The Sherman tank with the anti-mine flails on it is probably actually from one of the several British regiments that operated these special tanks under auspices of Major General Percy Hobart, commander of the British 79th Armored Division. The division actually provided mainly an administrative Army home for a whole family of armored “funnies” - variously modified tanks that carried special weapons or combat engineering equipment to deal with mines, barbed wire, trenches, soft terrain, etc. The funnies were loaned out as needed to other units. The US Army only adopted a few of these special tanks including a relative handful of Sherman flail tanks. However, the crewman visible in the hatch of this Sherman flail tank is pretty clearly wearing a British Army beret.
The Sherman tank with the anti-mine flails on it is probably actually from one of the several British regiments that operated these special tanks under auspices of Major General Percy Hobart, commander of the British 79th Armored Division. The division actually provided mainly an administrative Army home for a whole family of armored “funnies” - variously modified tanks that carried special weapons or combat engineering equipment to deal with mines, barbed wire, trenches, soft terrain, etc. The funnies were loaned out as needed to other units. The US Army only adopted a few of these special tanks including a relative handful of Sherman flail tanks. However, the crewman visible in the hatch of this Sherman flail tank is pretty clearly wearing a British Army beret.