D-Day Tank Unearthed at Chartres

By Associated Press
June 5, 2008

http://www.nysun.com/foreign/d-day-tank-unearthed-at-chartres/79315/

An M5 light tank was discovered yesterday by council workers at Chartres, 55 miles southwest of Paris, during the course of their work. The tank was from the America's 31st Tank Battalion, part of the 1944 D-Day invasion force that recaptured France from the Nazis.
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EXCAVATION A mechanical digger lifts a World War II American tank discovered buried under a street at Chartres.
Breukelen advocaat Reviewed by Breukelen advocaat on . D-Day Tank Found Buried in France D-Day Tank Unearthed at Chartres By Associated Press June 5, 2008 http://www.nysun.com/foreign/d-day-tank-unearthed-at-chartres/79315/ An M5 light tank was discovered yesterday by council workers at Chartres, 55 miles southwest of Paris, during the course of their work. The tank was from the America's 31st Tank Battalion, part of the 1944 D-Day invasion force that recaptured France from the Nazis. Click to enlarge image >http://www.nysun.com/pics/1449_large.jpg ALAIN JOCARD / Rating: 5