Tag: Medium Tank
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Panzerbefehlswagen IV Ausf. J (Sd.Kfz. 162/2)
Type: Medium Tank Nation: Germany Period: World War 2 Location: Bastogne Barracks, Belgium The Panzer IV was the only German tank that was produced throughout the whole of World War 2. Often called the “workhorse” of the German Armour Corps, it saw service on all fronts in numerous upgraded versions from the early Ausführung A…
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Sherman VC Firefly
Type: Medium Tank/Cruiser Tank Nation: United Kingdom Period: World War 2 Location: Bastogne Barracks, Belgium The Firefly was a British conversion of the American M4 medium tank, re-armed with the powerful 17-pounder anti-tank gun. In this case the base vehicle was an M4A4 which was powered by a Chrysler A57 30-cylinder multibank engine. The size…
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T-34/85
Type: Medium Tank Nation: Soviet Union Period: World War 2 Location: Gedenkstätte Zuchthaus Brandenburg-Görden, Brandenburg a.d. Havel, Germany This monument tank is located next to the local prison which is by no means a coincidence. Between 1933 and 1945, the “Zuchthaus und Sicherungsanstalt Brandenburg-Görden” held criminals, political prisoners, jews and other “Unerwünschte” (unwanted people). Interestingly,…
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T-55
Type: Medium TankNation: Soviet UnionPeriod: Cold War Location: Park Vojaške Zgodovine, Pivka, Slovenia The 36-ton T-55 was first introduced in 1958 as an upgraded version of the very similar T-54 medium tank. Combined, T-54/T-55 is the world’s most produced tank model with about 100,000 units built in the Soviet Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia and China (as…
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M4 Sherman “Ginsling”
Type: Medium Tank Nation: USA Period: World War 2 Location: Wibrin, Belgium The sleeping giant At the beginning of World War 2 the US Armys’ tank force was virtually nonexistent. Even Poland possessed more tanks when they were attacked by Nazi Germany in September 1939. The Great Depression and long years of isolationism had drastically…