Sturmpanzerwagen A7V Tank WW1 | Simple History

Our running replica of a First World War German A7V tank is built to represent 'Schnuck' - captured on this day in 1918. After capture, Schnuck was displayed at the Imperial War Museum until 1922, when it was scrapped. Only the gun has survived. Like later German tank designs, the A7V was far more mechanically sophisticated than British machines of the time. And just like some of those later designs, that sophistication would also prove to be what undermined it the most. Whilst 100 A7V’s were or

114K views · 3.7K reactions | The only surviving example of a First World War German A7V tank is ‘Mephisto’ - and we were incredibly lucky to work with our friends at the Queensland Museum Kurilpa to feature this unique survivor, helping tell the story of the very first tank‑on‑tank duel in our most recent YouTube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdlH_FDcDOI | The Tank Museum | Facebook

In February 2018, history rolled back into Brisbane. Watch as Mephisto the world’s only surviving German A7V tank from World War I makes its extraordinary journey into Queensland Museum, where the Anzac Legacy Gallery was quite literally built around it. Moving this 30-tonne icon was no small feat – and this time lapse shows just how monumental the moment was. If you’re in town for the The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, take the opportunity to experience another piece of military history. You