![]() When the two tanks were discovered theyĬame under concentrated fire. This village was held by the Fuhrerbegleitbrigade (Fuhrer escort brigade) a German armoured brigade that was part of the Fifth Panzer Army's XLVII. Notice the track extensions fitted to help the tank negotiate muddy and M4A3(75)W Sherman Tank in Bastogne, Belgium. Village of Renuamont, not realising that this was German held territory. They decided to move north to try and find them and headed towards the Early in the action the Sherman tank 'Barracuda',Ĭommanded by Staff Sergeant Wallace Alexander, and another Sherman commandedīy Captain Robert L.Ameno, had become separated from the rest of their unit. The nearby villages of Lavasalle and Houmont were successfully liberatedīy Combat Command B of the 11th Armoured Division but they suffered close the narrow corridor that had been opened into the Bastogne ![]() What they did not realise was that they wereĪttacking into a simultaneous German counter attack that was intended On 30th December 1944 the tank crew were ordered to attack the south flank of the 'Bulge' fromĪ northerly position. It served with B Company 41st Tank Battalion, 11th Armored Division. ![]() The tank was named Barracuda by its crew. Snow covered M4A3 Sherman Tank armed with a shortīarralled 75mm gun in Bastogne Belgium The Sherman tank named Barracuda ![]() It has been restored and can be seen in the main town square in Bastogne at the junction of the Rue de Neufchateau with the Rue Joseph-Renquin. This Surviving M4A3(75)W Sherman Tank in Bastogne took part in the 1944 WW2 Battle of the Bulge in the Belgium Ardennes. M4A3(75)W Sherman Tank Barracuda Battle of the Bulge 1944 Bastogne in Belgium Surviving Battle of the Bulge 1944 Tanks ![]()
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