On the right is first-person account of the daily grind within an M3 Stuart Tank fighting in Tunisia. It was written by Staff Sergeant Charles Vonder Embse (1918 – 1996) who commanded the tank and named it after his hometown in Ohio, Kalida.
“The two-way radio is a wonderful thing for handling tanks in battle, but it has its dangers. The enemy miles away, is listening… One day we were moving forward, I heard a captain say, ‘Watch it, Shaffer. Watch out for the German tank up that road.’ A minute later I heard a voice with just the faintest German accent: ‘Okay, Schaffer. It’s all right now. All clear. You can come on down the road.’ Shaffer wasn’t sucked in, but it gives you a funny feeling.”
Click here to read about the training of Stuart tank gunners.
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US Army Armored Divisions in Tunisia 1943Staff Sergeant Charles Vonder Embse Stuart tank commander in Tunisia 1943American Magazine article by Staff Sergeant Charles Vonder Embse 1943Staff Sergeant Charles Vonder Embse wounded in Tunisia 1943French infantry vs US Army tanks Tunisia 1943M3 Stuart Tanks vs Nazi Panzer tanks in North Africa 1943M3 Stuart Tanks vs Afrika Korps Panzer tanks in North Africa 1943M-3 Light tank fighting in TunisiaStuart Tank in the battle of Kasserine Passamerican armor in Maknassy Tunisia 1943american armor in Feriana Tunisia 1943american armor in Gafsa Tunisia 1943
US Army Armored Divisions in Tunisia 1943Staff Sergeant Charles Vonder Embse Stuart tank commander in Tunisia 1943American Magazine article by Staff Sergeant Charles Vonder Embse 1943Staff Sergeant Charles Vonder Embse wounded in Tunisia 1943French infantry vs US Army tanks Tunisia 1943M3 Stuart Tanks vs Nazi Panzer tanks in North Africa 1943M3 Stuart Tanks vs Afrika Korps Panzer tanks in North Africa 1943M-3 Light tank fighting in TunisiaStuart Tank in the battle of Kasserine Passamerican armor in Maknassy Tunisia 1943american armor in Feriana Tunisia 1943american armor in Gafsa Tunisia 1943
