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Photographer: Sunny Brook
Taken: December 1, 2007
Caption: World War II 57mm M1 anti-tank gun
Additional Description: The artillery piece in front of this marker is a World War II 57mm M1 anti-tank gun, which was actually an example of reverse Lend-Lease. In 1942, the US did not have an anti-tank gun that could destroy German tanks. The British provided the drawings and specifications for their 6-pounder [57mm] which was adapted to U.S. practices. By mid-1944 the M1 was the standard U.S. antitank gun, with over 15,000 produced. It went out of U.S. service shortly after the end of the war.
Submitted: February 20, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p16525
File Size: 0.214 Megabytes

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