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SENNELAGER TRAINING AREA, PADERBORN, DETMOLD, NORTH-RHINE WESTPHALIA, GERMANY



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Location Category ID: 800
Address: Haustenbeck, 33189 Schlangen, Lippe
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Other Links: Wikipedia
YouTube – Haustenbeck Tank Video
Critical Past – Haustenbeck Tank Videos
Wikipedia.de – Haustenbeck
Sennelager Museum 1
Sennelager Museum 2
Panzer Wrecks
Latitude, Longitude: 51.86249988 , 8.75988007
Location Accuracy: 7
Tanks Previously Here: 1: Tiger II Tank - The Tank Museum - Public Areas, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Captured at Haustenbeck 1945)
2: Jagdtiger Tank Destroyer - The Tank Museum - Public Areas, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Captured at Haustenbeck 1945)
3: FV101 Scorpion CVR(T) Light Tank - The Tank Museum - Reserve Collection, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Service in BAOR)
4: FV101 Scorpion CVR(T) Light Tank - The Tank Museum - Reserve Collection, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (BAOR Service – January 1980-May 1987)
5: A34 Comet Tank - Isle of Wight Military History Museum, Cowes, Isle of Wight, South East England, Britain (1993 – probable location)
6: A41 Centurion Tank - Defence College of Management and Technology, Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, South East England, Britain (2ADS early 1980s)
7: A41 Centurion Tank - The Tank Museum - Reserve Collection, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Service with 1 RTR and 9/12 Lancers and QDG – presumed to be in BAOR)
8: A41 Centurion Tank - The Tank Museum - Reserve Collection, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (BAOR service with 9/12 Royal Lancers and 1RTR 1960s)
9: FV4005 Self-Propelled Heavy Anti-Tank Gun - The Tank Museum - Public Areas, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (BAOR Service December 1972 – November 1975)
10: FV4006 Centurion Armoured Recovery Vehicle - The Tank Museum - Reserve Collection, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Service with Scots DG – 1974)
11: FV4006 Centurion Armoured Recovery Vehicle - The Tank Museum - Tankfest Arena, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Service with 2 ADS and 4/7 DAG 1984-93)
12: FV4006 Centurion Armoured Recovery Vehicle - The Tank Museum - Reserve Collection, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Training in BAOR)
13: FV4203 Centurion AVRE 105 Engineer Vehicle - The Tank Museum - Reserve Collection, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Service in BAOR ca1968-1977)
14: FV4201 Chieftain Tank - ATDU and Solitary Vehicles, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Service with Blues & Royals and Life Guards)
15: FV4201 Chieftain Tank - Aldershot Military Museum and MWEE, Aldershot, Hampshire, South East England, Britain (2ADS Hamm 1982 – QRIH York Barracks Münster 1983 – 23 Base Workshop Wetter 1989)
16: FV4201 Chieftain Tank - Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton, Buckinghamshire, South East England, Britain (Training in BAOR)
17: FV4201 Chieftain Tank - The Tank Museum - Public Areas, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Training in BAOR)
18: FV4201 Chieftain Tank - The Tank Museum - Public Areas, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Training in BAOR 1969-89)
19: FV4201 Chieftain Tank - The Tank Museum - Reserve Collection, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Service in BAOR)
20: Chieftain AVRE Engineer Vehicle - The Tank Museum - Reserve Collection, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Served with 2 ADS & 14/20 Hussars – 1989)
21: Chieftain Willich AVRE Engineer Vehicle - The Tank Museum - Reserve Collection, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (RE BAOR service 1987)
22: Chieftain Willich AVRE Engineer Vehicle - The Tank Museum - Tankfest Arena, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Service QRIH – 4 RTR – 5 IDG)
23: FV214 Conqueror Heavy Tank - The Tank Museum - Reserve Collection, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Trials in BAOR)


The Sennelager Training Area (German: Truppenübungsplatz Senne) is a military training area in Germany under the control of British Forces based in Paderborn Garrison. It stretches from the village of Sennelager in the south to the town of Augustdorf in the north. The name Sennelager literally translates as Camp on the Senne – a name it received in 1851 when the Prussians used the area as a training camp for their cavalry. At the time, the area belonged to what was then the Neuhaus region and was largely unpopulated. This camp was later expanded into a full training facility for the armed forces, most notably during the reign of Wilhelm II. During the First World War there was a POW camp here which housed merchant seamen, most notably many British trawlermen who had been taken prisoner after their ships were sunk by German raiders in the North Sea, especially in the first days of the war. (Source: Wikipedia).
During the Third Reich the village was used as a military loading station, and the village’s railway station shows signs of this – there are facilities for loading military vehicles onto trains which are still regularly used by the British and German armies (source: Wikipedia). Henschel had a tank testing ground (Henschel Panzerversuchsstation) at Haustenbeck, a village in the centre of the training area. The inhabitants of Haustenbeck were resettled from 1937 to 1939 to allow expansion of the training area (source: Wikipedia.de). Vehicles tested here included the Porsche Tiger II and Jagdtiger that are now at the Bovington tank museum, and the E-100 chassis that was moved to England after the war (and later scrapped).
At the end of World War II, the historic military base passed first briefly into the administration of the United States Army, before a more long-term handover to the British who retain control to this day, using the area as a training facility (source: Wikipedia). During the 1950s there was a small museum in Sennelager containing a number of vehicles, including a Jagdtiger (with gun support), a Jagdpanther and a late production Tiger; it is not known what happened to them.

Sennelager Training Area



Location ID:802
Latitude, Longitude:51.84065659, 8.77670288
Location Accuracy:2



1) Gefechtsfeldversuchträger GVT Self-Propelled Gun German


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2) Leopard 2 Tank German


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3) Leopard Prototype Bridgelayer German


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4) M41 Experimental Gun Tower American


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This vehicle appears to be largely complete externally but is in poor condition.


5) M42 Duster Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun American


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This M42 is little more than a rusted wreck – it is missing both tracks and many of its roadwheels.


6) M42 Duster Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun American


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This M42 is little more than a rusted wreck – it appears to be missing most of its suspension, including wheels and tracks. Its turret is missing and an M48 turret has been put loosely on the hull in its place.


7) M47 Patton Tank American


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This M47 appears to be largely complete externally but shows significant signs of damage. Its turret faces backwards with its gun over the engine deck.


8) M47 Patton Tank American


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This M47 is very badly damaged and its turret has been dislodged. Its right-hand track is broken. Its turret faces backwards with its gun over the engine deck.


9) M47 Patton Tank American


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This M47 is badly damaged and its left-hand track is missing. Its turret has been dislodged and placed loosely on the hull facing backwards. Its gun and mantlet sit on the engine deck.


10) M47 Patton Tank American


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This M47 is little more than a rusted wreck – it appears to be missing most of its suspension, including wheels and tracks. Its turret has been dislodged and placed loosely on the engine compartment facing backwards.


11) M48 Patton Tank American


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Unique ID: 1659
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Other Identification: “222” painted (and over-painted) on right turret side. Bundeswehr crosses painted on right turret side.

This M48 is little more than a rusted wreck – it appears to be missing most of its suspension, including wheels and tracks, and all external components. Its turret faces toward the right side. It shows signs of many hits.


12) M48 Patton Tank American


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This M48 is little more than a rusted wreck – it appears to be missing most of its suspension, including wheels and tracks, and all external components. Its turret has been dislodged and placed loosely on the hull facing forwards. It shows signs of numerous hits.


13) T-34-85 Tank Soviet


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This T-34 is little more than a rusted wreck – it appears to be missing most of its suspension, including wheels and tracks, and shows signs of many small calibre hits on the turret.


14) T-34-85 Tank Soviet


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This T-34 is rusty but appears to be largely complete externally.


15) T-34-85 Tank Soviet


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This T-34 is severely damaged above the level of the tracks and shows signs of many hits and penetrations through the glacis and right-hand side. Its gun has fallen from the turret and has been lodged through the glacis.


16) T-34-85 Tank Soviet


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This T-34 is severely damaged. It is missing its turret which has been replaced by a turret from an M48 tank.


17) A41 Centurion Tank British


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This Centurion is a twisted wreck; it has been severely damaged and is missing the front part of its turret and many other components.


18) Centurion Target Tank British


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This target tank is little more than a rusted wreck. It is missing both tracks, some roadwheels and most of its external components.


19) FV4006 Centurion Armoured Recovery Vehicle British


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This ARV is little more than a rusted wreck. It is missing both tracks, some roadwheels and most of its external components.


20) FV4006 Centurion Armoured Recovery Vehicle British


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Unique ID: 1652
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Registration: 03 ZR 48: “03 ZR 48” painted on stowage box on superstructure front.
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Other Identification: Painted overall in a green and black camouflage scheme.

This ARV appears to be largely complete externally but shows significant signs of damage. Its right-hand track is missing.


21) AMX-13/75 Light Tank French


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This AMX-13 is rusty but appears to be largely complete externally.

Stapel Exercise Area

The Stapel Exercise Area is in the north of the Sennelager Training Area and borders the Generalfeldmarschall-Rommel-Kaserne (Bundeswehr barracks) at Augustdorf.

Location ID:804
Latitude, Longitude:51.9245257, 8.72112751
Location Accuracy:3



22) FV4006 Centurion Armoured Recovery Vehicle British


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Unique ID: 1657
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Registration: 89 BA 86: “89 BA 86” painted on stowage box on superstructure front and on hull rear.
Name: “DACTYL” painted on side stowage bins.
Other Identification: ‘Chinese Eye’ markings painted on side stowage bins. Fitted with rubber block tracks.

This ARV appears to be largely complete externally but shows significant signs of damage and most of its stowage bins appear crushed.


23) FV4201 Chieftain Tank British


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Unique ID: 1654
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Other Identification: “A2” daubed on right turret side. White markings on gun barrel.

This appears to be an early model Chieftain (without Stillbrew). It is badly damaged and is missing both tracks, some roadwheels and many external fittings. It is partly embedded in a sand dune.


24) FV4201 Chieftain Tank British


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This appears to be an early model Chieftain (without Stillbrew). It is badly damaged and is missing its left-hand track, some roadwheels and many external fittings. It is partly embedded in a sand dune. Its turret faces backwards with its gun over the engine deck.


25) Chieftain Willich AVRE Engineer Vehicle British


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Unique ID: 1656
Serial Number: 65: “SER Nº 65” cast into glacis.
Registration: 02 EB ??: “02 EB ??” painted on rear right mud flap.
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Other Identification: Painted overall sand.

This AVRE may be a veteran of the first Gulf War (source: Missing Lynx).


26) FV214 Conqueror Heavy Tank British


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Unique ID: 1658
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Registration: 02 BB 24.
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Other Identification: Painted overall in a green and black camouflage scheme.

This Conqueror is little more than a rusted wreck. It is missing its left-hand track and its right-hand track is half off. It is missing some roadwheels and most of its external components. It is partly embedded in the ground. Its turret faces backwards with its gun over the engine deck.
It appears to be ‘02 BB 24’. This tank was built as a Mark II at ROF Dalmuir and was in service from October 1958 to May 1965. It is now a hard target on the Belle Alliance range at Sennelager. (Source: Conqueror, R. Griffin).