American M5A1 Stuart light tanks moving through Avranches, Mache, Basse-Normandie, France, mid- to late-1944

Caption     American M5A1 Stuart light tanks moving through Avranches, Mache, Basse-Normandie, France, mid- to late-1944 ww2dbase
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Photos at Same Place Avranches, Basse-Normandie, France
Added By C. Peter Chen
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1. Paul James says:
5 Aug 2013 09:40:44 PM

Hi Peter,
These are M5A1 light tanks, not M3 and Avranches is in the Manche department of France.
2. Commenter identity confirmed C. Peter Chen says:
5 Aug 2013 10:30:22 PM

Thanks Paul, the caption has been corrected.

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