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Originally Posted by wim sikkelbein
I've been browsing trough my hometown's digital photo archive and found some interesting photo's
my question is:
what type of sherman tank did the fort garry horse use in holland? and in what configuration? mainly sherman V's or otherwise?
what i've pieced together:
sherman I and IC
sherman III
sherman V and VC
and ram ammunition carrier
ram ambulance
Wim
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I've been through my collection of photo's, and noted the following types of Sherman turn up in them during the Liberation of Groningen 13-17 April 1945:
M-4 Sherman IC Firefly at least 5
M-4A2 Sherman III 75 at least 3
M-4A4 Sherman V 75 at least 5
Found 1 photo of M-5A1 Stuart VI
And some photo's of 1 Kangaroo al the same one with 1 CACR markings
On a lot of Photo's it's hard to tell what type it is, because many are coverred in "Chickenwire & Ammobox Lining" or "Horsehair Matting"?
But it seems the 75's are a mix of Sherman III & V, while the Fireflies i've seen are Sherman IC.
I couldn't indentify one as Sherman IC Hybrid, but could well be used the before mentioned makes it hard to indentify them.
According to the records all are B Squadron, and the photo's that show their markings sure have the B Sq. Square.
Hope this adds to your info.
Cheers Ronald