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WW2 oil painting of a tank on its way to Burlin by lieutenant ratko with letter.

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    Posted 8 years ago

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    Phatbuddha
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    I found this at the dump where I work and thought it was a cool WW2 painting and by chance I opened up the back to find a letter by the artist he was a Ristitsh J. Ratko lieutenant of the army H. R.V king peter II
    It's a thank you letter to the brave and great army of Great Britain for liberating the army of king peter II.
    It's a really interesting letter.
    Ratko painted it for Field Marshall Montgomery

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    1. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 8 years ago
      Has a white star on it but looks more like a Tiger tank.
    2. Celiene Celiene, 8 years ago
      Whoever threw it away could NOT have known the significance of this painting! It made me cry.
    3. Celiene Celiene, 8 years ago
      King Perter was merely a boy in WWII.
    4. Celiene Celiene, 8 years ago
      Peter...
    5. Celiene Celiene, 8 years ago
      I am Croatian, too!

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_II_of_Yugoslavia
    6. alliececile, 8 years ago
      What a great thing to find! I have goosebumps.
    7. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 8 years ago
      Croatia had maybe the largest number of volunteers for the Waffen SS of any country but they were fighting for an independent Croatia & against the communists.
    8. Jean123, 8 years ago
      WOW!! What a beautiful letter and extraordinary find. Thanks so much for sharing it.
    9. Phatbuddha Phatbuddha, 8 years ago
      delete commentPhatbuddha Phatbuddha, Just now
      Thanks for all your comments, it is a interesting piece of history

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