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Polish Tank

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Post by panzerhan » 02 Nov 2013, 19:35

I couldn't decide which section should I put this question, wheter here or The Ron Klages Panzers & other vehicles Section, so forum staff can relocate it.

Is there any wartime pictures of this Polish Sherman tank below that became a memorial in Monte Cassino?



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Post by gebhk » 03 Nov 2013, 08:29

Have you tried posing this question to the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum in London?


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Post by Njorl » 06 Nov 2013, 21:46

panzerhan wrote:Is there any wartime pictures of this Polish Sherman tank below that became a memorial in Monte Cassino?
You mean a photo when it was intact?

I suspect this is the same Sherman, but already a wreck:
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Post by panzerhan » 10 Nov 2013, 09:17

Thank you for all your help!

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Post by panzerhan » 18 Dec 2013, 00:11

I found the picture...


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Post by rewerek » 01 Feb 2014, 23:19

Our soldiers had great gun against tanks but they hadn't been trainned well before II war started

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Post by Coselmann » 27 Mar 2015, 16:26

This tank was destroyed after driving over a a triple anti-tank mine. The whole tank crew (with commander of 4 platoon, 4 Armoured Regiment "Skorpion") were killed. And it is not the fault of the training. The area was under heavy fire and was almost impossible to mine clearance by engineers. During the passage of this episode killed many engineers trying to pave the way for the tanks. I suggest thoroughly study the history.

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Post by 4thskorpion » 09 Apr 2015, 11:14

The Pulk 4. Pancerny Skorpion (4th "Skorpion" Armoured Regiment) memorial which was unveiled on 18 May 1946 is built from remnants of a Sherman tank commanded by Lt. Ludomir Białecki. He and his crew were killed at this spot on 12 May 1944 when a mine exploded. The memorial was designed by Lt. Władysław Kuźniarz, artist and sculptor.

According to the inscription on the front plaque, the memorial is dedicated to the "HEROES OF THE 4TH ARMOURED REGIMENT WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES MARCHING TO POLAND".

A cross made from tank caterpillar tracks was mounted on the body of the wreckage, supported by two bronze plaques and two bronze scorpions – regimental symbols which, sadly, were stolen in the 1970s. The rear plaque bears the inscription:

"IT WAS HERE THAT, ON 12 MAY 1944, THE FIRST SOLDIERS OF THE ARMOURED FORCES NEWLY FORMED IN THE EAST, FELL IN BATTLE.
2LT. BIAŁECKI, LUDOMIR
CPL. AMBROŻEJ, EDWARD
CPL. BOGDAJEWICZ, EUGENIUSZ
CPL. KARCEWICZ, BOLESŁAW
CPL. NIECKOWSKI, JÓZEF"
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Photo source: Instytut Polski i Muzeum im. gen. Sikorskiego
The bronze "Skorpions" mounted either side of the memorial plaque were sadly stolen in the 1970's.
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Honour badge of Pulk 4. Pancerny Skorpion

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Post by 4thskorpion » 11 Apr 2015, 12:12

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Only 1500 copies printed in English Rome, 1946.
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A pictorial history of the 2nd Warsaw Armoured Division of 2PolCorps - features 825 photos over 256 pages.
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Illustrating the destruction of the Sherman tank commanded by Lt. Ludomir Białecki.

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