Tank warfare

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Rogers, John Segment 7
John Rogers found dug in tanks that were dispersed throughout [Annotators Note: throughout Germany]. One time they...
Baum, Abraham "Abe" Segment 7
Baum remembers when they broke through Schweinheim they were moving pretty fast. By that point, the Germans knew they...
Baldwin, Lewis "Jack" Segment 8
When you woke up in the morning, you had to make up your bed and it had to be basically a foot or 2 off the floor. The...
Pomroy, Frank Segment 8
Pomroy relates how the amphibious tanks went out of the LST's [Annotator’s Note: Landing Ship, Tank] towards the shore...
Rogers, John Segment 8
John Rogers left Frank [Annotators Note: Lieutenant Frank Jones of Detroit, Michigan] in charge. They went to the...
Kirk, Mancel Segment 8
Mancel Kirk was a squad leader. When he would send people out on a patrol or mission he would usually out on point. If...
Schmedemann, Keith Segment 8
Schmedemann felt that the enemy they encountered [Annotator’s Note: during the Battle of the Bulge] were far superior...
Baum, Abraham "Abe" Segment 8
At Lohr, they lost their 1st tank from a German Panzerfaust. Baum says they did not have time to think about it, they...
Martello, Dominic Segment 8
One of the guys in the group with Martello went and got a scalp from one of the Germans that crashed in the mountains....
Zawada, Robert Segment 9
Zawada recalls the drive being very easy [Annotator's Note: during the Hammelburg raid as a member of Task Force Baum...
Baum, Abraham "Abe" Segment 9
As they got closer to Hammelburg, they were attacked by German Hetzers [Annotator's Note: German light tank destroyer...
Deen, Braswell Segment 9
Bill Jenkins saved Deen's life on the first day [Annotator’s Note: Peleliu, 15 September 1944]. The men were busy...
Martello, Dominic Segment 9
Martello thinks Kasserine Pass should be remembered as a screwup. It was a mess. Generals got captured, in an area...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." Seven Days in the Parroy Forest
During the battle in the Parroy Forest in eastern France, John Witmeyer had two Sherman tanks at his disposal to break...
Marr, John W Situation at Cauquigny
 Lieutenant John Marr crossed the bridge at La Fiere with a group of about 75 men from Company G, 507th Parachute...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Spending Christmas at War
Clinton Riddle spent three Christmases away from home due to his service in the Second World War. He spent his first...
Quigley, Tom St. Lo Fighting
Tom Quigley and his men began moving inland through the woods and were taking fire from German snipers posted in the...
Rice, Darold Tank Warfare
Darold Rice and his last member of his machine gun crew set the gun up in a ditch by the crossroad and hunkered down...
Mancuso, Frank Tanks, Mules, and Terrain of Monte Cassino
Frank Mancuso served in an antitank company in the 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He had a platoon of...
Halpern, Gerard The Anzio Breakout
Gerard Halpern landed at Anzio in April [Annotators Note: April of 1944] and was assigned to his new squad. They were...
Walter, Robert The Battle of the Bulge
Robert Walter thinks the population of Krinkelt was about 5000 before the war. There was a church on Krinkelt. Water...
Guarnere, William The Bois Jacques
[Annotators Note: William Guarnere was a paratrooper in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,...
Marr, John W The Bridge
As John Marr led his advanced scout team back to the position of Captain Ben Schwartzwalder [Annotator's Note:...
Hirsekorn, Fred The M4 Sherman Tank
Fred Hirsekorn started out as a gunner on an M4 Sherman medium tank. He had made PFC by the end of basic training. He...
Schmitt, Warren The Malmedy Massacre
[Annotators Note: Warren Schmitt was a forward observer in Battery B, 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion.]...
Boitnott, Monty Tunisia
Monty Joe Boitnott and his squad ended up near Chimoy [Annotators Note: unsure of spelling] off the main road. One...
1st Cavalry M4 tank explodes and burns after hitting Japanese mine near Manila on 9 March 1945
"1st Cav M4 tank explodes and burns after hitting Jap min near Manila." 9 March 1945
32nd Division soldier inspects an enemy tank on Luzon in the Philippines in 1945
32nd Infantry Division soldier inspects an enemy tank on Luzon in the Philippines in 1945 "32nd Div soldier inspects...
422nd Infantry Regiment waiting word to advance as M-4 tanks move in on enemy positions during a demonstration given at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 11 August 1944
1994. '11 Aug 44. Barry. Troops of the 2nd Bn. 422 Inf. Regt. waiting word to advance as M-4 tanks move in on enemy...
A Japanese light tank hit by an air strike at Tuguegarao in the Philippines in 1945
"Jap [Japanese] light tank hit by air strike, Tuguegarao, Luzon." [1945]. Possibly a Type 95.
A M4 Sherman tank moves towards a jungle of palm trees and smoke on Kwajalein Atoll, 1944
Rear view of a M4 Sherman tank moving towards a jungle of palm trees and a pillar of smoke. "Rolling into Kwajalein."...
A medium tank moves up into position for attack at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 7 September 1944
2098. '7 Sept. 44 Kilian. M-4-A3 Medium tank of the 772nd Tank Bn move to attack fortified position with 423rd Inf Regt...
A platoon of M-4 tanks line up to demonstrate their fire-power during a combined Infantry-Artillery-Tank demonstration given at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 11 August 1944
1976. '11 Aug 44. Barry. A platoon of M-4 tanks line up to demonstrate their fire-power during an Artillery-Infantry-...
A platoon of M-4 tanks open up with their 75mm guns for a demonstration of their fire-power during at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 11 August 1944
1978. '11 Aug 44. Barry. A platoon of M-4 tanks open up with their 75mm guns for a demonstration of their fire-power...

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