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Dang!  This is the only one I was able to get in.   (And I apparently need to practice more to do good weathering in Photoshop......   )

This vehicle inherited the identity of Tarentaise, a M4A2 Sherman that belonged to 2e Escadron, 12e RCA, 2 DB; that Sherman tank was destroyed when Free French forces were rallied into Belgium to support the hard-pressed US forces during the Battle of the Bulge.  Due to British seizure of all replacement Sherman tanks not destined for the American units, the 12e RCA received SARL-42 to make up for their losses.

Spending most of its time in support of infantry and other more heavily-armed tanks, Tarentaise nevertheless achieved some kills of its own- which, at the date of this tank being illustrated, included two Panzer IVs.



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I'm gonna have to post all subsequent profiles on this subject in my mental notes thread......