Hi All;

Just tripped over this Bundesarchiv Wicki-picki tonight and thought it
was worth sharing. The broken pattern on the chassis is pretty standard
but the dark color left around the Turret star came as a surprise.



It appears to be taken in Italy, March. 1944.

GB

George:

Excellent photo. Is that a woman in the driver's position!? And if so, WHO is she, as she appears to be in uniform! Or is it just a fresh faced Yank yet to be worn down by the ravages of war??

Cheers,
Andrew

Hi Andrew;

It should be understood that any Bundesarchiv photo like this would be of a "Captured
Allied Sherman". I just thought that would be obvious.

GB

Notice that the broken star is the same way on the tranny cover, too- almost precise in both places .And the rectangular dark patch on the mantlet....Except for the Stars, it seems devoid of any other numbers, unit symbols, etc.



It appears to be a woman...maybe they just let her climb up for a "look see".....it seems to be a very relaxed scene.....no evidence of being near the enemy.....



It IS a very nice shot.....lots of details to study. Thanks, George!!



Dave

My bet is that its a 14 or 15 year old male soldier or a Hitler youth .
In any case, he's being taken for a ride. ;^)