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Postwarden

10-09-17 02:19 PM

6th Armoured Division post-war

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A nice shot of the sign of 6th Armoured Division as carried by the division re-formed in Germany in the early 1950s.

Can someone knowledgeable identify the tank and explain the uprights on each side of the turret?

Jon

Rob Miller

10-09-17 02:40 PM

Hi Jon

The "X" over the "75" looks a bit like an Artillery marking?

Perhaps its a an OP tank, and the pillars could be for a camo net?

Cromwell or Centaur?

Rob

54Bty

10-09-17 02:41 PM

A 'Cromwell' used by a Battery Commander, the uprights could be cam net mushrooms used to hold the cam net off the turret to aid observation.

Or some sort of Radio Ariel that I have not seen before.

Marc

Postwarden

10-09-17 04:27 PM

Thank you Gents. I thought the poles might have been for a cam net.

Jon

sketchley kid

12-09-17 03:43 PM

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we in 1st armoured Div in Italy 1946 switched to the mailed fist of 6th Armd........until May 47 when we changed again to the charging Rhino.

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