Caption | M4 Sherman tank covering the advance of men of US 60th Infantry Regiment, Belgium, 9 Sep 1944 ww2dbase | |||||||||||
Photographer | Spangle | |||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||||||||
Identification Code | 111-SC-193903 | |||||||||||
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Photo Size | 1,377 x 1,112 pixels | |||||||||||
Photos on Same Day | 9 Sep 1944 | |||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Belgium | |||||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2. David Stubblebine says:
2 Apr 2017 09:05:00 PM
Note the steel tusks attached to the front of the tank making this a Rhino tank. The tusks were used for penetrating the dense Normandy hedgerows. Some have included the Rhino tank among the Hobart’s Funnies but Percy Hobart did not develop this modification. These began as field modifications by armored division maintenance personnel in Normandy, often using steel from the German beach obstacles.
2 Apr 2017 09:05:00 PM
Note the steel tusks attached to the front of the tank making this a Rhino tank. The tusks were used for penetrating the dense Normandy hedgerows. Some have included the Rhino tank among the Hobart’s Funnies but Percy Hobart did not develop this modification. These began as field modifications by armored division maintenance personnel in Normandy, often using steel from the German beach obstacles.
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21 Aug 2011 01:23:27 PM
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: Some photograps are almost the same. GIs are covered by the M-4 Sherman.Another photo shows German troops in almost the same position covered by a Panzer Mk IV.