Saumur
Tank Museum - tanks displayed outside Musée des Blindés de Saumur - chars exposés à l'extérieur Photos taken on July 21, 2007 / Photos prises le 21 juillet 2007 The
Sherman M4A2 "Corse" is the original tank from the 12th RCA of the 2nd
French Armored Division. During an inspection in February 1944, the
General Leclerc noticed that the Corse island was painted at the bottom
of the painted 2nd French Armored Division insigna. He asked it to be
removed, but it stayed until the end of the war. This Sherman was used
at the ESAM of Bourges after World War II as a test bed for various
modernizations. The tank was fitted
with a Sturmgeschütz mantlet and a 75mm CN 75-50 gun
(which equipped the AMX-13). These modifications were part of the
development of the Israeli M50
Super Sherman. The 75mm CN 75-50 experimental gun and the
StuG mantled were removed and a vintage WWII 75mm gun and mantlet were
replaced during the restoration of this tank. |
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