Rare WWII German Luchs Tank Found in Kaliningrad
A rare German light tank from the Second World War, the Panzerkampfwagen II Luchs ("Lynx"), was found on the Baltic Spit in the Kaliningrad region.
Consensus
- A German Luchs tank from World War II was found on the Baltic Spit in Kaliningrad Oblast.
- The discovery was made by employees of the Border Service of the FSB of Russia and historians.
- The tank is described as extremely rare and unique, with no similar finds in Russia in recent years.
- Experts identified the tank's type, serial number, and military unit affiliation.
- A hole from a Soviet T-34-85 shell was found, with the shell still inside.
- The tank is nearly fully equipped, including turret, armament, and turret ring.
- There are only two other complete examples of this tank in the world — one in France and one in England.
- The governor announced plans to create an exhibition of captured military equipment featuring the tank.
Points of divergence
- A German Panther medium tank was found during construction work at Kazan National Research Technological University, located in a specially equipped underground shelter, more than 60 years after being buried. — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- In the Kaliningrad region, a preserved German tank from the WWII era was found — Вести
- Rare German WWII tank 'Luchs' found under Kaliningrad — Вечерняя Москва
- Rare German light tank Panzerkampfwagen II Ausführung L "Luchs" (Russian "Ryts") found on Baltic Spit in Kaliningrad... — ТАСС (Telegram)
Key entities
- Kaliningrad Oblast
- Baltic Spit
- Alexey Besprozzvannov
- Russia
- FSB
- Border Management Service
- Ryss
- Mah
- Telegram channel
- TASS
- Kaliningrad
- Kaliningrad
- MAN
- Alexey Bezprozzvannykh