Discovery Channel - Combat Dealers Series 1 (2014) Part 2 The Russians are Coming

Charismatic Bruce Crompton is a master of finding military memorabilia. He and his team of ex-soldiers and engineers buy, repair and sell World War II military gear, travelling the world in search of rare artefacts to restore and sell. From the battlefields of Australia to the Philippines to Finland, Bruce digs for military treasure and in turn unearths the fascinating and sometimes disturbing history of the global conflict that was WW2. With 'money man' Hus by his side, Bruce haggles hard on every deal, buying wartime tanks, trucks, trailers and even toilet paper if he thinks he can sell it on! Bruce's farm in Sussex is the hub of the operation where the mechanical genius of twins Nick and Phil and ex-Para Freddy turn Bruce's rusty relics back into the military machines they were over 70 years ago. It's not just Bruce's passion for military memorabilia that drives them on – the team have a large client list on the hunt for that elusive find, including Hollywood royalty. Over the years, Bruce has supplied his specialist vehicles for film projects such as Saving Private Ryan, and more recently, the Brad Pitt movie, Fury. He's off in search of valuable wartime artefacts – from every war and every part of the world.

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Part 2 The Russians are Coming

Bruce wants to impress a mega-rich customer - Russian Oligarch Slava - and offers him to drive his rare German Hetzer tank. Will Slava be lured into a deal? Bruce Compton meets with a well-heeled client from Russia in Dorset. Vyatcheslav Lehn is one of the greats in the scene. If Bruce can source the exact military vehicles his client is looking for, he could land a lucrative major contract. The armored personnel carrier Sd.Kfz 251 is at the top of “Slava's” list. There are only a few well-preserved examples of the half-track vehicle left today. The oligarch is also interested in the Jagdpanzer 38(t), often called “Hetzer”.

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