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There were three tanks used in the film, Short explained, and this one was the most detailed since it was used for all the close up shots. “This is the same tank Tom Hanks and his men blew up in the film,” Short said.
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This tank saw action on the Russian front in 1943, Short said, and was eventually made into a replica of a Tiger for the film, “Saving Private Ryan.”
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“This is a Russian T34-85 World War II era tank modified to look like a German Tiger tank of the same period,” Randy Short, co-owner of the vehicle, said. Along with the usual crop of jeeps, half-tracks, motorcycles and light armored vehicles, a new armored predator roamed the battlefield.
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FORT INDIANTOWN GAP – This year’s Battle of the Bulge reenactment saw the most period vehicles in the event’s 71 year history. 5: And if some day /Faithless luck abandons us /And we can't return home/ The deadly bullet strikes/ And fate calls us /Yes, fate calls us /Then our tank is An honourable grave. 4: With barriers and tanks/ Our opponent tries to stop us /We laugh at his efforts/ And travel around them/And when the guns threatingly/ Hide in the yellow sand/ Yes, in the yellow sand/ We search for paths /No-one else has found. 3: If an enemy tank /Appears in our sight /We ram throttles full/ And close with the foe! /We give our lives freely /For the army of our realm/ Yes, the army of our realm/ To die for Germany Is our highest honour. 2: With thundering engines /As fast as lightning/ We engage the enemy/ Safe in our tanks/ Far ahead of our comrades /In battle we stand alone/ Yes, stand alone Into enemy territory. However, I have found the complete translation of all five verses and posted it here: "The Panzer Song (Panzerlied) " 1: Whether in storm or in snow /Whether the sun smiles on us/ The day blazing hot /Or the night ice cold/ Our faces are dusty/ But our spirits are cheerful /Yes, our spirits are cheerful/ Our tank roars Into the windstorm. Īnswer: I believe that in the film, the men are repeatedly singing only the first verse.
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Factual error: None of the German tanks are accurate representations of German WWII types.
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