On seeing him the M10 Wolverine commander slowly backed up. Rear turret counterweight has been removed and so has the muzzle brake
He then rushed through the snow towards the second tank destroyer, which was innocently heading in the direction of the Panther.Īrlon British M10c Achilles Tank Destroyer. He told the first M10 tank destroyer commander to fire at anything that moves. It moved so fast that he was sure it was a German Panther tank. In the distance he saw a dim low silhouette coming across a field to the north-east. He hitched a ride on a jeep to the outskirts of the town where he encountered two M10 Wolverine tank destroyers. On Christmas Eve, 1944, during the Battle of the Bulge, American troops in the village of Manhay in the Belgium Ardennes were under a night attack by Panzergrenaders and Panther tanks belonging to the 2nd SS Panzerkorps.Īmerican Lt Col Richardson had just crawled out of the burning Sherman tank at the main crossroads. The open turret has also been sealed off to visitors with a metal cover.
The side of the tank is marked 'Angel of Freedom'. It may have been knocked out from a direct hit on the engine compartment because there is a plain metal cover instead of its normal armoured covers on top of the engine deck. The 17 pounder Gun Muzzle brake was removed and it was painted in American Army colours and markings. It was made to look like an American M10 Wolverine to keep the American Tourists happy. It was was a British variant of the American M10 Wolverine tank destroyer armed with the more powerful British Ordnance QF 17 pounder anti-tank gun in place of the standard American 3 inch (76.2 mm) Gun M7. After the war the Belgium Army purchased 17pdr M10 Achilles Tank Destroyers from the British Army. This British 17pdr M10c Achilles Tank Destroyer was placed in the town square in Arlon to celebrate the liberation of Arlon 10th September 1944īy American troops. It has been restored and can be seen in the town square called Place Léopold 1, Arlon, Belgium.īritish M10c Achilles Tank Destroyer in Arlon, Luxemburg This Surviving British Achilles Tank Destroyer in Arlon, Luxemburg took part in the 1944 WW2 Battle of the Bulge in the Belgium and Luxemburg Ardennes. Surviving British M10c Achilles Tank Destroyer in Arlon, Luxemburg - locations of restored Battle of the Bulge 1944 Tanks Surviving Battle of the Bulge 1944 Tanks
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