Sherman M4 ‘After Hitler’
Nearly 50,000 Shermans were built during the Second World War. The Shermans around Overloon belonged to the US 7th Armored Division, also known as “The Lucky Seventh.” But the Battle of Overloon would end dramatically for this division, with heavy losses — giving the fighting around Overloon its reputation as a tank battle — before the division was withdrawn from combat on October 8, 1944. This tank was hit by several direct hits. The crew of the tank was killed and is buried at the American cemetery of Henri-Chapelle near Verviers (Belgium).
