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Old May 13th, 2007, 04:40 AM

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Default Re: German nicknames

'furniture van' = Moebelwagen - that was the widespread nickname for the Flakpanzer IV because thats what it looked like with its high all-round skirts- maybe also a less-common name for the Tiger I, never heard of it though.
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