Originally, German tanks were known as PzKpfw I, II, III and IV (Panzerkampfwagen, tank battle vehicle). This tradition was revived in 1965: the home-made Leopard, a main battle tank, became the pride of the still-young Bundeswehr. I remember my boredom, back in the 1990s, listening to the tales of fellow students fresh from their military service. But everyone knows Panzer-ing is a German forte: in European countries alone, 2,000-plus Leopard 2 tanks are in use. What is worse, we don’t even allow countries such as Poland to move their own Leo tanks to Ukraine.
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