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Unique ID:
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308
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Added to Database:
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July 2008
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Last Edited:
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11 February 2011
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Type (ID):
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Leopard (400)
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Model (ID):
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Group A Prototypes (680)
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Location Category (ID):
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National Armor and Cavalry Museum (60100)
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Location (ID):
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Sand Hill Storage (60150)
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Location History:
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1: Porsche AG, Stuttgart (Prime contractor - multiple manufacturers) 2: Erprobungstelle 51, Meppen, Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany (Until 1976) 3: Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor, Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA (Until November 2010) 4: BRAC Transfer, Fort Knox, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA (Road convoy 5 November 2010) 5: National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Current location)
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Text in original Preserved German Tanks publication:
This Leopard appears to have Series II turret on a Series III chassis. It was used as a test vehicle at the German Proving Grounds at Meppen, Germany, before being donated by the Federal German Army to the museum in 1976. It is in running order.
Text in Preserved German Tanks Update:
This Leopard was moved by transporter from Fort Knox to Fort Benning on 5 November 2010.
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Images - Photographs and NavPix (click to expand or browse)
June 1983
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1: Leopard at Fort Knox
Taken: 30 June 1983 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 242 Added: 4 July 2008 Filename: Scan_Leo... Views: 300 Select/Has Priority: 1/0
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2: Right view
Taken: 30 June 1983 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 2734 Added: 17 March 2010 Filename: Scan_Leo... Views: 246 Select/Has Priority: 20/0
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3: Rear left view
Taken: 30 June 1983 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 2735 Added: 17 March 2010 Filename: Scan_Leo... Views: 229 Select/Has Priority: 20/0
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