KV-1 recovery

[Bob Cohoon]

Yes, there must be a sizable amount of material to be discovered under water.The P-38 lightning `Glacier Girl`from the ice in Greenland, the Halifax bomber in Trenton from a lake in Norway, something like 70 US navy WWII aircraft still in Lake Michigan,and imagine what`s on the bottom in the Mediterranean sea in the form of ships and cargo.The people who found this KV-1 were using some kind of powerful magnetic detector, probably from the surface.When they come to the surface again, it is like history coming back into view for the second time.

[Robert Dabkowski]

Bob,

If you'd take the time to go back thru the old MLU messages you'll find several more such MV recovery sites that I have posted here over the last few years. Aircraft too. And at least one submrine, just for some variety.

Robert in Toronto

[Brad Mills]

That KV-1 recovery happened back in 2003. Its not a recent discovery. I remember seeing it a while ago...


Долгая переправа.
Фоторепортаж с места подъема танка КВ-1
на "Невском Пятачке" - 19.04.2003
Long crossing of Neva river - Rising of tank KV-1

[Bob Cohoon]

Yes,I found some more data on this,and it took place in 2003,so the magazine I saw got the timing wrong. I also did a bit more looking and found some links showing a BT light tank also being lifted out of a river, and photos of another T34-76, early hexagonal shped turret, being pulled out of a small bog.This was a standard T34, not the one with the German markings found also in Russia.I will try to attach 2 photos of ammo and MG ammo drums found intact in the KV-1.