Germans Couldn't Stop This 'Toy-Sized' Tank — Until It Destroyed 15 Panthers in One Morning

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Germans Couldn't Stop This 'Toy-Sized' Tank — Until It Destroyed 15 Panthers in One Morning

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At 7:42 on the morning of September 19th, 1944, Lieutenant Edwin Liper stood in the open turret of his M18 Hellcat on Hill 246 near Araore, France, watching a German tank gun muzzle emerge from fog so thick he could see barely 30 ft in any direction. 26 years old, 3 months commanding a tank destroyer platoon, zero engagements against Panther tanks.... Read More

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