Com m'hauria agradat fer el turista aquí / That was a tourist spot, once

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Aquesta fotografia em va intrigar un temps fins que, buscant imatges de tancs britanics de la I Guerra Mundial abandonats, vaig descobrir la seva localització, historia, i fins hi tot el nom.

Tot i que es tracta d'un tanc britanic Mark IV, aquest blindat acabà els seus dies atacant les posicions franceses com a "beutepanzer", es a dir, tanc capturat pels alemanys. De fet, la gran majoria de tancs que feren servir els alemanys foren beutepanzer, ja que la producció propia fou de només 20 A7V.

Doncs bé, aquest Mark IV fou capturat pels alemanys i utilitzat el 1918 en atacs contra el Fort de La Pompelle, al oest de Reims. L'atac fracasà i diversos tancs quedaren abandonats entre les trinxeres. Aquest portava el nom de "Lyric". Un cop acabada la guerra, l'entorn de La Pompelle es preservà com a monument a la batalla, i aquests tancs s'hi quedaren, sent un clar atractiu turistic. Fins que al 1940 els turistes passaren a ser... de nou els soldats alemanys, aquesta vegada victoriosos. No he aclarit que va passar amb aquests tancs, però ja no hi son i probablement els foren desballestats durant la 2ª Guerra Mundial.

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This photograph intrigued me for a while until, looking for images of abandoned World War I British tanks, I discovered its location, history, and even its name.

Although it is a British Mark IV tank, this armored vehicle ended its days attacking French positions as a "beutepanzer", that is, a tank captured by the Germans. In fact, the vast majority of tanks used by the Germans were Beutepanzers, since their own production was only 20 A7Vs.

Well, this Mark IV was captured by the Germans and used in 1918 in attacks against the Fort of La Pompelle, west of Reims. The attack failed and several tanks were abandoned in the trenches. This one was called "Lyric". Once the war was over, the surroundings of La Pompelle were preserved as a monument to the battle, and these tanks remained there, being a clear tourist attraction. Until 1940 the tourists became... again the German soldiers, this time victorious. I have not clarified what happened to these tanks, but they are no longer there and were probably scrapped during the 2nd World War.

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Taken in: France / Grand Est / Arrondissement de Reims / Sillery (show map)

Taken on: January 29, 2022

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