Sherman and M10 tank destroyer, junction of D22 and D217 roads

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Two US Armoured vehicles, one a Sherman tank and the other a M10 tank destroyer along with a jeep at the D22 and D217 junction, near Lonlay l' Abbey.

The Sherman is of the 743rd Tank Battalion, and carries a Cullins Device (also known as Rhinoceros) on the front. This was a field modification designed to cut through dense Bocage hedgerows.

The M10 is of the 702nd TD Battalion and possibly the same vehicle seen in the previous picture.

Same location in 2007.

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