[Photo] US Army African-American crew of the 761st Tank Battalion on a M5A1 Stuart light tank in Coburg, Bayreuth, Germany, 25 Apr 1945. Note white flags hanging from upper palace windows. Also note evidence that those windows have been machine gunned.

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US Army African-American crew of the 761st Tank Battalion on a M5A1 Stuart light tank in Coburg, Bayreuth, Germany, 25 Apr 1945. Note white flags hanging from upper palace windows. Also note evidence that those windows have been machine gunned. ww2dbase

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208-AA-32P-10

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M3 Stuart	Main article	Photos
Southern Germany Campaign	Main article	Photos

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2,955 x 2,361 pixels

Photos on Same Day

25 Apr 1945

Photos at Same Place

Coburg, Bayreuth, Germany

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C. Peter Chen

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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Anonymous says:
27 Sep 2012 07:33:25 AM

Im sorry, but I dont believe it looks more like a M5 Stuart. Visible at the Browning-Cover at the turret. But I am not sure.

2. Chris "toadman" Hughes says:
20 Oct 2014 10:30:26 PM

M5A1 Stuarts.

3. Mark Holloway says:
12 Dec 2014 04:18:32 PM

Definately an M5A1

David Stubblebine says:
22 Jul 2016 11:14:10 AM

Note also the statue of Prince Albert in the Coburg Market Square. This is the same Prince Albert whose great grandson was the current King of the United Kingdom at the time, King George VI. This statue was a gift from Queen Victoria herself to the town of Albert’s birth.

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WW2-Era Place Name	Coburg, Bayreuth, Germany
Lat/Long	50.2582, 10.9645

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