A Sherman tank of the Irish Guards tore up the pavement while making a tight turn in order to take position on a crossroad (Emmastraat / Goudbergstraat) during Operation Market Garden.
18 September, 1944, Waalre, Noord-Brabant. Holland
#shermantank #colorized #holland #ww2 #oorlog #battlefield #brabant #marketgarden #waalre #noordbrabant
#British #Cromwell #tanks pause near #Tilburg. Mid to late October, 1944 The Netherlands.
Presumably, this is a unit of the 11th Armoured Division but i'm not 100% shure. >>Any suggestions or information about this unit and the location are very welcome!<<
In October of 1944, Captain Dick Winters poses in front of the gateway into the "Landgoed #Schoonderlogt estate which became the headquarters for the 2nd Battalion of the #101stairbornedivision 506th PIR.
#StephenAmbrose wrote the book 'Band of Brothers', based on the memoires of many veterans from #EasyCompany
#bandofbrothers #easycompany #aatw #marketgarden #Elst #WW2 #WO2 #Airborne #airbornedivision
