Tag: 21st army group
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Grizzly I „Robin Hood“
Type: Medium Tank/Cruiser Tank Nation: Canada Period: World War 2 Location: Vrijheidsmuseum, Groesbeek, Netherlands Full metal footprint The Grizzly I cruiser tank was basically a Canadian licence-built M4A1. It is sometimes falsely referred to as the M4A5, but the Americans had actually applied this designation to the Ram II in February 1942. Apart from a…
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Panzerkampfwagen V Panther Ausf. D (Sd.Kfz. 171)
Type: Medium TankNation: GermanyPeriod: World War 2Location: Breda, Netherlands A common enemy While the expensive Tiger was only built in small numbers and deployed in specialised heavy tank battalions, the Panther was intended to become the new backbone of the regular Panzer Divisions. Although this would never be fully achieved, the Panther was a much…