Interestingly, the photos taken at Leiden on 22 May show
Rob Roy IV with spare track blocks neatly draped around the turret:
While five days later on 27 May 1945 at Amsterdam, all the additional track blocks have been taken off the turret:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra
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 |