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                        Lend lease tank Valentine IX recovered from the river

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                        PITERPANZER
                        • Member since
                          October 2004
                        • From: Poland
                        Lend lease tank Valentine IX recovered from the river
                        Posted by PITERPANZER on Thursday, October 25, 2012 12:58 PM

                        After 67 year ,in polish city Warta (between Lodz and Kalisz) my Friends recovered from the Warta river tank Valentine IX.

                        It was in russian service as a lend lease .Vehicle looks complete, because in 1945 it broke off under the ice and it fell into the river.

                        You find some pics here

                        Regards Piterpanzer

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                        Svenne Duva
                        • Member since
                          December 2005
                        • From: Goteborg / Sverige
                        Posted by Svenne Duva on Thursday, October 25, 2012 2:25 PM

                        Hi Peter,

                        You might want to check the link, it is not working for me...

                        Svenne

                        sic transit gloria mundi

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                        PITERPANZER
                        • Member since
                          October 2004
                        • From: Poland
                        Posted by PITERPANZER on Thursday, October 25, 2012 4:48 PM

                        Sorry,my mistake ,now is correct.

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                        subfixer
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Spartanburg, SC
                        Posted by subfixer on Friday, October 26, 2012 8:15 AM

                        Is correct, thank you for posting. Are there any photos of it after it was washed down?

                        I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

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                        Svenne Duva
                        • Member since
                          December 2005
                        • From: Goteborg / Sverige
                        Posted by Svenne Duva on Saturday, October 27, 2012 3:19 AM

                        Way cool!

                        Thanks ;)

                        sic transit gloria mundi

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                        Sprue-ce Goose
                        • Member since
                          September 2005
                        • From: Illinois: Hive of Scum and Villany
                        Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Saturday, October 27, 2012 7:29 AM

                        Thank you for posting the link.Big SmileCool

                        Tags: Valentine IX , Warta
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                        pyrman64
                        • Member since
                          May 2005
                        Posted by pyrman64 on Saturday, October 27, 2012 7:36 AM

                        Thanks for sharing Yes

                        Greg H

                        "There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell." Gen. Wm T. Sherman (11 April 1880, Columbus, Ohio)

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                        MECHTECH
                        • Member since
                          January 2006
                        • From: Grand Bay, New Brunswick ,Canada
                        Posted by MECHTECH on Saturday, October 27, 2012 6:57 PM

                        Piter, thanks so much for the news. That old Valentine was probably built in Montreal, Canada in 1943. They were built there and shipped over to you folks using the Murmansk run for the lend-lease program during the war. It looks pretty darn good after being stuck in Mud all this time. Thanks again.Yes

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