'F' Echelon: The Fort Garry Horse
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Sherman I of The Fort Garry Horse, carrying infantry of
the Regiment de Maissonneuve. This is an 'A' Squadron tank as
indicated by the triangle tactical marking. A white numeral '52'
with a white rectangle below it, is just visible above the left
side rubber chevron track. Note the extended end connectors.
Rijssen, 09April 1945.
'F' Echelon
RHQ | HQ SQN | 'A' SQN | 'B' SQN | 'C' SQN | |
Half-track | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Scout Cars | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Tanks, Cruiser | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Tanks, ARV | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The Following
text appears to be an extraction from a field report (date
unknown) and
is presented in the first person to retain the flavour of the
original.
Whether fighting as a regiment or as a squadron, only the F Echelon of a squadron remains the same. The only difference to F Echelon is that in the regimental battle, RHQ tanks, scout cars, and Medical Officer's half-track becomes F Echelon and the soft skin vehicles move with A Echelon.
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