Built by the Detroit Tank Arsenal, the M4(105) was designed as an infantry support tank for ‘bunker busting’ rather than for fighting enemy tanks. This example is one of 250 Shermans supplied to Holland from the United States Army after WW2, 30 of which were M4(105)s. Rescued from Dutch ranges in the 1990’s, she has now been restored to full running condition and carries her genuine serial number. Armourgeddon Military Museum Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, UK 8th August 2021

The following information on this M4(105) is from preservedtanks.com:-

“This Sherman was at the Poteau Museum for some years then went to Guy Gilis in Belgium before being bought by Armourgeddon in July 2010. Overall it was largely complete internally. However the running gear required a lot of attention and the engine was in a poor state, due in part to the oily petrol residue and burning resulting from being used as a target for petrol bombs. Many Sherman tanks were used as Molotov cocktail training aids on Dutch ranges. Because of environmental concerns they were all removed in about the 1980s. This one was deemed not recoverable, which is why it initially survived the so-called ‘Tank Slag’ (tank battle), the clean-up of the ranges. At some point in time it was still going to be recovered and sent off for scrap, but Hanno Spoelstra, together with a RNLA Major, secured its future in the early 1990s. At that time “USA 30104238” was still barely visible on its side. It was found out that it was one of thirty M4 (105) Shermans supplied to the Netherlands by the USA through MDAP from 1951 onwards, out of a total of about 250. Later it was traded to a group of restorers in exchange for parts and restoration work on an M10 with 17-pdr gun. This group sold it to the museum in Belgium.