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In Germany, the Bundeswehr tank was criticized for a similar name in the Wehrmacht

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Retired German General Klaus Wittmann, in an interview with the Welt channel, criticized the new tank of the German army — the Bundeswehr — for the name "Panther", since the Wehrmacht armored vehicle had a similar name during World War II.

"I think it's not very smart to call this tank exactly the same as the Wehrmacht tank model, which played a big role against the Russian, then Soviet, T-34 in World War II," the military stressed.

Wittman added that the car currently exists only as a demonstration model and will not soon enter service with the German army.


The commander of the tank regiment "Grossdeutschland" of the Panzergrenadier division of the Wehrmacht "Grossdeutschland" (Panzergrenadier-Division Großdeutschland) Colonel Willy Langkeit (02.06.1907 — 27.10.1969; second from left) talks with the officers of the regiment next to the tank Pz.Kpfw. V "Panther" Romania, May-June 1944
Source: warspot.ru

Earlier in March, the head of the German Defense Ministry, Christina Lambrecht, announced plans for a large-scale modernization of the Bundeswehr in order to restore the defense capability of the army. "For the sake of security, which can be seen and felt, we need a significant increase in our efficiency," she said.

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