Tanks on display

 

  I have always loved tanks, so much so I joined the Armor Branch when I graduated from ROTC in 1986. These are the various tanks on display we saw throughout our trip (in no particular order)

British Centaur - Pegasus Bridge Museum

The markings on the turret are to help accompanying infantry identfy targets to the tank crew

Churchill AVRE (Armored Vehicle Royal Engineers) - Juno Beach

Trivia = Churchill tanks were named after John Curchill, Duke of Marlborough, not Winston

Two views of a Churchill Crocodile (Flame Thrower)- Bayeux

Churchill IV - Fort Hillman

Sherman of the Free French - Utah Beach

Not my photo, it was cloudy and rainy so my photo did not turn out

A German Hetzer tank destroyer - the only German tank I recall seeing - Bayeux

M3 Stuart - sword Beach

M4 Sherman "Rhino" (Hedgecutter) - Carentan

I like the fake cows in the background

M4(A)4 Sherman - Airborne Museum St Mere Eglise

Front and back views of a  M4(A)4 DD (Dual Drive) Sherman - Juno Beach

The idea of the DD was to allow it to "swim" ashore from a landing craft

M5(A)(1) Stuart (a very nice replica) - Carentan

M7 Priest (Self Propelled Artilery) - Sword Beach

M10 Tank Destroyer - Bayeux

Another M10 Tank Destroyer - Omaha Beach

The inside of a turret, As I recall this is a Somua, an early war French tank used by the Germans against the American Airborne