Belgium, 1945: Crew members check over the new T-24 light tank, which makes it…

Original caption

Crew members check over the new T-24 light tank, which makes it appearance in Belgium. The tank weighs 20-tons, as much as the turret of the German "Tiger Royal". It is armed with a 75 mm. rifle, a 50 caliber machine gun mounted on top of turret, and two 30 caliber machine guns fired from the inside through portholes in the armor. The speed of the tank is 35 M.P.H. It is being used by the 82nd Airborne Division. Belgium. 1/19/45.

Date

01/19/1945

Place

Belgium · approximate position

Photographer

Petrony

Units

82nd Airborne Division

SC number

199197

Field number

ETO-HQ-45-8998

Album

82nd Airborne Division

Source

U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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