Tank photos

the doldier from right from what period is.befor or after 1945?

He can't be from after 1945. He is standing next to captured Soviet AFVs that would have been "liberated" by the Russians before that date. The photo should be from between 1941-1944.

I tend to agree with Sig. The uniform looks like the standard tank troops during WW2, and the place looks like an yard of captured Soviet armour.

Hi Guys,

The fact that the tank is a BT7 tells us that the photo is unlikely to be from later than 1942. The Red Army had few BT7s left in frontline service by the end of that year and most Romanian captures of Soviet tanks seem to have been in 1941-42.

Cheers,

Sid.

The Mateiaşi tank (from eBay)

the seller write "this tank is Rumanoan one."
Is it true?
Is tHis French style of write nickname of a tank usual?

MIhai

The early registration system was indeed to give tanks names of famous battles in Romanian history, as described in the book below.


Originally posted by Kepi

pz3 from ebay

That is a beautiful picture; I like three things about it: firstly the number plate painted on a brand new T III that is almost identical to another number plate painted on a similar T III (only one digit is different), secondly the soldier uses a single German ammo pouch and finally the way he wears the canteen. The picture is from late 1942.

There were at least another three T.3s with the registration number "U-03948...", all of which were lost during the 1942/43 campaign of the 1st Armored Division.

I'm not referring to the last digit but the fifth one.


This is the picture, from Militaria Magazine Hors-Serie Nr22 "Dans L'enfer de Stalingrad" written by Yves Buffetaut.

the seller write "this tank is Rumanoan one."
Is it true?
........

I think "Mateiasi" is a word to be found only in Romanian language.


This post has been edited by Florin on September 22, 2006 03:24 am

“Mateiasi”, or “Mateias” (pronounced Mateiash) as it is known today, is the name of a mountain in the Southern Carpathians, near the city of Campulung, on the Bran-Rucar pass, where in autumn 1916 the romanian troops stopped for several weeks the attacks of the german forces who tried to invade Walachia.
At Mateias is now a mausoleum (raised in 1927-1935) and a small museum that commemorates those fights.
During the 1920s many armoured vehicles (mainly FT-17 tanks) bore the name of some important WW1 battles in Romania.

Mateias mausoleum. Picture courtesy Dan Melinte.

What colour has this T3 tank ?!
It seems very light ?! Panzergelb ?!
You may see on the left side the small (tank) version of the Michael Cross.