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Buried Sherman in Arnheim
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Pzkpfw-e
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Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 2:31 pm Post subject: Buried Sherman in Arnheim
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Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:16 pm Post subject: Re: Buried Sherman in Arnheim
Arnhem is located at the southern end of the IJssel linie. I think that this Sherman was part of this line. Map of the IJssel defense line : P-O _________________ soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates

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Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:19 pm Post subject: Re: Buried Sherman in Arnheim
That's not a complete tank It is only a turret ,and was put there during the cold war It is about 2 km from where I live ( it's Arnhem )

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Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 5:16 pm Post subject: Re: Buried Sherman in Arnheim
Walter, it may be possible the whole hull is still there, poured in concrete. Usually the whole vehicle was stripped so you only had a hull with a fully operational turret left. An entrance was then cut in the hull before it was placed in a hole and covered with concrete. Greetz David

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Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 8:14 pm Post subject: Re: Buried Sherman in Arnheim
Your quite right David I asked a friend who studies the IJssellinie It is a carcas of the tank on 4 wheels in concrete There is a engine in it for rotating the turret

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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 3:51 pm Post subject: Re: Buried Sherman in Arnheim
This example had a MG fitted in place of the main gun. You can see the mantlet is welded up. The turret was rotated by hand power.

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