6,000 BRITISH TANKS IN GERMANY? IT MAKES A LOT MORE SENSE NOW.....

There may be a reason that Russia (the Bear) lays a paw on the Lion.  This was in 2012,  so people knew that something would go down in advance. 

Very interesting:

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/feb/16/british-tanks-sent-germany-storage