![Peter Koch, manager of German firm Battle Tank Dismantling GmbH Koch poses for a picture in front of decommissioned tanks at the firm's compound in the eastern village of Rockensussra, some 300 Peter Koch, manager of German firm Battle Tank Dismantling GmbH Koch poses for a picture in front of decommissioned tanks at the firm's compound in the eastern village of Rockensussra, some 300](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/777019b2d30743cca52b2595c933109a/2cre08n.jpg)
Peter Koch, manager of German firm Battle Tank Dismantling GmbH Koch poses for a picture in front of decommissioned tanks at the firm's compound in the eastern village of Rockensussra, some 300
![Workers move a tank in the compound of German firm Battle Tank Dismantling GmbH Koch in the eastern village of Rockensussra 300 km (186 miles) south west of Berlin April 7, 2009. Workers move a tank in the compound of German firm Battle Tank Dismantling GmbH Koch in the eastern village of Rockensussra 300 km (186 miles) south west of Berlin April 7, 2009.](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2e71j0e/workers-move-a-tank-in-the-compound-of-german-firm-battle-tank-dismantling-gmbh-koch-in-the-eastern-village-of-rockensussra-300-km-186-miles-south-west-of-berlin-april-7-2009-founded-in-1991-battle-tank-dismantling-gmbh-koch-employs-35-specialists-to-take-apart-military-vehicles-five-or-six-tanks-arrive-daily-to-be-dismantled-a-process-which-takes-up-to-three-days-the-company-headed-by-peter-koch-currently-has-some-500-former-battle-tanks-and-armoured-vehicles-from-the-german-armed-forces-and-others-from-around-the-world-awaiting-scrapping-in-the-125000-square-metre-site-picture-ta-2e71j0e.jpg)
Workers move a tank in the compound of German firm Battle Tank Dismantling GmbH Koch in the eastern village of Rockensussra 300 km (186 miles) south west of Berlin April 7, 2009.
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![A general view shows decommissioned German-made Marder fighting vehicles in the compound of the Koch Battle Tank Dismantling firm in the eastern village of Rockensussra, some 300 km (186 miles) south west A general view shows decommissioned German-made Marder fighting vehicles in the compound of the Koch Battle Tank Dismantling firm in the eastern village of Rockensussra, some 300 km (186 miles) south west](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/9/0ca7cbd8573e4307bfd16307ed8bd6f1/2cjwy43.jpg)
A general view shows decommissioned German-made Marder fighting vehicles in the compound of the Koch Battle Tank Dismantling firm in the eastern village of Rockensussra, some 300 km (186 miles) south west
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![Peter Koch, manager of German firm Battle Tank Dismantling GmbH Koch, poses in front of decommissioned tanks in the company compound, in the eastern village of Rockensussra 300 km (186 miles) south Peter Koch, manager of German firm Battle Tank Dismantling GmbH Koch, poses in front of decommissioned tanks in the company compound, in the eastern village of Rockensussra 300 km (186 miles) south](https://c8.alamy.com/zoomsfr/6/ea3b5313606247c5a8bb7c9ba5ca3477/2d32ctj.jpg)
Peter Koch, manager of German firm Battle Tank Dismantling GmbH Koch, poses in front of decommissioned tanks in the company compound, in the eastern village of Rockensussra 300 km (186 miles) south
![Ein Arbeitnehmer geht vorbei an einem Haufen von Tank-Boogie-Räder auf dem Gelände der deutschen Firma Battle Tank Demontage GmbH Koch in der östlichen Dorf Rockensussra 300 km (186 Meilen) Südwesten von Berlin 7. April 2009. Battle Tank ... Ein Arbeitnehmer geht vorbei an einem Haufen von Tank-Boogie-Räder auf dem Gelände der deutschen Firma Battle Tank Demontage GmbH Koch in der östlichen Dorf Rockensussra 300 km (186 Meilen) Südwesten von Berlin 7. April 2009. Battle Tank ...](https://c8.alamy.com/zoomsde/9/804df889397748289c891d3e1b1c1832/2d2hkx0.jpg)