Sherman Fireflies vs SS Panthers: An Epic Tank Battle at Normandy, June 1944

Was all useless due to the bombing force of the US-Army-Airforce

Commanders of Tiger and Panther tanks were given strict orders not to engage Shermans equipped with the long gun but to leave these tanks to the Infantry. Firefly crews did compain that during battles, it seemed like every German was shooting at them, they were probably correct.

Great work by the Canadians- as is always the case. First class spanking given to Fritz!

Don't tell the wehraboos!

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At a thousand meters, from the flank, Panthers would have been decimated by virtually ANY allied AT guns. Panther had impressive strengths, but critical liabilities that were exploited by savvy allied tankers.

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The Sherman Firefly, or as I like to call it “The Cat Killer”, was a formidable machine that packed a serious punch with that 17-Pounder gun.

D day was launched not to Liberate Europe from Nazis but to prevent Europe from falling in Soveits hands Western allies only care about their interests nothing more

Definitely WASN'T a victory of those garbages firefly sherman vs. penther tanks, but a strategic victory of armies of 3 countries agaiinst a dying germany.where war crimes of allied commanders killed milions of civilians. Those murderers were never convicted, because.. winners never pay.

The 75mm gun and its assorted shell types were very effective in attacking enemy troops and supporing our own troops, and in urban combat. Against german tanks at longer ranges, they were at a disadvantage. The bulk of Sherman use was in support of troops. Despite the ease of replacement, they were the right tank for the majority of combat.

I remember reading somewhere that the firefly tanks used to attract the enemy fire more than the regular Shermans so it became common practice for the firefly crews to paint half their barrel white to try to disguise its length so as not to get picked on so much.

The Tigers had a formidable reputation but the addition of the British 17lb gun was a game changer in this theatre.

It wasn't the Elgins, It was the First Hussars. The gunner was Archie Chapman who got 4. Sgt Art Boyle got another. It was 3 troop 1H commaned by Lt Gordie Henry.

B.S allied propaganda.

The US should have been making 17 pounders like crazy and cramming them into every Sherman they could.

"Canadian villages" Wouldn't that be in Canada and not Normandy?

UH oh, you forgot the Free French and the Free Poles! Small contingents but there never the less! And Free French Navy fired on France during the invasion period.

The footage is unreal!

The allies were only effective for a 10 to 1 superiority and the almost non-existent German air force was nil

the firefly tank was rubbish just like the other one

You sure this story isnt somewhat embellished?

I can’t stand the synthetic voice

Computer written and spoken. Not very good.

Smaller, lighter, faster and as hard hitting, along with better organised forces/tactics, the 'Firefly' was the right tank at the right place and at the right time!

Good video. Minor point, but Canada flew the Red Ensign with the Coat of Arms of Canada until 1965 when the Maple Leaf flag replaced it. Most shows get this wrong too.
Also the Canadian Army still pronounces Lieutenant the way the British do….. left tenant.

Well trained crews have advantage

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The zionist propaganda in the ad is really obnoxious, by the way...

Lucky Fireflies...

Another great presentation. It was not only the Firefly that mounted the 17 Pounder anti-tank gun, at Buron two M10 17 Pdr SP Achilles of the 62nd A/Tk Regiment, I British Corps, destroyed 15 Panthers and PzKpfw IVs of 12 SS Panzer Division.

There is much confusion as to what happened this day with competing claims from AT guns and tanks. There is no doubt the Panthers were destroyed but how or by whom is not 100% certain. The Shermans in question were tanks (6 Troops) being moved forward by elements of all 3 Regiments in 2 CAB & The Elgin Regiment who were the Forward Delivery Regiment for Canadian Armoured Units. Their job was to ferry tanks from depots and repair centres to the Regiments in the field. The Elgins (25th Canadian Armoured Delivery Regiment) had 3 Squadrons all working with different Units and it appears some Elgin crewed tanks were being sent forward as replacements when the Panthers were sighted. The Elgins were not a 'Sabre' Regiment but obviously they could use the tanks if they had to and this is what happened. The 12th SS Panthers were knocked out by a motley group of reinforcements and a tank replacement ferry unit!

12ss had no combat experience except for their officers, had mark 4's as well as panthers and was nearly 20000 strong -the size of a small corps!

The problem was the uncoordinated attack by the 12th SS. It wasn’t so much Fireflys vs Panthers as lack of synchronization between artillery, infantry and armour. The Germans had already lost air superiority.

Stupid in war thunder 17pdr can't pen panther yet it was made to like wtf gaijin?

The Hilter Youth fought like Lions Attack the Canadian Sherman's. THEY CALLED TGE SHERMAN'S TOMMY COOKERS.Because when hit they catch fire 🔥 quickly .Even the American called them zipz

The Germans did not attack with 40+ Panthers. 1 Kompanie would be the equivalent of about 17 Panthers total. x3 Zug's and the HQ unit made up of two Panthesr, the Kompanie HQ and Adjutant. The attack on the 8th was led by Kurt Meyer, elements of the 4th Kompanie SS Pz. Regmt 12 and probably a Company size of Grenadiers. Hauptsturmfuhrer Hans Pfeiffer had been killed, along with Oberscharfuhrer Erwin Wohlgemuth was also killed. 6 tanks were lost in street fighting. The attack took place at NIGHT. The initial attack was with Panzer IV tanks during the day, before the 8th. and after the 8th.

6 Panzers in 4 minutes destroyed,accurate and fast loading

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My Great Uncle Howard Burns was in B Coy, the Lake Superior Regiment, the Motor Battalion of the 4th Canadian Armoured Division. He was in the thick of the fighting here.

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You mean a very satisfying tank battle.

The Firefly Sherman was a pragmatic and effective solution to the anti-tank gun problem for 21st Army Group whuch faced the vast bulk of German Panzers in 1944-5. It was replaced in mid 1945 by the Centurion.

One thing that Lazerpig pointed out about the Panthers, Tigers, and other big gun German vehicle was that their advantage in firepower was basically wasted in the West. There's no point in having a tank that can kill something at a long distance if you often meet your opponent at half that distance or less. Those big guns then become a liability.

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