Sherman Tank in Action Photos

[Linedoggie]

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

[patches]

13 hours ago, Linedoggie said:

Aftermath of Sidi Bou zid battle, and deliberately blown by engineers

Would this be an American Sherman?

[Dogsbody]

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.

[patches]

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.

[patches]

A knocked out M4 of the 749th Tank Battalion in Lunéville September 44.

[Salvage Sailor]

Kasserine Pass February 1943, not a good day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[easterneagle87]

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?   

[Salvage Sailor]

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

[patches]

A destyoed Jumbo of the Co C 743rd Tank Battalion near Lohn or Neu Lohn? November 1944, 743rd TK Bn attached to the 30th Inf Div .

[patches]

A Dozer M4 with it's Blade removed destroyed in Oberkirchen, April 1945. 31st Tank Battalion 7th Armored Division. We guess Dozer Tanks in a Tank Battalion were in the Battalion HQ Company, others I believe were found in a Armored Division's Engineer Battalion.

[patches]

Massive damage to the cannon, think this is in Africa, also of note was the use of the 30 Cal MG rather then the 50 Cal for the Commander, something seen every so often on tanks, both Light and Medium, Tank Destroyers too no doubt. Tank has been destyoed as it looks like it burned.

[patches]

Normandy, unit unknown, burnt up we see, tank may have been pushed off that road there after it was destroyed, flipping it over, or was it blown over when hit???

[easterneagle87]

post war Sherman shot.