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Old 02-03-07, 19:50
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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

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Old 03-03-07, 14:47
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Don’t forget the Stuart VI in the recce troop.
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Old 03-03-07, 15:36
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thanks john,

so now there's:

the tank troops with sherman V's and VC's
and recce troops with stuart VI

so how do the other type of shermans fit in?



btw the photo i posted is the ram ammo. carrier from the FGH.
i checked the ct-number 159897 on ramtank.ca

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Here is a photo of a FGH Sherman III in Germany in April 1945.

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Infantrymen of "D" Company, Royal Regiment of Canada, supported by a Sherman tank of the Fort Garry Horse, advance from Hatten to Dingstede, Germany, 24 April 1945

Date(s): April 24, 1945 , Place of publication: Dingstede, Germany (vicinity)

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Old 15-03-07, 23:27
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Hi Wim,

According to the list of vehicles turned in to the No 2 Canadian AFV Backloading Park, Nijmegen and Arnhem, in June and July 1945, the FGH had on hand the following:

Sherman I 75mm - 1
Sherman IB 105mm - 3
Sherman IC 17 pdr - 2
Sherman ICH 17 pdr - 12 (hybrid hull)
Sherman II Recovery - 3
Sherman III 75mm - 23
Sherman V 75mm - 16
Sherman VC 17 pdr - 1
Ram Kangaroo - 4
Stuart VI - 12

A listing in April of 1945 gives the following numbers:

Sherman III 75mm - 29
Sherman III Recovery - 1
Sherman V 75mm - 6
Sherman VC 17 pdr - 8
Stuart VI - 2
Stuart M3A3 - 11
Crusader AA MK III - 6

Hope it helps,

Gord Crossley
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www.fortgarryhorse.ca
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Old 16-03-07, 19:43
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Thank you very much; this is what I was looking for.

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Old 16-05-08, 13:01
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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
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.

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Old 16-05-08, 18:33
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I know I am resurrecting an old thread but I am doing some research for a modelling project involving FGH Shermans and I am looking for some period photos of the Sherman Ic or Vc tanks used by them. I have found a few photos of shermans identified to the FGH but not many which I can tell if they are Vc or Ic tanks. Do any of you fellas have any photos of those types they would be willing to share either here or if you prefer via email?

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Hi Eric


Why not try a troll through Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and their "Faces of War" database.

Searching "Sherman" and "Garry Horse" yields some results that may help you. Click the left number and then click the photo for a larger version.

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discove...es/search.aspx

Some results:

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discove...?IdNumber=977&

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discove...?IdNumber=945&

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discove...?IdNumber=944&

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discove...?IdNumber=976&


http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discove...?IdNumber=288&

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Hi Eric


Why not try a troll through Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and their "Faces of War" database.

Searching "Sherman" and "Garry Horse" yields some results that may help you. Click the left number and then click the photo for a larger version.

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discove...es/search.aspx

Some results:

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discove...?IdNumber=977&

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discove...?IdNumber=945&

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discove...?IdNumber=944&

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discove...?IdNumber=976&


http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discove...?IdNumber=288&

regards
Darrell
Thanks for the lead Darrell. I tried the search function with both sherman and garry horse and got nothing. Not sure why it won't work for me. Only garry horse returned any results.

Those results bring up one or two that I haven't seen before. I wish I could find more side and front photos with detail. Most out there are views from the rear or far off photos without much detail!

I was especially interested to see if there more photos of the applied make shift wooden pickets used as AT protection.
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Old 18-10-18, 15:40
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Hi Eric

Not sure why it didn't work for you. "Sherman" brings up 4 pages of photos.

There is the Regimental Museum and Archive:

http://fortgarryhorse.ca/wp/museum-and-archives/

with some contact info. Gord Crossley is very knowledgeable and may be able to assist you.

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