A World War II tank was found in an elderly man's basement in a German suburb.

According to The Independent, the German police found the tank in the town of Heikendorf late last week. The discovery was revealed after the owner of the house was suspected to have the war's relics. The Local reported the Kiel officials were tipped off by Berlin prosecutors, who had searched the house earlier for stolen Nazi art.

Along with the tank, police found numerous World War II weapons in the basement, such as a torpedo and an anti-aircraft cannon. The torpedo and cannon have since been long removed.

Police even admitted it had a hard time removing the tank out of the basement and had to use another tank to haul off the disabled armored vehicle.

The house owner's lawyer stated his client did not break any laws by not firing the tank's weapons. In Germany, it is illegal to collect or trade in Nazi memorabilia unless it is for scholarly or museum purposes.

The mayor of Heikendorf, Alexander Orth, jokingly said, "He was chugging around in that thing during the snow catastrophe in 1978." He also stated he will not be passing judgment toward the owner, who is said to be in his 70s.

It is not known what police will do with the 1943-vintage Panther tank and other weapons. There is no evidence the owner broke the law so more than likely he will not be charged with any crime. However, he could be sued for owning all of the weaponry.

According to the Sueddeutsche newspaper, all the weapons had been demilitarized and the tank had no tracks upon which to roll.