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Germany approves BMP-1 Sale to Ukraine

Germany approved the sale of BMP-1s (Pvb 501) from a Czech Company to Ukraine. These are former East German BMP-1s that were converted for the Swedish Armed Forces as such the name Pvb 501. This video details the way the BMP-1s went and also why the German government has to approve the sale of a Czech company. Disclaimer: I was invited by the Panzermuseum Munster in 2019 and 2020. English Channel of the Panzermuseum: https://www.youtube.com/c/GermanTankMuseum German Channel of the Panzermuseum: https://www.youtube.com/c/DasPanzermuseum/featured 00:00 Intro 02:04 Tracing the BMP-1 - Long Way of the BMP-1s 03:11 The Swedish BMP-1 the Pbv 501 04:26 Swedish Sale Announcement 05:55 Why Germany has to approve the sale 07:52 Why not to send the Marder to Ukraine 08:51 Timeline Graphic of the BMP-1s journey & Summary »» GET OUR BOOKS «« » The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - http://sturmzug.com » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon, see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-okays-sale-former-gdr-infantry-fighting-vehicles-ukraine-2022-04-01/ Info Plague BMP-1 Panzermuseum Munster (likely from before 1994, the Swedish Exports are not mentioned) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Panzermuseum_Munster_2010_0984.JPG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_BMP-1_operators https://www.sphf.se/svenskt-pansar/fordon/pansarbandvagn/pbv-501-fordonsfamilj/ https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/bmp-1a1-ost/ https://www.fmv.se/english/ Sales Announcement Sweden https://web.archive.org/web/20080424055343/http:/www.fmv.se/WmTemplates/Page.aspx?id=4079 https://www.bmwi.de/Redaktion/EN/FAQ/Export-controls-on-military/faq-export-control-for-military-equipment.html https://www.bmwi.de/Redaktion/DE/FAQ/Aussenwirtschaft/faq-ruestungsexporte.html https://thesovietarmourblog.blogspot.com/2017/03/field-disassembly-bmp-1.html https://www.facebook.com/tanksbeingtanks/posts/history-of-bmp-1-under-the-swedish-armys-serviceafter-the-end-of-the-cold-war-wi/2976024479122944/ https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/480763-pbv-501-stripbv-5011-the-swedish-bmp-1s/ https://tankandafvnews.com/2015/03/05/250-swedish-bmp-1-vehicles-shipped-to-iraq-illegally/ #GermanBMP1forUkraine,#Ukraine,#GermanForeignPolicy