±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: HighestAce
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6648

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 900
Total: 900
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Home
02: News Archive
03: Home
04: Community Forums
05: Photo Gallery
06: Community Forums
07: Community Forums
08: Member Screenshots
09: Photo Gallery
10: Community Forums
11: Community Forums
12: Home
13: Downloads
14: Photo Gallery
15: Community Forums
16: Community Forums
17: Community Forums
18: Home
19: Community Forums
20: Home
21: Home
22: Community Forums
23: Member Screenshots
24: Community Forums
25: Community Forums
26: Downloads
27: Community Forums
28: Community Forums
29: Member Screenshots
30: Member Screenshots
31: News Archive
32: Community Forums
33: Downloads
34: Community Forums
35: Community Forums
36: Community Forums
37: Home
38: Community Forums
39: Your Account
40: Member Screenshots
41: Community Forums
42: Community Forums
43: Community Forums
44: Photo Gallery
45: Member Screenshots
46: Community Forums
47: Photo Gallery
48: Member Screenshots
49: Photo Gallery
50: Community Forums
51: Member Screenshots
52: Photo Gallery
53: Community Forums
54: Home
55: Treasury
56: Community Forums
57: Member Screenshots
58: Home
59: Photo Gallery
60: Community Forums
61: Community Forums
62: Community Forums
63: Photo Gallery
64: Community Forums
65: Community Forums
66: Community Forums
67: Community Forums
68: Community Forums
69: Community Forums
70: Home
71: Community Forums
72: Community Forums
73: Community Forums
74: Home
75: Photo Gallery
76: Home
77: Community Forums
78: Photo Gallery
79: Community Forums
80: Community Forums
81: News Archive
82: Member Screenshots
83: Community Forums
84: Community Forums
85: Home
86: Downloads
87: Member Screenshots
88: Community Forums
89: Downloads
90: Community Forums
91: Home
92: Downloads
93: Member Screenshots
94: Community Forums
95: Member Screenshots
96: Community Forums
97: Member Screenshots
98: Member Screenshots
99: Home
100: Community Forums
101: Community Forums
102: Community Forums
103: Community Forums
104: Community Forums
105: Community Forums
106: News Archive
107: News Archive
108: Member Screenshots
109: Downloads
110: Home
111: News
112: Community Forums
113: Home
114: Community Forums
115: Community Forums
116: Community Forums
117: Home
118: Photo Gallery
119: Downloads
120: Home
121: Downloads
122: Community Forums
123: Downloads
124: Community Forums
125: Downloads
126: Community Forums
127: Home
128: Community Forums
129: Home
130: Photo Gallery
131: Community Forums
132: Downloads
133: Community Forums
134: Community Forums
135: Community Forums
136: Community Forums
137: Photo Gallery
138: Photo Gallery
139: Downloads
140: Community Forums
141: News Archive
142: Photo Gallery
143: Community Forums
144: Photo Gallery
145: Community Forums
146: Community Forums
147: Member Screenshots
148: Photo Gallery
149: Community Forums
150: Community Forums
151: Member Screenshots
152: Community Forums
153: News Archive
154: Photo Gallery
155: Community Forums
156: Home
157: Community Forums
158: Member Screenshots
159: Community Forums
160: Community Forums
161: Home
162: Photo Gallery
163: Community Forums
164: Community Forums
165: Home
166: Member Screenshots
167: Community Forums
168: Member Screenshots
169: Member Screenshots
170: Home
171: Community Forums
172: News Archive
173: Member Screenshots
174: Home
175: Home
176: Community Forums
177: Community Forums
178: Community Forums
179: Community Forums
180: News Archive
181: Photo Gallery
182: Member Screenshots
183: Community Forums
184: Home
185: Member Screenshots
186: Photo Gallery
187: Photo Gallery
188: Home
189: Downloads
190: Community Forums
191: Photo Gallery
192: Photo Gallery
193: Community Forums
194: Community Forums
195: Member Screenshots
196: News
197: Community Forums
198: Photo Gallery
199: Photo Gallery
200: Downloads
201: Downloads
202: Member Screenshots
203: Community Forums
204: Home
205: Home
206: Member Screenshots
207: Community Forums
208: Your Account
209: News Archive
210: Home
211: Community Forums
212: Community Forums
213: Photo Gallery
214: Home
215: Community Forums
216: Community Forums
217: Community Forums
218: Member Screenshots
219: Downloads
220: Community Forums
221: Community Forums
222: News Archive
223: Community Forums
224: Photo Gallery
225: Home
226: Community Forums
227: News Archive
228: Community Forums
229: Community Forums
230: Community Forums
231: Community Forums
232: Community Forums
233: Community Forums
234: Photo Gallery
235: News Archive
236: Photo Gallery
237: Community Forums
238: Community Forums
239: Community Forums
240: Member Screenshots
241: Community Forums
242: Community Forums
243: Community Forums
244: Community Forums
245: Community Forums
246: Home
247: Home
248: Community Forums
249: Photo Gallery
250: Community Forums
251: Community Forums
252: Community Forums
253: Photo Gallery
254: Community Forums
255: Community Forums
256: Community Forums
257: Community Forums
258: Photo Gallery
259: Downloads
260: Downloads
261: Home
262: Community Forums
263: Community Forums
264: Photo Gallery
265: Statistics
266: Home
267: Photo Gallery
268: News Archive
269: Member Screenshots
270: Community Forums
271: Home
272: Community Forums
273: Community Forums
274: Downloads
275: Community Forums
276: Downloads
277: Home
278: Downloads
279: Member Screenshots
280: Community Forums
281: Community Forums
282: Member Screenshots
283: Downloads
284: Member Screenshots
285: Community Forums
286: News Archive
287: Photo Gallery
288: Photo Gallery
289: Community Forums
290: Home
291: Community Forums
292: Community Forums
293: Home
294: Community Forums
295: Community Forums
296: Community Forums
297: Home
298: Photo Gallery
299: News Archive
300: Photo Gallery
301: Home
302: Member Screenshots
303: Community Forums
304: Downloads
305: Home
306: Member Screenshots
307: Community Forums
308: Community Forums
309: Community Forums
310: News Archive
311: Photo Gallery
312: Community Forums
313: Community Forums
314: Home
315: Community Forums
316: Photo Gallery
317: Home
318: News Archive
319: Community Forums
320: News Archive
321: Community Forums
322: Community Forums
323: Community Forums
324: Community Forums
325: Downloads
326: Downloads
327: Community Forums
328: Photo Gallery
329: Community Forums
330: Community Forums
331: Community Forums
332: Home
333: Photo Gallery
334: Community Forums
335: Home
336: Member Screenshots
337: Member Screenshots
338: Member Screenshots
339: Community Forums
340: Photo Gallery
341: Photo Gallery
342: Community Forums
343: Downloads
344: Community Forums
345: Home
346: Community Forums
347: Community Forums
348: Home
349: News
350: Community Forums
351: Downloads
352: Community Forums
353: Community Forums
354: Community Forums
355: Community Forums
356: Community Forums
357: Community Forums
358: Community Forums
359: Photo Gallery
360: Community Forums
361: Community Forums
362: Home
363: Community Forums
364: Home
365: Community Forums
366: Downloads
367: Photo Gallery
368: Community Forums
369: Member Screenshots
370: Downloads
371: Photo Gallery
372: Community Forums
373: Home
374: Downloads
375: Downloads
376: Statistics
377: News Archive
378: Community Forums
379: Home
380: Home
381: Statistics
382: Community Forums
383: Photo Gallery
384: Home
385: LinkToUs
386: Community Forums
387: Community Forums
388: Downloads
389: Community Forums
390: Member Screenshots
391: Community Forums
392: Home
393: Community Forums
394: Community Forums
395: Community Forums
396: Photo Gallery
397: Community Forums
398: Community Forums
399: News
400: Photo Gallery
401: Community Forums
402: News Archive
403: Community Forums
404: Community Forums
405: Home
406: Home
407: Community Forums
408: Community Forums
409: Home
410: Community Forums
411: Community Forums
412: Member Screenshots
413: Community Forums
414: Member Screenshots
415: Member Screenshots
416: Community Forums
417: Home
418: Community Forums
419: Photo Gallery
420: Community Forums
421: News Archive
422: Community Forums
423: Photo Gallery
424: Downloads
425: Community Forums
426: Member Screenshots
427: Photo Gallery
428: Community Forums
429: Member Screenshots
430: Member Screenshots
431: Home
432: Community Forums
433: Community Forums
434: Member Screenshots
435: Home
436: Member Screenshots
437: Home
438: Community Forums
439: Community Forums
440: Statistics
441: Photo Gallery
442: Downloads
443: News Archive
444: Photo Gallery
445: Photo Gallery
446: Community Forums
447: Community Forums
448: News Archive
449: Member Screenshots
450: Downloads
451: Member Screenshots
452: Home
453: Community Forums
454: Community Forums
455: Home
456: Home
457: Home
458: Community Forums
459: Community Forums
460: Photo Gallery
461: Photo Gallery
462: Photo Gallery
463: Community Forums
464: Home
465: Home
466: Community Forums
467: Community Forums
468: Community Forums
469: Community Forums
470: Community Forums
471: Photo Gallery
472: Community Forums
473: Community Forums
474: Community Forums
475: Downloads
476: Community Forums
477: Home
478: Community Forums
479: Community Forums
480: Community Forums
481: Community Forums
482: Community Forums
483: Member Screenshots
484: Home
485: Community Forums
486: Community Forums
487: Home
488: Community Forums
489: Community Forums
490: Community Forums
491: Community Forums
492: Member Screenshots
493: News Archive
494: Statistics
495: Community Forums
496: Photo Gallery
497: Home
498: News Archive
499: Community Forums
500: Community Forums
501: Community Forums
502: Community Forums
503: Home
504: Statistics
505: Photo Gallery
506: Member Screenshots
507: Community Forums
508: Member Screenshots
509: Photo Gallery
510: Community Forums
511: Member Screenshots
512: Photo Gallery
513: Community Forums
514: Community Forums
515: Photo Gallery
516: Member Screenshots
517: Community Forums
518: Community Forums
519: Community Forums
520: Community Forums
521: Home
522: Photo Gallery
523: Community Forums
524: Home
525: Community Forums
526: Home
527: Community Forums
528: News Archive
529: Community Forums
530: Home
531: Home
532: Downloads
533: Member Screenshots
534: Community Forums
535: Community Forums
536: Community Forums
537: Member Screenshots
538: Community Forums
539: Community Forums
540: Community Forums
541: Community Forums
542: Community Forums
543: Home
544: Community Forums
545: Community Forums
546: Member Screenshots
547: Community Forums
548: Home
549: Member Screenshots
550: Member Screenshots
551: Photo Gallery
552: Community Forums
553: Community Forums
554: Community Forums
555: Community Forums
556: Photo Gallery
557: Community Forums
558: Community Forums
559: Community Forums
560: Community Forums
561: Community Forums
562: Community Forums
563: Community Forums
564: News Archive
565: Home
566: Member Screenshots
567: Downloads
568: Downloads
569: Community Forums
570: News Archive
571: Community Forums
572: Community Forums
573: Community Forums
574: Community Forums
575: News Archive
576: Community Forums
577: Community Forums
578: Community Forums
579: Photo Gallery
580: Downloads
581: News Archive
582: Community Forums
583: Community Forums
584: News Archive
585: Community Forums
586: Community Forums
587: Community Forums
588: Community Forums
589: Home
590: Member Screenshots
591: Community Forums
592: Community Forums
593: Member Screenshots
594: Community Forums
595: Downloads
596: Home
597: Community Forums
598: Downloads
599: Community Forums
600: Community Forums
601: Community Forums
602: Member Screenshots
603: Community Forums
604: Member Screenshots
605: Community Forums
606: Community Forums
607: Photo Gallery
608: Community Forums
609: Community Forums
610: Photo Gallery
611: Downloads
612: Home
613: Photo Gallery
614: Member Screenshots
615: Community Forums
616: Community Forums
617: News Archive
618: Community Forums
619: Community Forums
620: Community Forums
621: Home
622: Photo Gallery
623: News Archive
624: Community Forums
625: Community Forums
626: News Archive
627: Home
628: Community Forums
629: Community Forums
630: Community Forums
631: Community Forums
632: Statistics
633: Home
634: Community Forums
635: Photo Gallery
636: Home
637: Community Forums
638: Home
639: Photo Gallery
640: News Archive
641: Home
642: Home
643: Community Forums
644: Community Forums
645: Member Screenshots
646: News Archive
647: Downloads
648: Community Forums
649: Member Screenshots
650: Community Forums
651: Community Forums
652: Community Forums
653: Community Forums
654: Community Forums
655: Community Forums
656: Photo Gallery
657: Photo Gallery
658: Home
659: Home
660: Community Forums
661: News Archive
662: Photo Gallery
663: Community Forums
664: Photo Gallery
665: Member Screenshots
666: Downloads
667: Community Forums
668: Home
669: Community Forums
670: Photo Gallery
671: Community Forums
672: Member Screenshots
673: Community Forums
674: Photo Gallery
675: Community Forums
676: Search
677: Photo Gallery
678: Member Screenshots
679: Community Forums
680: Community Forums
681: Community Forums
682: Community Forums
683: Community Forums
684: Community Forums
685: Community Forums
686: Community Forums
687: Community Forums
688: Member Screenshots
689: Member Screenshots
690: Community Forums
691: Community Forums
692: Home
693: Photo Gallery
694: News Archive
695: Member Screenshots
696: Community Forums
697: Community Forums
698: News Archive
699: Member Screenshots
700: Community Forums
701: Community Forums
702: Member Screenshots
703: Community Forums
704: Community Forums
705: Member Screenshots
706: Community Forums
707: Downloads
708: Community Forums
709: Member Screenshots
710: Member Screenshots
711: Home
712: Home
713: Community Forums
714: Community Forums
715: Downloads
716: News
717: Member Screenshots
718: Community Forums
719: Downloads
720: Community Forums
721: News Archive
722: Photo Gallery
723: Downloads
724: News Archive
725: Community Forums
726: Community Forums
727: Community Forums
728: Community Forums
729: Downloads
730: Downloads
731: Community Forums
732: Community Forums
733: Community Forums
734: Community Forums
735: Community Forums
736: Community Forums
737: News Archive
738: Home
739: Community Forums
740: Photo Gallery
741: Community Forums
742: Statistics
743: Home
744: Community Forums
745: Community Forums
746: Community Forums
747: Community Forums
748: Community Forums
749: Member Screenshots
750: Community Forums
751: Community Forums
752: Community Forums
753: Home
754: Home
755: Home
756: Community Forums
757: Photo Gallery
758: Photo Gallery
759: Community Forums
760: Community Forums
761: Community Forums
762: Photo Gallery
763: Member Screenshots
764: Downloads
765: Home
766: Downloads
767: Member Screenshots
768: Community Forums
769: Home
770: Community Forums
771: Community Forums
772: Community Forums
773: Home
774: Photo Gallery
775: Community Forums
776: Community Forums
777: Downloads
778: Photo Gallery
779: Community Forums
780: Home
781: Community Forums
782: Downloads
783: Downloads
784: Community Forums
785: Community Forums
786: Home
787: Photo Gallery
788: Community Forums
789: Community Forums
790: Community Forums
791: Community Forums
792: Home
793: Community Forums
794: Community Forums
795: Downloads
796: Photo Gallery
797: Community Forums
798: Community Forums
799: Community Forums
800: News Archive
801: Home
802: News Archive
803: Community Forums
804: Community Forums
805: Member Screenshots
806: Community Forums
807: Home
808: Community Forums
809: Community Forums
810: Home
811: Statistics
812: Home
813: Member Screenshots
814: Community Forums
815: Home
816: Home
817: Community Forums
818: Community Forums
819: Member Screenshots
820: Home
821: Community Forums
822: Photo Gallery
823: Home
824: Community Forums
825: Community Forums
826: Home
827: News Archive
828: Photo Gallery
829: Community Forums
830: Community Forums
831: Statistics
832: Member Screenshots
833: News
834: Community Forums
835: Member Screenshots
836: Community Forums
837: Community Forums
838: News
839: Community Forums
840: Community Forums
841: Home
842: Community Forums
843: Home
844: Member Screenshots
845: News Archive
846: Community Forums
847: Downloads
848: News Archive
849: News Archive
850: Community Forums
851: Member Screenshots
852: Community Forums
853: Home
854: Downloads
855: Community Forums
856: Community Forums
857: Home
858: News Archive
859: Home
860: Community Forums
861: Community Forums
862: Home
863: Downloads
864: Community Forums
865: Home
866: Community Forums
867: Home
868: Statistics
869: Home
870: Community Forums
871: Community Forums
872: Community Forums
873: Community Forums
874: Community Forums
875: Downloads
876: Home
877: Home
878: Member Screenshots
879: Community Forums
880: Member Screenshots
881: Member Screenshots
882: Community Forums
883: Community Forums
884: Home
885: Community Forums
886: Home
887: Home
888: Member Screenshots
889: Community Forums
890: Community Forums
891: Community Forums
892: Community Forums
893: Community Forums
894: Community Forums
895: Community Forums
896: Community Forums
897: Community Forums
898: Community Forums
899: Community Forums
900: Home

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
Sherman Tank found buried on French beach
The AFV ASSOCIATION was formed in 1964 to support the thoughts and research of all those interested in Armored Fighting Vehicles and related topics, such as AFV drawings. The emphasis has always been on sharing information and communicating with other members of similar interests; e.g. German armor, Japanese AFVs, or whatever.
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Pzkpfw-e
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jul 21, 2010
Posts: 1202

PostPosted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:29 pm
Post subject: Sherman Tank found buried on French beach

Get your bucket & spade out P-O!
www.varmatin.com/artic...98101.html
www.varmatin.com/artic...98103.html
Back to top
View user's profile
Roy_A_Lingle
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1997
Location: El Paso & Ft Bliss, Texas
PostPosted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 10:09 pm
Post subject: Re: Sherman Tank found buried on French beach

Hi Panzer E! Hi Folks!

I take it the first link/photo is what was first seen and in the second link/photo is what was under the sand?

Was it in the Normandy area, Southern France or some where else?

Any info on who will be taking it?

Very interesting! Super Thanks Panzer E!
Sgt, Scouts Out!

_________________
"You can never have too much reconnaissance."
General G.S. Patton Jr.
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
the_shadock
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: May 27, 2006
Posts: 2865
Location: Normandy, France
PostPosted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 7:45 am
Post subject: Re: Sherman Tank found buried on French beach

Hello guys,

many thanks for the links. Indeed, this tank was already listed in the France AFVs register (page 93 of the current version) :

"SAINTE-MAXIME (83120)
La Nartelle beach
M10 Tank Destroyer?? USA/FRA wre Hull totally buried 332

332 Information from “MDS”, Sudwall Superforum, January 2007.
"

From the sources I had, people thought that the tank was an M10 Tank Destroyer, but it is obvious in the article that the old guy shows a photo of a French M4A4.



P-O

"Was it in the Normandy area, Southern France or some where else?"

this beach is part of the Southern France landing beaches (15 August 1944).

P-O

_________________
soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com

Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website MSN Messenger
VonForhud
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 17, 2010
Posts: 162

PostPosted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:07 pm
Post subject: Re: Sherman Tank found buried on French beach

Yes the seaborne invasion that in fact was larger than the Normandy landings, a fact not many people observe or even know :).

_________________
hvasnakkerduom.blogspo...wagen.html
Back to top
View user's profile
Hanno_Spoelstra
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jun 04, 2006
Posts: 185

PostPosted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 12:17 pm
Post subject: Re: Sherman Tank found buried on French beach

Being an M4A4, was it in fact "abandoned by American soldiers after their heroic landing" as the newspaper article states?

I have to admit I'm not up to scratch with the units involved in the landing, could anyone make an educated guess to which this M4A4 belonged?

Here are some more photos, as one can see excavation has begun:
nicokubel.blogspot.com...donne.html


It seems there's not much left to use as a monument. Maybe the best option is to stand it upright?!?

H.
Back to top
View user's profile
the_shadock
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: May 27, 2006
Posts: 2865
Location: Normandy, France
PostPosted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 3:09 pm
Post subject: Re: Sherman Tank found buried on French beach

Hello,

the 1st landing on the La Nartelle Beach (Sainte Maxime), on 15 August 1944, was done by the US 45th Infantry Division.

On 16 August 1944, the French 1st Army started to land on the different beaches of Southern France.

The French 1st Armored Division and 5th Armored Division were part of the French 1st Army. I don't know which French units did land on La Nartelle Beach.

French 1st AD : 2ème Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique (2ème RCA)
2ème Régiment de Cuirassiers (2ème Cuirs)
5ème Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique (5ème RCA)

French 5th AD : 1er Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique (1er RCA)
1er Régiment de Cuirassiers (1er Cuirs)
6ème Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique (6ème RCA)

Among these units, the M4A4 was used by :
2ème RCA, 2ème Cuirs, 1er RCA and 1er Cuirs.

So, this particular tank should belong to one of these 4 units, or maybe another French unit that had M4A4s.

I doubt this was used by an American unit.

P-O

_________________
soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com

Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates


Last edited by the_shadock on Sat Jan 14, 2012 3:14 pm; edited 1 time in total
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website MSN Messenger
the_shadock
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: May 27, 2006
Posts: 2865
Location: Normandy, France
PostPosted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 3:13 pm
Post subject: Re: Sherman Tank found buried on French beach

I have found that the French 2ème Cuirs did land on La Nartelle beach on 16 August 1944 :
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/2e_régiment_de_cuirassiers

2ème RCA did land on La Nartelle on 9 September 1944 :
http://2chasseursdafrique-memoires.over-blog.com/categorie-11790539.html

don't know about the other units.

P-O

_________________
soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com

Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website MSN Messenger
the_shadock
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: May 27, 2006
Posts: 2865
Location: Normandy, France
PostPosted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 3:29 pm
Post subject: Re: Sherman Tank found buried on French beach

http://www.micromax.tv/film.php?idvideo=603

there is a 11 minutes video there, which shows the tank being pulled off the sand, and being put in the sea water to prevent further damages due to the removal of the sand.
The city has to contact a laboratory to put something on the tank, to prevent corrosion and further damages. They want to display it as a monument.

P-O

_________________
soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com

Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website MSN Messenger
T26E4
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 14, 2006
Posts: 42

PostPosted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 2:11 am
Post subject: Re: Sherman Tank found buried on French beach

Some ex-British M4A4s were handed to a few US engineering units prior to the invasion. It is a possible that it was landed by Americans.
Back to top
View user's profile
the_shadock
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: May 27, 2006
Posts: 2865
Location: Normandy, France
PostPosted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:25 pm
Post subject: Re: Sherman Tank found buried on French beach

- T26E4
Some ex-British M4A4s were handed to a few US engineering units prior to the invasion. It is a possible that it was landed by Americans.


I would be interested to get more information about this.

P-O

_________________
soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com

Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website MSN Messenger
Hanno_Spoelstra
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jun 04, 2006
Posts: 185

PostPosted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:59 pm
Post subject: Re: Sherman Tank found buried on French beach

P-O,

Thanks for digging in the history of the French units plus the video.
Here's hoping the local historians will put some effort in sorting out the tank's history, rather than assuming it's American.

Hanno

PS this is the link that worked for me www.micromax.tv/iphone...dvideo=603
Back to top
View user's profile
Roy_A_Lingle
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1997
Location: El Paso & Ft Bliss, Texas
PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:59 am
Post subject: Re: Sherman Tank found buried on French beach

Hi Hanno! Hi Folks!

- Hanno_Spoelstra

Here's hoping the local historians will put some effort in sorting out the tank's history, rather than assuming it's American.
Hanno


Lets hope the local historians are only talking about were the tank was made and given time they will be able to nail down the unit that lost it.

Sgt, Scouts Out!

_________________
"You can never have too much reconnaissance."
General G.S. Patton Jr.
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
claude_GILLONO
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 25, 2006
Posts: 80

PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:32 pm
Post subject: Re: Sherman Tank found buried on French beach

- the_shadock
- T26E4
Some ex-British M4A4s were handed to a few US engineering units prior to the invasion. It is a possible that it was landed by Americans.


I would be interested to get more information about this.

P-O

Steve Zaloga wrote something about this in his Concord about the Specialized Shermies: Dozer-blade equipped Sherman Vs were used in 7th Army.
There is also a photo of a Crab entering St Lô (Sherman V too, of course) when the US forces cleared the town (called Hun Chaser)
HTH
Back to top
View user's profile
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT - 6 Hours



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum