Why US Tankers Started Welding "German Trash" On Shermans — And Saved 1,500 Lives In Days скачать в хорошем качестве

Why US Tankers Started Welding "German Trash" On Shermans — And Saved 1,500 Lives In Days

Why US Army tankers started welding German beach trash onto Sherman tanks during WW2 — and broke through Normandy's "impassable" bocage in 48 hours. This World War 2 story reveals how one sergeant's junkyard invention saved an estimated 1,500 American lives. July 8, 1944. Sergeant Curtis Grubb Culin, 102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, watched another Sherman expose its belly armor climbing over a Norman hedgerow. The tank burned. The crew died. Culin grabbed scrap steel from German beach obstacles — Czech hedgehogs the enemy had planted to destroy landing craft — and welded four crude prongs to a Sherman's bow. Every training manual said tanks had to climb over hedgerows. Command, engineers, and tank doctrine all called it "beach trash" and "junkyard modifications." They were all wrong. What Culin discovered that July morning wasn't about climbing over obstacles. It was about cutting through them at ground level in a way that contradicted everything the Army taught. By the end of Operation Cobra — the breakout that changed the war — 60% of First Army tanks were doing what Culin had done. And they survived. This technique spread unofficially through Second Armored Division, Third Armored Division, crew to crew, welding station to welding station, saving approximately 1,500 tank crew lives before appearing in any official field manual. The principles discovered in Normandy's hedgerows continue to influence modern combat engineering improvisation today. 🔔 Subscribe for more untold WW2 stories:    / @wwii-records   👍 Like this video if you learned something new 💬 Comment below: What other WW2 tactics should we cover? #worldwar2 #ww2history #ww2 #wwii #ww2records ⚠️ Disclaimer: This is entertainment storytelling based on WW2 events from internet sources. While we aim for engaging narratives, some details may be inaccurate. This is not an academic source. For verified history, consult professional historians and archives. Watch responsibly.