'Mephisto' A7V Sturmpanzer German WW1 tank Source: Queensland Museum
The only German First World War tank still in existence is set to go on permanent display in Queensland to mark the centenary of the Armistice in November. The daring feat by Australian soldiers to capture the tank a hundred years ago on Sunday July 22 at Villers-Bretonneux in France has become one of the war’s most legendary exploits.
The only German First World War tank still in existence is set to go on permanent display in Queensland to mark the centenary of the Armistice in November. The daring feat by Australian soldiers to capture the tank a hundred years ago on Sunday July 22 at Villers-Bretonneux in France has become one of the war’s most legendary exploits.
