim.



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@James: I know. I also have seen this pics before in a German Modelling Magazine.

But it seems that TankLibrary doesn't know the Hundleby and Strasheim. So maybe some pics are on the market?

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Ah. I see. Sorry pardon.



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The posted photos are clearly from a publication - all those dots in the images, especially the second image.

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could be

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On the second photo, the tank has no name and no Iron Cross!



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Yes. Two different exhibitions, but definetly the same tank.

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The gun is mounted differently in each photo. Perhaps it was removable when transporting the tank to different exhibition locations.

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well...i found these picture long ago, so i forgot it

sorry



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This information comes from the Curator of the German tank museum in Munster Ralf Raths This is the Zeughaus in Berlin. From 1932 onwards, there was a permanent exhibition on the First World War; this exhibition became far bigger in 1936. The A7V model was part of this exhibition; the photo was taken by Hein Fremke in 1936. The objects were dispersed in 1940, because Hitler had decided in 1939 that the objects shall be distributed to the 3 army museums in Dresden, Berlin and München. What became of the replica, I have no idea.

 

The original high quality photo can be found at Gettyimages 542412253



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