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2015-04-11 Europe

Germany to bring 100 mothballed tanks back into service

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Posted by Besoeker 2015-04-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 The story I read at Zero Hedge (yeah, I know) reads like they want to 'procure 100 new ones ', unless that number's just a coincidence.

Posted by Raj 2015-04-11 00:29|| 2015-04-11 00:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Also - who's gonna command them, Rommel's grandson?

Posted by Raj 2015-04-11 00:31|| 2015-04-11 00:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Naw, Catherine has not taken up the family profession.

Posted by Shipman 2015-04-11 06:15|| 2015-04-11 06:15|| Front Page Top

#4 ...Notice the article says nothing about providing the manpower to operate and maintain them, nor paying for their upkeep.

In other words, an empty gesture.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2015-04-11 06:58|| 2015-04-11 06:58|| Front Page Top

#5 What's of more interest is where the Germans plan to run training with their tracks. Traditionally they used Poland and France.

Posted by ed in texas 2015-04-11 10:02|| 2015-04-11 10:02|| Front Page Top

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