US 79th Division troops take the small town of La Haye-du-Puits in the Cotentin Peninsula, north-western France; soldiers, Jeeps, trucks and a Dodge Ambulance are seen in the streets; July, 1944.

Small French town taken

The M4 Sherman, officially Medium Tank, M4, was the most widely used medium tank by the United States and Western Allies in World War II. The M4 Sherman proved to be reliable, relatively cheap to produce, and available in great numbers. Here it is shown at the General Motors proving ground. 

M4A2 76mm (W) Sherman tank

US Army half track crosses a temporary bridge over the Ourthe River in the war-torn Belgian city of Houffalize in January 1945