Surviving Neutral States WW2 Tanks and SPGs Last update : 5 May 2018

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1 Surviving Neutral States WW2 Tanks and SPGs Last update : 5 May 2018 Listed here are the Spanish, Swiss and Swedish WW2 AFVs that still exist today. Justo Molina, April Spanish Verdeja 2 Academia de Infanteria, Toledo (Spain) Didier Bouvy, October 2014 Spanish Verdeja 75mm Self-propelled Gun El Goloso Museum, Madrid (Spain)

2 "alicates" - Spanish SCNE Tractor Museo Academia Infanteria de Toledo, Toledo (Spain) Massimo Foti, May Swiss Nahkampfkanon NK I model 1941 Panzermuseum, Thun (Switzerland)

3 Massimo Foti, May Swiss Nahkampfkanone NK II "Gustav" Panzermuseum, Thun (Switzerland) Realtime, June Swedish Stridsvagn fm/21 Arsenalen Tank Museum, Strängnäs (Sweden)

4 First Swedish Stridsvagn m/21-29 Arsenalen Tank Museum, Strängnäs (Sweden) This tank was rebuilt in 1929 with Scania engine. It was displayed at Axvall until 2009, and is now stored at the Arsenalen museum (Stefan Karlsson, Museum Director, Arsenalen Museum). It is yet being dismounted in order to be restored to running condition, the restoration should be finished in spring 2016 ( Erik Gustavsson, September Second Swedish Stridsvagn m/21-29 Arsenalen Tank Mus., Strängnäs (Sweden) This tank was rebuilt in 1929 with Scania engine. It is currently not complete. It was until 2001 a gateguard at the Tank Regiment in Strängnäs, today it is stored under cover at Arsenalen (Stefan Karlsson, Museum Director, Arsenalen Museum)

5 Massimo Foti, October Swedish Stridsvagn m/21-29 Panzer Museum Munster (Germany) This tank is a gift from the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Army, and was given to the Panzertruppenschule in 1993 (Wikipedia). It is a former Gateguard from Tank Regiment in Visby (Stefan Karlsson, Museum Director, Arsenalen Museum) Massimo Foti, August Swedish Stridsvagn fm/31 Arsenalen Tank Museum, Strängnäs (Sweden) The fm/31 is a prototype/test vehicle made of ordinary steel and with both wheels and tracks (Stefan Karlsson)

6 Familjen Eliasson, August Swedish Stridsvagn m/31 Arsenalen Tank Museum, Strängnäs (Sweden) This tank is currently stored. It is the only survivor of the 3 tanks that were produced by Landsverk (Stefan Karlsson) Erik Gustavsson, June First Stridsvagn m/37 Arsenalen Tank Museum, Strängnäs (Sweden)

7 plasticwarfare.se, September Second Stridsvagn m/37 Arsenalen Tank Museum Strängnäs (Sweden) running condition Erik Gustafsson, September Third Stridsvagn Strv m/37 Arsenalen Tank Museum, Strängnäs (Sweden) This vehicle was formerly a monument in Strängnäs

8 First Stridsvagn m/37 Gotlands Försvarsmuseum, Visby (Sweden) Second Stridsvagn m/37 Gotlands Försvarsmuseum, Visby (Sweden)

9 Stridsvagn m/37 Association Föreningen P5, Boden (Sweden) Stridsvagn m/37 Södermanlands Militärhistoriska Samlingar, Strängnäs (Sweden)

10 "svarny, August 2016 Stridsvagn m/37 Army Technical Museum Lešany (Czech Republic) running c. This vehicle was manufactured in ČKD Prague in 1938 and was sent to Sweden, where it was completed in Avesta Osterhams. It is one of 48 vehicles, which were sent to Sweden from Czechoslovakia in In 2006, this "Tančík" returned back from Sweden to Czech republic and was under reconstruction until 2010 (officila information from the museum). It was sold by Sweden to the Lesany Museum in 2006, with the wreck of another Strv m/37 found on a fire range in Gavle, Sweden. It carries the Serial Number 157 ( ) Massimo Foti, August Stridsvagn m/38 (Landsverk L/60 C) Arsenalen Tank Museum, Strängnäs (Sweden)

11 Stridsvagn m/38 (Landsverk L-60 S) Hässleholms Museum, Hässleholms (Sweden) "ACTIVEARMOUR", May Landsverk L-60 Curragh Military Base (Ireland) running c. L-602, one of 2 ever built

12 Photo provided by Craig Moore Landsverk L-60 National Museum of Ireland (Collins Barracks), Dublin (Ireland) L-601, one of 2 ever built Tommy Wilhemsson - Stridsvagn m/39 Arsenalen Tank Museum, Strängnäs (Sweden)

13 Torbjörn Jerelup, July Stridsvagn m/39 Beredskapsmuseet, Viken (Sweden) Erik Gustafsson, September First Stridsvagn m/40 K (Karlstad) Arsenalen Tank Museum, Strängnäs (Sweden)

14 plasticwarfare.se, September Second Stridsvagn m/40 K (Karlstad) Arsenalen Tank Museum, Strängnäs (Sweden) Stridsvagn m/40 K (Karlstad) Gotlands Försvarsmuseum, Visby (Sweden)

15 Torbjörn Jerelup, July Stridsvagn Strv m/40 K (Karlstad) Beredskapsmuseet, Viken (Sweden) Wassen, July Stridsvagn Strv m/40 K (Karlstad) Hässleholms Museum, Hässleholms (Sweden)

16 Stridsvagn Strv m/40 K (Karlstad) Skövde (Sweden) Massimo Foti, August First Stridsvagn m/40 L (Landsverk) Arsenalen Tank Museum, Strängnäs (Sweden)

17 Erik Gustafsson, September Second Stridsvagn m/40 L (Landsverk) Arsenalen Tank Mus., Strängnäs (Sweden) This vehicle was formerly a monument in Strängnäs Peeteekayy, June Stridsvagn m/40 L (Landsverk L-60) Bovington Tank Museum (UK) running c.

18 livio, Stridsvagn m/40 L (Landsverk L-60) Museo Cultural Fortaleza San Luis Santiago (Dominican Republic) This tank is one of the 20 vehicles sold in 1960 to the Dominican Republic Jose Kevo, December Stridsvagn m/40 L (Landsverk L-60) Museo Cultural Fortaleza San Luis Santiago (Dominican Republic) This tank is one of the 20 vehicles sold in 1960 to the Dominican Republic

19 "Miguel", March First Stridsvagn m/40 L (Landsverk L-60) Fortaleza Osama Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) This tank is one of the 20 vehicles sold in 1960 to the Dominican Republic "Miguel", March Second Stridsvagn m/40 L (Landsverk L-60) Fortaleza Osama Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) This tank is one of the 20 vehicles sold in 1960 to the Dominican Republic

20 Two Stridsvagn m/40 L (Landsverk L-60) Fortaleza Fernando Valerio Santiago De Los Caballeros (Dominican Republic) These tanks are two of the 20 vehicles sold in 1960 to the Dominican Republic

21 Erik Gustavsson, June Stridsvagn m/41 S II Arsenalen Tank Museum, Strängnäs (Sweden) Stridsvagn m/41 were used until late 1950s, when they were rebuilt to APCs under the designation Pbv 301. The turrets of these tanks were used on fortifications. All of the original m/41 were all to armoured personnel carriers. A Sav m/43 rebuilt as a m/41 is displayed by the Pansarmuseet Axvall (Gunnar Österlund and Wikipedia) Erik Gustavsson, June Stridsvagn m/42 (Infanterikanonvagn 73) Arsenalen Tank Museum, Strängnäs (Sweden) In Arsenalen is located the only "as built" Stridsvagn m/42. All other m/42s are in reality ex-strv 74 with m/42 turrets from bunkers (Yuri Pasholok)

22 Stridsvagn m/42 (Infanterikanonvagn 73) Association Föreningen P5 Boden (Sweden) ex-strv 74 with and m/42 turret from a bunker Stridsvagn m/42 (Infanterikanonvagn 73) Hässleholms Museum Hässleholms (Sweden) ex-strv 74 with and m/42 turret from a bunker

23 Ola Kvarnbo, May Stridsvagn m/42 (Infanterikanonvagn 73) Beredskapsmuseet, Viken (Sweden) ex-strv 74 with and m/42 turret from a bunker Picture from the owner, 2017 Stridsvagn m/42 (Infanterikanonvagn 73) Anders Olofsson Collection (Sweden)

24 Stridsvagn m/42 (IKV 73) Royal Jordanian Tank Museum (Jordan) This vehicle was part of Jacques Littlefield Collection in California. The entire Littlefield collection was donated to the Collings Foundation, and only 80 of the 240 vehicles of the collection will be displayed in a new museum, which will be built in Massachussetts. This vehicle will be sold during an auction in July, ex-strv 74 with and m/42 turret from a bunker Erik Gustavsson, June Pansarvärnskanonvagn Pvkv m/43 Arsenalen Tank Museum, Strängnäs (Sweden)

25 Pansarvärnskanonvagn Pvkv m/43 Gotlands Försvarsmuseum, Visby (Sweden) Pansarvärnskanonvagn Pvkv m/43 Hässleholms Museum, Hässleholms (Sweden)

26 Pansarvärnskanonvagn Pvkv m/43 Association Föreningen P5 ; Boden (Sweden) V/E, May Pansarvärnskanonvagn Pvkv m/43 Stored somewhere in Boden (Sweden) The picture was found in a gallery showing some pictures from seemingly abandonded military vehicles in the city of Boden, there was also some tanks in better shape outside the old regiments and museums

27 Petter Baeckstrom Pansarvärnskanonvagn Pvkv m/43 Island of Utö, Stockholm archipelago (Sweden) Utö is an Island were the Swedish armoured forces have a firing range for tanks Picture from the owner, 2017 Pansarvärnskanonvagn Pvkv m/43 Anders Olofsson Collection (Sweden)

28 Michel van Loon, November Pvkv m/43 Royal Museum of the Armed Forces, Brussels (Belgium) This tank is currently stored at the depot of the Royal Tank Museum in Kapellen Pansarvärnskanonvagn Pvkv m/43 Musée des Blindés, Saumur (France) This tank is currently stored and not publicly visible "181010", 2016

29 Tommy Wilhemsson - Stormartillerivagn Sav m/43 Arsenalen Tank Museum, Strängnäs (Sweden) Massimo Foti, August Stormartillerivagn Sav m/43 Arsenalen Tank Museum, Strängnäs (Sweden)

30 Stormartillerivagn Sav m/43 Artillery Museum, Kristiansstad (Sweden) Oliver Scheible Stormartillerivagn Sav m/43 Militär Fordons Historiska Föreningen (Sweden)

31 Stormartillerivagn Sav m/43 Private collection (Sweden) First Stormartillerivagn Sav m/43 Association Föreningen P5, Boden (Sweden)

32 "bm1113" - Second Stormartillerivagn m/43 Association Föreningen P5, Boden (Sweden) Stormartillerivagn m/43 Rex & Rod Cadman Collection (UK)

33 Saving Private Ryan film, 1998 Sav m/43 based Marder III reproduction Steve Lamonby Collection (UK) Used in the film Saving Private Ryan Stuart Wright via Craig Moore Stormartillerivagn Sav m/43 Private collection (UK) running condition The owner bought it from RR services around 1996

34 Stormartillerivagn Sav m/43 Munster Panzer Museum (Germany) Pierre-Olivier Buan, May 2013 Stormartillerivagn Sav m/43 Musée des Blindés, Saumur (France)

35 Patrik Krista, August 2016 Stormartillerivagn Sav m/43 Army Technical Museum, Lesany (Czech Republic) This vehicle was previously owned by Arsenalen Tank Museum, Strängnäs (Sweden) zoonabar, August First Landsverk Anti II Finnish Armour Museum, Parola (Finland)

36 zoonabar, August Second Landsverk Anti II Finnish Armour Museum, Parola (Finland) zoonabar, August Third Landsverk Anti II (Ps ) Finnish Armour Museum, Parola (Finland) running c.

37 Landsverk Anti II (R-903) Finnish Armoured Brigade's garrison, Parola (Finland) Landsverk Anti II Savon Prikaati garrison, Mikkeli (Finland)

38 sv:användare:morse, October Landsverk Anti II (R-906) AA-museum, Tuusula (Finland) Massimo Foti, August Luftvärnskanonvagn fm/43 Arsenalen Tank Museum, Strängnäs (Sweden)

39 Ths67, Luftvärnskanonvagn fm/43 Hässleholms Museum, Hässleholms (Sweden) Stridsvagn m/37 wreck Arsenalen Tank Museum, Strängnäs (Sweden) This wreck was found on a fire range in Gavle, Sweden, and restored to be used in the museum s children playroom

40 Stridsvagn m/37 wreck Vojenské Muzeum Lešany (Czech Republic) This wreck was found on a fire range in Gavle, Sweden, and sold by Sweden to the Lesany Museum in 2006, with another Strv m/37 ( Jizerskohorské Technické Muzeum - Stridsvagn m/37 wreck Jizerskohorské technické muzeum, Bílý Potok (Czech Rep.) This wreck is possibly a vehicle found on a fire range in Gavle, Sweden, and sold by Sweden to the Lesany Museum in 2006

41 Falk Springer, June 2011 Stridsvagn m/41 S II or Sav m/43 hull Garnisongeschichtsverein St. Barbara, Jüterbog (Germany) This hull will be cosmetically restored to look like a Pz.Kpfw. 38(t) (Falk Springer). The turret is an original Pz.Kpfw. 38(t) one AndersNyman, April Pansarvärnskanonvagn Pvk m/43 wreck fire range near Karlsborg (Sweden)

42 "m1m3r" - Pansarvärnskanonvagn Pvk m/43 wreck Skaraborg regiment's fire range Östergötland County (Sweden) Stridsvagn m/40 turret Military area, Boden (Sweden)

43 Stridsvagn m/41 S II turret (Värntorn) Arsenalen Tank Museum, Strängnäs (Sweden) Familjen Eliasson, Stridsvagn m/41 S II turret Försvarsmuseum Boden, Boden (Sweden)

44 First Stridsvagn m/41 S II turret (Värntorn) Gotlands Försvarsmuseum, Visby (Sweden) Second Stridsvagn m/41 S II turret (Värntorn) Gotlands Försvarsmuseum, Visby (Sweden)

45 Stridsvagn m/41 S II turret (Värntorn) Aeroseum, Göteborg (Sweden) Joshua06, April Stridsvagn m/41 S II turret (Värntorn) F 15 Flygmuseum, Söderhamn (Sweden)

46 Stridsvagn m/41 S II on trailer Beredskapsmuseet, Viken (Sweden) P-O Buan, May Stridsvagn m/41 S II turret (Värntorn) MM Park, La Wantzenau (France)

47 Stridsvagn m/41 S II turret Army Technical Museum, Lesany (Czech Rep) This turret comes from Arsenalen Tank Museum, Strängnäs (Sweden) Stridsvagn m/41 S II turret Bob Graebe Collection, St Louis, MO (USA)

48 Stridsvagn m/42 turret Värn 740 bunker, Beredskapsmuseet, Viken (Sweden) Sav m/43 upper hull Muzeum Obrněné Techniky, Smržovka (Czech Republic) Formerly owned by Erik Jorstad (Norway)

49 sa Stridsvagn m/40 L (Landsverk L-60) Unknown location (Dominican Republic) This tank is one of the 20 vehicles which were sold in 1960 to the Dominican Republic Edgar Peña Sanlley Stridsvagn m/40 L (Landsverk L-60) Unknown location (Dominican Republic) This tank is one of the 20 vehicles which were sold in 1960 to the Dominican Republic

50 Tim Roberts - Stormartillerivagn Sav m/43 Unknown location I m looking for photos of these vehicles : any Spanish, Swiss or Swedish WW2 tank or SPG that I forgot. This document is a compilation of photos published on the web. I would like to thank especially Rafał Białęcki, who deserved a great part of the job on this document, and also the people who took these photos and put them on their websites, or sent them to me, and those who helped me doing these lists (particularly people of the AFV News Discussion Board). For any question, you can me at soldat_ryan@hotmail.com Main page :