They Mocked His "Backwards" Loading Method — Until His Sherman Destroyed 4 Panzers in 6 Minutes

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They Mocked His "Backwards" Loading Method — Until His Sherman Destroyed 4 Panzers in 6 Minutes

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At 11:23 a.m. on September 19th, 1944, Private First Class Walter Kowalsski crouched inside his M4 Sherman tank near Araort, France with three German Panzer 4 tanks closing from 800 yd. His hands were shaking. The loader before him had been killed two days ago when a Panzer round punched through their turret. Walter was a replacement, a mechanic. H... Read More

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