I agree. Part of why the morning report listing T/5 Speer as 736 (driver) is interesting to me. Some documents report another Sherman being hit,...
Correspondence with LTC Miller, CO of 2nd BN, 32nd Armored is brief, "Cologne is the only bitter memory I have of WWII. I have never told the...
Because the event was so publicized it's been challenging to sift through all the conflicting information out there. There is also some...
The relative in question is Julian Patrick, he was the driver of the Sherman hit in the footage. About a year or so ago a German historian...
Hello guys. Doing a little research on a family member (and Sherman tanker) who was killed in Cologne. It had been my understanding that he was a...
Correct, the Stalin letter is just the only actual mention of the myth I knew was cited, though I'm sure there are others.
"The first tanks shipped to the Soviet Union in 1941-42 were the M3A1 General Lee and the M3A5 General Grant, equipped with gasoline-powered...
Soviets had the same issue in their m4s, extra rounds kept on the hull floor were the primary cause of fires and negated the benifits of wet stowage.
Since the replies and information in that 1636th thread were so helpful and gave me a much better understanding of my grandfather's role in WW2, I...
Thanks Tommy, akgator was able to email me. Searching last night I found the following excerpts from a book called "Luther College Goes to War:...
I don't have photos but I do have my grandfather's separation papers from the 1636th. I know almost nothing about his time in the War as he died...
