Tag: bundeswehr
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Kampfpanzer 70
Type: Main Battle Tank/Experimental PrototypeNation: USA/GermanyPeriod: Cold WarLocation: Deutsches Panzermuseum Munster, Germany Another joint venture The KPz 70 was a German-American attempt to develop a shared next-generation main battle tank. This vehicle was intended to replace both countries‘ fleets of M48s, M60s and Leopards (which had not even entered service at that point). The design…
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Leopard 2A6MA3
Type: Main Battle Tank Nation: Germany / Netherlands Period: Modern Location: Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany Setting the standard The Leopard 2 was developed in the 1970s as a replacement for the ageing Leopard 1. After the joint US/German MBT-70 program had been cancelled, both countries went separate ways – resulting in the M1 Abrams…
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Leopard 1A4
Type: Main Battle Tank Nation: Germany Period: Cold War Location: Veitshöchheim, Germany 1955 was the year of West Germany’s “Wiederbewaffnung” (= re-armament). Ten years after the end of World War 2, Germany was permitted to have an army again. The new Bundeswehr initially received American M47s and M48s, but development of an indigenous tank programme…