File:M26 Fireball.jpg
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English: Photograph shows the first M26 Pershing tank (still designated as T26E3) to be knocked out in combat in World War II, which occurred on its second day in action. The hole in the gun mantlet marks the penetration of an 88mm round from a German Tiger I. Two crew members were killed.
The action occurred on February 26, 1945. The T26E3 was knocked out in an ambush at Elsdorf while overwatching a roadblock. The action was described as follows:
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U.S. Army Photo, taken by then-Major Elmer Gray in his official capacity of documenting the Zebra Mission during World War II. After the war, the negatives were kept by Lt. Col. Gray and given to R. P. Hunnicutt for his book "Pershing: A History of the Medium Tank T20 Series", first published in 1971 by Feist Publications. Photographic originals and negatives later donated by R. P. Hunnicutt to the Patton Museum.[2][3]
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Author | Elmer Gray |
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This file is a work of a U.S. Army soldier or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
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- 01:26, 1 March 2010 (UTC) DarthRad 800×569 (327 KB) (==Source== U.S. Army Photo, taken by then-Major Elmer Gray (deceased) in his official capacity of documenting the Zebra Mission during World War II. After the war, the negatives were kept by Lt. Col. Gray and given to R. P. Hunnicutt for his book "Persh)
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Camera model | HP ojp7500 |
Date and time of data generation | 08:26, 21 November 2009 |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 200 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 200 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 Windows |
File change date and time | 09:20, 21 November 2009 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exif version | 2.2 |
Color space | sRGB |
Saturation | Normal |
Sharpness | Normal |