Linedoggie Posted August 22, 2023 Share #76 Posted August 22, 2023 9 hours ago, patches said: Here's a real bizarre one we found, a British Lead Lease one in Africa, at first I though it was the victim of a direct Aerial Bomb hit, but one blog with this picture says it was a damage tank, and the Germans having been masters of the field after the battle wherever this is, and ultimately not having the means of taking it away, purposely blew it up with what must of been a lot of explosives to totally render it unusable and unrecoverable. Aftermath of Sidi Bou zid battle, and deliberately blown by engineers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted August 23, 2023 Share #77 Posted August 23, 2023 13 hours ago, Linedoggie said: Aftermath of Sidi Bou zid battle, and deliberately blown by engineers Would this be an American Sherman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted August 24, 2023 Share #78 Posted August 24, 2023 On 8/23/2023 at 6:24 AM, patches said: Would this be an American Sherman? If this is at Sidi Bou Zid it will be most likely a First Armored Division M4. In Februari 1943 the Germans attacked Allied forces in Tunisia (Unternehmen Frühlingswind) which culminated in the battle of Sidi Bou Zid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted October 10, 2023 Share #79 Posted October 10, 2023 Lets just add this here, a Lee Tank, Crew from Company B, 741st Tank Battalion abandons its M3 Grant tank during the Third Army Louisiana Maneuvers at Fort Polk, Louisiana, 12 February 1943. These tanks were replaced by M4 Shermans before the battalion entered combat in France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 28 Share #80 Posted January 28 A knocked out M4 of the 749th Tank Battalion in Lunéville September 44. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted March 15 Share #81 Posted March 15 Kasserine Pass February 1943, not a good day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterneagle87 Posted March 15 Share #82 Posted March 15 2 hours ago, Salvage Sailor said: Kasserine Pass February 1943, not a good day The bottom picture , or the one just above this writing, almost looks like German's looting this tank. Is that a collared jacket with epaulettes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted March 15 Share #83 Posted March 15 52 minutes ago, easterneagle87 said: The bottom picture , or the one just above this writing, almost looks like German's looting this tank. Is that a collared jacket with epaulettes? Yes, spoils of war Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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