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Abandoned American Tanks in the Eifel

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Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Inde stream in the Münsterbach Valley – Abandoned tank in Brander Wald loop from Münsterbusch

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2. Inde stream in the Münsterbach Valley – Large clearing in the Eifel forest loop from Münsterbusch

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3. Abandoned tank in Brander Wald – Large clearing in the Eifel forest loop from Freund

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Herbert 🏔 👣 Frei(e)Zeit 💞

January 15, 2025

4 American tanks are left over from the Cold War. They are now used as hard targets in various exercises.

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Jörg Schnitzler 😃🎶😉

January 15, 2025

Tank wrecks US manufactured M47, M48 and infantry fighting vehicles.

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Mike

July 23, 2025

Deep in the Eifel forests lie silent witnesses to a military past. American tanks, abandoned after decades of NATO training, are scattered across old training grounds. What was once roaring steel is now weathered and overgrown – a strange contrast between war and nature. Hikers who manage to find them will encounter these rusty behemoths as if they were an open-air museum without signs. Quiet, mysterious, and impressive.

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Elevation 280 m

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Abandoned American Tanks in the Eifel

1. Inde stream in the Münsterbach Valley – Abandoned tank in Brander Wald loop from Münsterbusch

2. Inde stream in the Münsterbach Valley – Large clearing in the Eifel forest loop from Münsterbusch

3. Abandoned tank in Brander Wald – Large clearing in the Eifel forest loop from Freund

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