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Tanks in Brander Forest

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Tanks in Brander Forest

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Tanks in Brander Forest

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Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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🎗️Nils☣️

July 31, 2020

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If he is not in the fire department driveway 🤔

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Jünni61

October 1, 2020

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No longer the latest, but still beautiful photo opportunities.

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Mike

July 23, 2025

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In the heart of the Brander Wald, where silence and nature converge, lie traces of a past you wouldn't immediately expect. Among the trees stand old battle tanks – silent, weathered, and overgrown. They are part of a forgotten chapter from the Cold War, when this area was used as a training ground. Now they are rusty monuments of steel, hushed by the greenery. Hikers who venture off the path are rewarded with a surprising piece of history surrounded by nature.

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Elevation 280 m

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