In 1977, a British arms collector discovered a Panther tank in Surrey that was being prepared for the scrapyard. Many of the tanks used during the war were scrapped afterward, such as this one seen in Bonn in March 1945 Image: picture-alliance/AP An eccentric buyer "There were tanks that were tested by the allies for their strengths and weaknesses," Jan Kindler of the Bundeswehr Military History Museum told DW. Many of the tanks produced were destroyed during the war, and majority of those that remained afterward were scrapped. It was valuable in battle because it had a greater range than other tanks of its day, allowing it to strike first. The Panther was first put in use in 1943, and was known for its firepower, movement and frontal armor. Despite the surprise attack, Nazi military leaders were impressed by the versatility of the Soviet T34 tank. The development of the Panther tank was fast-tracked after Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video History of the Panther tank World War II: How Germany deals with its past
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