Chronology of World War II

Tuesday, February 27th


Shermans Against Tigers


Shermans Against Tigers
At Oberamot, Germany, February 27, 1945, our second platoon on road block was engaged by two Tiger tanks, Mark VI, at 3,600 yards, and two of our Shermans were knocked out. Our 3,400 feet per second 76-mm HVAP ammunition was used and bounced off the side