A knocked out Sherman Tank gets towed from the field by an M 26 Armored Tank Recovery Vehicle during the Ardennes Offensive.  Notice the two holes in the tank's side.

Getting the Hook

January 16, 1945, near Houffalize, Belgium. It shows a T1E1 of the 738th Tank Battalion (SMX) attempting to provide safe passage for a column of the 2nd Armored Division.
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Clearing mines

German soldiers surrender to an M4 Sherman tank crew of the US 1st Army in Aachen, Germany; spring 1945.