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A LOST Nazi tank has been dragged from its watery grave after nearly 80 years, revealing the only surviving Panzer of its kind in the world.<\/p>\n

For decades, local legend said that the Nazis lost several tanks retreating across the Czarna Nida river near Bieleckie M\u0142yny, southern Poland, in 1945.<\/p>\n

The legends were proved true when two incomplete Panzers were dragged from the river in 1990 and 2003 respectively, but still the stories said there was another.<\/p>\n

Now that vehicle has been found too, with history buffs unearthing a unique Bergepanther \u2013 a tank that tows tanks \u2013 which may be the last of its kind.<\/p>\n

And the vehicle could be worth a fortune, with a similar model fetching \u20ac15m (\u00a313m) in Germany two years ago, according to local media.<\/p>\n

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Micha\u0142 K\u0119szycki, technical manager of Panzer Farm \u2013 which organised the salvage operation \u2013 traced the discovery back 30 years.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cThe story begins in the early 90s when an old man showed my uncle the place where the vehicle sunk. The story was, that there was a tank which pulled other tanks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe old guy knew a little about German tanks and he told my uncle it was a Panther tank without a turret. The guy was old and he just showed the place, but not exactly. We found the exact place a few months ago with a magnetometer.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He continued: \u201cThe wreck of the Bergepanther Ausf. D from Siebert factory is the only one existing in the world \u2013 as far as I know. There are only a few existing Bergepanther tanks in the world, but this version is the only one.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Bergepanther was introduced in 1943 because of the difficulties faced by the Nazis recovering lost tanks. Up to that point, they\u2019d struggled to recover their Panzers with trucks, and other tanks were banned from helping lest both vehicles should be lost.<\/p>\n

The Bergepanther, however, boasted a winch capable of pulling even heavier tanks, and sufficient armour to allow it to operate under fire.<\/p>\n

Local historian Konrad Maj said there were five such Bergepanthers stationed in the area from late 1944, where the Nazis\u2019 16th Armored Division was awaiting a Soviet attack.<\/p>\n

But by mid-January 1945, the Germans found themselves surrounded, and in the rush to retreat some tried to cross the Czarna Nida without finding a bridge.<\/p>\n

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Mr Maj said: \u201cIn desperate attempts to get out of this trap, some tankers tried to ford Czarna Nida. During one such attempt, the Bergepanther which was recovered sank.<\/p>\n

\u201cSoviet engineering troops reported that the ice on Czarna Nida allowed only lighter vehicles to cross \u2013 it was not suitable for tanks.\u201d<\/p>\n

The tank will now remain at the Polish Army Museum in Warsaw, which called the vehicle an \u201cabsolute rarity\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mr K\u0119szycki lamented that the Panzer Farm, a museum and vehicle restoration company, would not get to keep its discovery. However he said that the recovery itself was a \u201cdream experience\u201d.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cThis type of recovery proves some historical messages that went through a few generations of local people \u2013 another legend came true! It also gives a rare opportunity to get access to the patterns of the parts of this rare vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n

Panzer Farm shares updates about its restorations via Facebook and its website www.panzerfarm.pl.<\/p>\n

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