Shermans carrying Fascines on D-Day
Strange question? you bet...
I've recently come across two references relating to Shermans in ordinary armoured regiments carrying "fascines" on or before D-Day. 1) In the 13/18 Hussars War Diary, there is reference to a trial in early March 1944 where the carrying of fascines on a Sherman tank was tried. 2) In the 27th Armoured Brigade Operations Order for Overlord (issued May '44), there is a specific reference to Staffordshire Yeomanry - "one Troop of the Reserve Squadron to carry fascines". I believe that if these tanks were used operationally, they were normal, turreted Shermans. It does however, leave some questions: -Do they mean full-sized AVRE-style fascines or are we talking about smaller bundles of brushwood? -Any ideas on how and where they might be carried? -Has anybody found references to this practice being used in other (British or Canadian) regiments on D-Day? The floor is yours... Cheers, John |
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