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Sunday, 4 November 2007

Normandie Part III - Tanks

One of my favorite sites to visit anywhere in Europe is any town or location where there is an old tank. Here are a few of the ones we found on our trip.



This Tiger I was left behind by the German Army outside of the town of Vitomiers near the Falaise Pocket where much of the army was destroyed during the campaign. This tank has stood beside the road outside town ever since.



The Churchill IV was the workhorse of the British Army in 1944. This Chruchill was immobilized soon after leaving Juno beach, close to the same location that Churchill himself visited in the weeks following the invasion.



The Sexton was a medium self-propelled artillery carrier used by Commonwealth forces during the Normandy campaign. This example shown here is located in the middle of Ver-Sur-Mer near Gold beach.

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