Quite why he's so popular-even beloved- is even more 'mysterious' than Christmas itself, since he is depicted taking a dump.
Well, here he is, with no better place to dump one than the Commander's cupola- lately vacated by the inappropriate WW2 supremo.
- Leopard 2A6- with Caganer Commander
- Caganer Commander and Cupola portaloo
The Chinese have a similar figure, oddly enough, but he wouldn't fit in the turret.
Struggling to find a more appropriate figure (politicians dump on us, not in turrets), I found a figure from Hamburg. ( I used to visit freinds there regularly).
He's the Wasserträger (Literally: Water-dragger/bearer/carrier) associated with the call '"Hummel!Hummel!" (kids shouted this to annoy, and harrass him). His response, in Plattdeutsch (a close relative of English) was
Mors!Mors! (Kiss my ar*e!). Anyway, at least he's German; fits in the cupola, and with those buckets, is able to carry extra fuel in the event of any future attack though the Ardennnes
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- HL Leopard 2A6 and Hummel water bearer
2A6 and Hummel Kommander
