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Sherman Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle (BARV)

Nicknamed 'Vera', War Department No. T145523 "The purpose of these modifications was to enable the BARV to rescue vehicles that had got stuck while landing on a beach, if they had gone into deep water that led to their engine cutting out. It could also push stranded landing craft back out to sea." theddaystory.com/d-day-in-80-objects/object-14-sherman-be...

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Uploaded on March 24, 2024
Taken on March 24, 2024