U.S. Army photo, 16FEB2010.
In February 2010, personnel with the U.S. Army’s 26th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, pulled a dead T-55 from a junkyard near Forward Operating Base Marez, Iraq.
USA photo by Specialist Gregory Gieske, 16FEB2010.
The T-55 was being brought back to life for the Iraqi Ground Forces.
USA photo by Specialist Gregory Gieske, 16FEB2010.
Prior to 2010, many dead Iraqi T-55s were brought back to life for the reborn Iraqi Ground Forces (القوات البرية العراقية), and were ready for action by 2005.
A resurrected T-55 heading out on patrol on 09JUL2005.
Another reborn T-55, 09JUL2005.
A reborn T-55 patrolling outside the village of Al-Tahimah, 09JUL2005. Notice that the T-55s don’t yet have the U.S. antenna mounted.
Patrol of T-55s arrive at Camp Taji, 12APR2007. USA photo by Staff Sergeant Jon Cupp.
Reborn T-55s on Camp Taji, 12APR2007. USA photo by Staff Sergeant Jon Cupp.
Vehicle I-D:
IRAQI ARMOR, AFTER THE INVASION
Iraq 2003:
Vehicle I-D:
COLD WAR ZOMBIE TANK T-55, THEY’RE EVERYWHERE!