my god i have seen a real is2 and more..

[The Beast (nl)]

I am on vacation in valkenburg / holland.
About 1 hour driving brings me to the warmuseum at overloon.

At the entrance stands a real IS2. When i get in the huge buildings i see 2xT34, a panther, 3 russians halvetracks (ROost), a stug, many shermans and many, many other tanks and vehicels. Too much to name it. Even tanks from this time fe, a dutch leopard.

Because i am using a iphone now, its impossible to upload them.

You have to wait about a week.

It is a day of my life.

 

[Fuhrer Cool]

He who gazes upon :IS2: and lives shall be made one of the faithful.

 

[The Beast (nl)]

Arr you smoking?

 

[Fuhrer Cool]

It depends. If I am in an imposter :IS2: vehicle, then yes, I am smoking. And also most likely on fire.

 

[mgbosshogg]

I visited there last time I party with some of our clan. ( I'm UK, some are NL )
Awesome place. What is the model of the biiiiiig amphibious vehicle at the rear of the building?

 

[The Beast (nl)]

I knew it this afternoon, forgotten now.
But that thing is real huge.
The panther is also huge compared to the others.

In the future i want to go to england to visit the known museam there.

 

[Richey79]

What is the model of the biiiiiig amphibious vehicle at the rear of the building?

de bark van overloon - YouTube

 

[The Beast (nl)]

Yes on youtube is much to find.
You can see that huge vehicle.

 

[DAT]

Yes very cool place was there last in 2004. Bovington is the one in England that you are talking about. In Samur is the French Cavalry Musuem with some unique pieces. Across the Border in Deutschland is the Armor Musuem at Munster and the Bundes techichse Just south of Koln at Koblenz.

 

[VyvyanBasterd]

Too bad that IS2 is in really bad shape. But still it's nice to live only 15 km from it... :IS2:

A couple of pics from some of my visits:
https://picasaweb.google.com/vyvyanbasterd/LibertyParkOverloon[url]https://picasaweb.google.com/vyvyanbasterd/LibertyParkOverloon[/URL]
https://picasaweb.google.com/vyvyanbasterd/LibertyParkOverloon02[url]https://picasaweb.google.com/vyvyanbasterd/LibertyParkOverloon02[/URL]

Militracks 2010 at the museum grounds:
https://picasaweb.google.com/vyvyanbasterd/Militracks2010Overloon[url]https://picasaweb.google.com/vyvyanbasterd/Militracks2010Overloon[/URL]

I missed Militracks this year, but I will definitely take a look in 2012.
http://www.oorlogsmuseum.nl/militracks/[url]http://www.oorlogsmuseum.nl/militracks/[/URL]

 

[mgbosshogg]

Found some pix we took when there.
I may have been drunk at the time.

AmphibioMonster -

And as I am from Scotland , taken also at Overloon -

 

[DIVZ]

I've been there since I was like 4 years old, still remember most of it

The german bunkers..the airplanes..the huge amphibious thing.

Good place to check out when you're on holiday there

 

[hockeywarrior]

It depends. If I am in an imposter :IS2: vehicle, then yes, I am smoking. And also most likely on fire.

Well said. This anecdote shall become a part of our hymns, I should think.

:IS2:

 

[GRIZZLY]

I must go!

I've seen lots of American tanks but I think it would be way cooler to see the almighty and hollowed :IS2:

 

[Fuhrer Cool]

Well said. This anecdote shall become a part of our hymns, I should think.

:IS2:

Aaaaaaaaw meeeeeeeeeen. :IS2:

 

[The Beast (nl)]

And i have another wish. The uboat museam in germany.
Where they have a type Vll uboat.

 

[Drecks]

Most of the vehicles in Overloon where brought in by a Duth industrial named Jaap de Groot. He died last april at age 88. He was founder of the Marshall museum. He wanted every vehicle to actually work.
The old Marshall museum was situated in Zwijndrecht but the vehicles where brought to Overloon some years ago.

Back in 2003 I had a chance to visit the old museum while it was closed and off course manage to get backstage :IS2:
It had numerous ammounts of WW2 spare parts in crates and grease. And uniforms and weapons to pick. Off course weapons where disabled as Dutch law requires that. I will seek my cd's for pictures.... Funny stuff.

http://www.marshallmuseum.nl/US/historie.htm

 

[The Beast (nl)]

Yes now i remember him. So it are his vehicles and tanks.didn't know he has passed.

I was thinking there how they putted the tanks in the buildings.
Now i read that the tanks can drive. Thanks for the hint.

I have been there when i was 16 and there were only tanks and vehicles of the local battle.

I was really surprised today. But also to see the uniforms, rifles, guns and granades.

 

[zeep]

..Because i am using a iphone now, its impossible to upload them..

What is this logic? I can do anything with my iphone

 

[Lush]

Enjoy it mate