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Pages in category "World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,125 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The US Army used LVT-2s and LVT-4s in Europe in small numbers in 1944–45 for river crossing operations. LVT-2s and LVT-4s were used by US troops on the Roer River crossing in 1945. US Army LVT-4's were also used by 752nd Tank Battalion to ferry 88th Infantry Division troops across the Po River in Italy in April 1945.
Medium tank United States: M4 Sherman: Medium tank United States: Most widely used tank by the Allies: M22 Locust: Airborne light tank United States: M26 Pershing: Heavy/medium tank United States: M6 heavy tank: Heavy tank United States: T29 heavy tank: Heavy tank United States: T30 heavy tank: Heavy tank United States: Marmon-Herrington CTLS ...
In the mid-1930s, the U.S. Marines required a light tank that could be used in amphibious operations.After trials with Christie amphibious tanks, Marmon Herrington produced a light, turretless tank with a 0.5 in (12.7 mm) M2 machine gun and two .30 cal (7.62 mm) M1919 machine guns.
The M4 was one of the best known and most used American tanks of World War II. Like the Lee and Grant, the British were responsible for the name, with this tank's namesake being Civil War General, William Tecumseh Sherman. The M4 Sherman was a medium tank that proved itself in the Allied operations of every theater of World War II.
World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States (2 C, 1,125 P) Cold War amphibious warfare vessels of the United States (287 P) Korean War amphibious warfare vessels of the United States (103 P)
The United States Navy controlled two joint Army-Marine "amphibious corps", in which the Army and Marine Corps's forces were attached under: Amphibious Corps, Pacific Fleet (ACPF) – 3rd Infantry Division and the 2nd Marine Division; Amphibious Corps, Atlantic Fleet (ACAF) – 1st Infantry Division, 9th Infantry Division, and the 1st Marine ...
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