2 million of gold bars hidden in the fuel tank. russian wife in tank with his mechanic friend, Todd Chamberlain.

He filmed himself opening up the diesel in case he found weapons and needed to show it to bomb disposal crews. We didn’t know what to do. You can’t exactly take five gold bullion bars down to Cash Converters without questions being asked, so we called the police,’ he told The Sun. Nick has an impressive collection of 150 military vehicles on his farm in Helmdon, Northamptonshire. The pair believe the gold was looted by Iraqi soldiers in Kuwait during the Gulf War in the early 90s. They must have cut a hole in the fuel tank and rammed it full of gold bars,’ he added. The bars have since been taken away by police for analysis.

Nick has been left a receipt which he has placed in a safety deposit box. Soviet tank driver and mechanic who fought on the Eastern Front against Nazi Germany during World War II. After her husband was killed fighting in 1941, Oktyabrskaya sold her possessions to donate a tank for the war effort, and requested that she be allowed to drive it. Oktyabrskaya proved her ability and bravery in battle, and was promoted to the rank of Sergeant.