83 years ago today, November 23, 1942- the crew of an M3 Lee medium tank of the 1st Armored Division take a break from the action near Souk el Arba, Tunisia. [680×550]
83 years ago today, November 23, 1942- the crew of an M3 Lee medium tank of the 1st Armored Division take a break from the action near Souk el Arba, Tunisia. [680×550]
Fun fact: The M3 medium tank was known either as Lee (after the confederate general Robert E. Lee) or Grant (after the Union general Ulysses S. Grant) depending on whether it used a turred designed for British or US requirements. British-patterned tanks were Grant, US-patterned tanks were Lee.
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Fun fact: The M3 medium tank was known either as Lee (after the confederate general Robert E. Lee) or Grant (after the Union general Ulysses S. Grant) depending on whether it used a turred designed for British or US requirements. British-patterned tanks were Grant, US-patterned tanks were Lee.