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Old 05-01-20, 18:11
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Default Sherman Crab, Amsterdam

Caption: "Canadian tank. "Mine clearer" before the parade. Canadian soldiers in the Netherlands. Demonstration with a Sherman Crab (minesweeper) prior to the parade on Dam Square in Amsterdam. Leiden, Schuttersveld. May 22, 1945."

This is Sherman V Crab "ROB ROY IV" of the 1st Lothians and Border Yeomanry, 79th Armoured Division:

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Source: https://beeldbankwo2.nl/nl/beelden/d...a-dc1c4e714a73


Plus a second picture of what looks to be the same Sherman V Crab, possibly while on parade on its way to the demonstration?

Edited to add: another source has this picture captioned as "Canadian soldiers with a Sherman Crab (minesweeper) and Churchill tank on their way from the line-up area to the parade on Dam Square in Amsterdam."

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And a third, dated 27 May 1945, Amsterdam:

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Source: http://proxy.handle.net/10648/6a32e0...c-003048944028

Last edited by Hanno Spoelstra; 06-01-20 at 21:43. Reason: edited to add
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