Two 100 year old tanks (Mk. VIII and Mark V*) lifted and moved across Ft. Benning

[@Ronaldl2350]

I hope one day the collection can be available for the public to visit on a regular basis.

[@elee1086]

Pvt Lee Bechdoldt (1889-1968), my grandfather, served in WW1 G company 353 infantry regiment. Thank you for honoring him and all those who served.

[@leopardone2386]

Love seeing WW 1 era machines , it's interesting seeing vehicles from a time when the question "What is tank?" Was very much a novel one indeed. Great video Sofilionell the l.

[@crunchybro123]

Tank design was so cool when they were still figuring things out, I loved the uniqueness and the wonder of it

[@GUNGHO402]

Hi Sofi! She is a thing of beauty! Preserving history!

[@oldgoat142]

Both tanks look like they could go into battle right now. Magnificent. Thank you, Sofi. Great way to spend a few minutes of my day learning about something new.

[@Sol-hd7pz]

Brutal times to live in when thats the equipment war is fought with! God bless all those lost soldiers of the era. Hopefully people think of them when they see these amazing machines. They were a different breed!

[@easynovember5423]

Thanks!

[@wolfenstein8315]

There’s something not right looking about a tank that size rolling about on those casters.

[@InTTruder]

LOLZ

[@prillewitz]

Don’t tell any further but it’s plastic.

[@mehusla]

Lol

[@startingbark0356]

Those tanks are generally not that heavy for their size tho, they have around 10-20mm of Armor maximum and weight around 25-40 tonnes

[@stepjohn100]

These old original tanks had thin armor and were far less robust. Their large size belies their actual weight. The Mark VIII weighs have of what an M1 Abrams tank weighs.

[@nonamesplease6288]

I saw this beast at Ft. Meade when I was a small kid. It was gigantic, especially to a skinny runt like me. They also had an FT 17 there, which in WWI supposedly had been successfully defended by the crew inside with 1911s after it was disabled. The FT had a big hole in the bottom. The tank was gutted and empty, but we kids were ever so happy to climb underneath, get up inside, and pretend we were crashing through the Hun's trenches. So much fun! I was hooked on tanks from that day forward.

[@americanpatriot2422]

Always an Outstanding video and presentation from Sofi. Thank you.

[@docbrown6550]

Not only are we thankful these magnificent machines are being saved, we thank you for letting us be a part of it, Thank you much 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@bisonturbo]

Thank you for sharing this important piece of history, you’re awesome 🤘

[@Sofilein]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@eze8970]

Thanks Sofi - On the TOG family tree! Great to see this history getting some good attention! 🙏

[@OlSgtLove]

Sofi , that is so very cool seeing these old Tanks being preserved and taken care of !!!!! Just outstanding!!!! Makes this ol Mechanized Treadhead just smile ear to ear .....

[@OlSgtLove]

Sofi , Thankyou for your time in these . It is very much appreciated to this ol Soldier . 9591 is super rare ,glad it's there . Big Wave and Smile to you Sofi . 😊

[@billshepherd4331]

It's really cool to see the sponsons of the MK-5* in their stowed positions!

[@aaronsmith4940]

That's really cool that the old one is now getting some tlc

[@ABrit-bt6ce]

Sweet that they now have a MK V in that barn.

[@stevenpiper970]

Thank you!

[@henriknilsson7851]

Thanks so much! These historic machines look so steampunk. They must have been insanely terrifying 100 years ago!!

[@colvinator1611]

What a fantastic piece of military history. Great credit due to everyone involved. Thanks for the video. Colin UK

[@missinglincoln]

They are beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing them. I have mixed feelings about the Mk. VIII. I am sorry that it did not get the chance to prove itself in combat. But the reason for that was the war ending, and that is obviously a far far more important thing. They did get some use in the U.S., and quite a few did end up here in Canada for training purposes when we had *no* armoured force at all. So it did play an important role back on the home front. That Mk. V*, though. Truly a special treasure. I hope they can keep it on display for a very long time to come.

[@Blitz9H]

Thank you!!!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Amazing. Thanks for sharing this.

[@paoloviti6156]

I find it wonderful that those two historic tanks are home now! In truth I know so little about those two tanks but I would love to see more of them like how they look inside! Thanks for sharing this big efforts to move those tanks 👍👍👍💪

[@Sofilein]

videos with the internals and historic details are planned! we'll definitely be getting ya a closer look

[@paoloviti6156]

@@Sofilein thank you, I'm really looking forward to see those incoming videos not too mention your other videos 👍👍

[@kevindeckert31]

Thank you Sofi for showing us these amazing pieces of history..that I will never get to see in person well done

[@heidiwilks5316]

Love the Mark V (and other WWI-era tanks) -- they really do come from a different era, and their steampunk vibes are epic :) Hope they get their hands on a Whippet one day :)

[@SuperLaplander]

Thank you Sofi!

[@dankingjr.2088]

Very cool. Thanks for the look ma'am.

[@Cohen.the.Worrier]

Tanks were a novel concept back then and inspired Cartier for instance to design a tank watch. The Cartier Tank is still manufactured today. And a lot easier to move. Very informative vid again Sofilein!

[@spaceskipster4412]

And easier to wind up too...! ⌚👌🏼😊

[@828enigma6]

Two magnificent pieces of history !

[@jonowens460]

Thank You Sofi!!!

[@okrajoe]

Amazing footage to see these old beauties on the move. Could it really have been 100 years?

[@davidneel8863]

Fantastic! This has cleared up a mystery from my Grandfather's Auburn scrapbook. There is a photo of the API Corps of Cadets at Benning covering a heavy tank from stem to stern. You can see only a bit of the tank for the mass of men covering it, but this video confirms to me that the tank is a Mark VIII. The photo was loose and undated, but has to be from 1925 to 1928. Would love to get a copy to you all.

[@camyhunt]

Great British invention, Churchill had lots to do with the tank too…

[@petertripp3153]

as ex 2nd RTR it would be great to see these two beauties actually moving, even better if you were driving

[@scottnyc6572]

New viewer and subscriber here.Glad to see these beautiful pieces of military history getting their much deserved restoration and preservation.I found this channel after watching The Australian Amour & Artillery Museum channel on KZbin.Thanks!!

[@roybm3124]

Damn it looks brand new

[@jacoballen3267]

If that steel could talk, the stories it would tell, from days where warfare was hideously shocking on an industrial scale. The uniqueness, the antiquated, the look!

[@brucelamberton8819]

Talk about a precious cargo!

[@libertyprimer]

This is awesome! I need to visit!

[@CallsignAvenger91]

The first thing that comes to mind is the tank from Last Crusade without the turret. It's amazing how they can look simultaneously massive and diminutive.

[@allangibson2408]

That was because the tank in the “Last Crusade” was based on the Mark VIII “Liberty” with an added turret.

[@CallsignAvenger91]

@@allangibson2408 I'm aware, it's just funny how the mind works some times.

[@melkins551]

Long so they could cross over trenches. Pretty ingenious design. So old !!! And beautiful

[@krashd]

That is actually what the star denotes in the Mk V*, the Mk V* was a lengthened Mk V for crossing larger trenches.

[@ljt3084]

William Foster & co of Lincoln, England and Churchill's landships committee would approve of this Video I'm sure. Thankyou Sofi.

[@Chiller01]

Amazing video. Its great that these monsters are being well preserved (finally?).

[@joeshmoe9978]

4:22 Seeing a modern military truck carrying a hundred year old tank, like it's a new piece of equipment: 🤯

[@Sofilein]

Yeah! The contrast is super cool to see

[@joeshmoe9978]

@@Sofilein so true

[@yorokobi9530]

Excellent additions!

[@wadejustanamerican1201]

Thanks so much! This was really cool, you're the best.

[@MililaniJag]

You dont see that every day!! Great vid as always! Thx!

[@EccentricInTexas]

I hope one day we will get video of the inside of one these while they are running. I think it would super neat to see how it was with a full crew and stuff.

[@yodawg3469]

There are some good pieces of equipment at Aberdeen,beautiful place too.

[@gordonwallin2368]

Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.

[@Johnjohnson-zg4ek]

I love the design

[@crazyhorsecrazyhorse9306]

amazing history and amazing tanks

[@gregwilliams386]

Well done, bring all the soldiers by to learn with what their ancestors fought with.

[@jamesroeber]

sofi you are a wiz and as we say in the UK an anorak, I guess geek in your neck o the woods (that is in no way at all meant as a pejorative, by the way) Its brilliant that the ordinary irrelevant detail of moving these machines captures your attention as it does ours, but without you posting this we would not be included in these delightful moments. Did your curator chum say that the mkV was an actual tank from the battlefields of WW1? The only missing element in this move was the chunky powerful confidence of the M88. all the best, jj

[@krashd]

Anorak, haha, I haven't heard that in years.

[@lurtzsaruman]

Какой он всё-таки огромный.

[@Jonesy11B]

Wow so awesome. 🇺🇸

[@TheArmourersBench]

Great video, how do they get the little wheel units out once the tank's in position?

[@martincurran-gray2287]

Jacks?

[@TheArmourersBench]

@@martincurran-gray2287 that was my guess/assumption too but I still wondered haha.

[@bluenorm]

in france and england mark iv are mostly operational. not a daily drivers, but they do run them in their neighbohood

[@ericlakota1847]

I know it's nothing more then a iron coffin but got to be coolest looking tank ever I loved how Indian Jones made seem 3 times the size and move like a a1abrims

[@Jamie92208]

A very good film. Just a couple of points. The sponsons were retractable so that the tsnks vould be transported on Britains Railways which have a smaller structure gauge than those in North America and France. The MkV at Bovington has it's interior lit and I've got some photos somewhere taken inside it.

[@Psych02K]

Interesting! at 4:26, the tank looks kakhi/greenish and at 4:38 it's more of a sand colour. No wonder there's so much discussion on what the "real" tank colours are.

[@peterjones3557]

In battle most of them were mud coloured.

[@HanSolo__]

*Not having an M577 APC from "Aliens" (1986) is just embarrassing for the collection of this scale and level!!*

[@edpiner4960]

Thanks for sharing

[@captiannemo1587]

2:03 in... its some amusing placements of the movers when you consider its DESIGNED to spin like a top on a hard surface with ALL of its weight on the straight, nearly flat, rollers right below and the first one after the sponson.

[@stuartbrown1677]

Well done Sofi Great video Thank you Stuart in Ireland ☘️

[@coling3957]

Interesting to see the sponsons retracted on mk5 which was how they were originally transported. "Tanks" trimmed for shipping

[@ericc9664]

This center should be open to the public, like any other museum. Every vehicle has been paid for by public tax money. from what I understand only the building itself has been paid by donations. Both Ft. Knox and Aberdeen where the vehicles came from were both open to the public.

[@chrisvandecar4676]

+500%?! Careful Sofi you’re approaching ‘ludicrous’ speed!

[@Adirondack_DFL]

Thanks Sofi! was cool seeing the lift and placement. Oswegatchie_NY

[@aussiebloke609]

At first I was surprised they didn't pull the Mk VIIIs sponsons in for transportation, but considering you said the tracks were frozen, I guess the rest of the moving pieces are probably in the same condition.

[@Normandy1944]

I'd been to Aberdeen Proving Grounds Museum many times and I was always lost at the tanks and artillery just sitting out in the exposure. They were not very well kept, except the one's they had just refurbished that lined the parkway to the museum. They'd throw a coat of paint on just to cover the rust for awhile and they kept telling me there is an enclosed facility going to be made and restorations would begin then. They had the plans and architect renderings displayed and a nice donation box I had donated to a lot. I don't even want to know what happened to that money. I need to see if I have those pics stored away? I was privy to the unveiling of the German Elephant, damn it looked good.

[@krismangila1594]

The two WW1 tanks were cool, but fans of American Truck Simulator were interested in the trucks, like that HET (someone should make a HET mod already, only the HEMTT is available) and that tri-axle Kenworth.

[@fuferito]

The only word that would describe this is, “surreal.”

[@Odin029]

I occasionally see M1s on trains probably heading to Anniston, but if I saw a Mark VIII on a flat bed I'd have be make sure I didn't drive into a ditch.

[@Constant_Of_Morality]

Wow, The Mark VIII is rare to see these days

[@sunsettersix6993]

My first thought when reading the title of this video: "Wow! You must work out!"

[@akizeta]

I can't get over the fact that the Mark VIII looks so much like the tank in _Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade._ For years I thought the movie tank was completely made up.

[@ghoulsie4064]

Wow, looks like a little fortress. Imagine that rolling up on you in battle.

[@chris-vn6sw]

I’ve seen pictures before but never realised the size until now.

[@65cj55]

I would love one for a Tiny Home.

[@j.lietka9406]

I am surprised it wasn't brought on a HET!

[@draggerlane04090]

Why do I all of a sudden have a strong urge to watch Indiana Jones right now

[@davidmeek8017]

Aloha; well done! Mahalo

[@franciscowashington2155]

Ficou na história 👍👍👍

[@whelk]

I can't help but be curious if they were able to use the stock lifting eyes with the modern cranes and strapping?

[@TheBigExclusive]

What could cause the tank tracks to be frozen in place? I don't usually see tracks freeze like that.

[@Paveway-chan]

Rust, probably

[@EvilPhoenix007]

@@Paveway-chan Restoration is important more than ever when it comes to these old machines.

[@katana1430]

I have never seen a WW1 era tank with the sponsons in travel position before.

[@bwilliams463]

Did you record the process of swing the sponsons in and out to clear the doors? If you have the footage, I would really like to see it someday.

[@Sofilein]

No unfortunately I couldn’t be there for that 😭 I wanted to see that too

[@nacho71ar]

And still not in the game... come on WG!

[@TopSecretVid]

sweetness

[@spaceskipster4412]

It's remarkable to think about the men who went to war in those things...🤔

[@Andrew-se4tg]

We always need more ww1 history!👍🇺🇸

[@ericcorse]

I didn't realize how big it is.

[@chezsnailez]

Could use one-a those on the Dan Ryan...

[@PaKu921]

Good thing they didn’t try to start good old willie, otherwise it would have tried to cut through the Somme and be in Berlin by Christmas🤣

[@kubanskiloewe]

hahaha...uge they are ! I will build one with Sprocket.

[@tomjackson4374]

The tanks were built in England, I guess these were built in the US, so how did they get them on and off the ships? I thought most tanks had pick points built in. Still an amazing piece of tech for WW I.

[@frostedbutts4340]

I'll admit I had to google it, but they actually shipped them over on flatbed rail cars carried on a ferry. Pretty smart, saves a lot of lifting.

[@krashd]

The Mk VIIIs were actually built in France originally, then the war ended and production moved to the US and UK. They were a three-way production, France donated the land and organised manpower, the US supplied engines, transmission, tracks and much of the internals and the UK supplied the guns, ammo, armour and chassis.

[@timhuffman5311]

As always you do a great job. I would love to see the interior of the Mk VIII, My Grand Father fought in WWI as a trench rat and died of complications of the Mustard Gas at the age of 30. I there anything comprehensive on the interior?

[@Sofilein]

Videos on the interior and the history of both of these are definitely in the works. They are very complete and in great condition.

[@timhuffman5311]

@@Sofilein Thats amazing, Thank You.