This M4 Sherman Tank is located in the room called "Les Alliés Seconde Guerre mondiale" (The Allies during the Second World War) in the back of the museum.  Combat Vehicle The M4 Sherman Tank is synonymous with armored vehicles of World War II. Named after William T. Sherman, the American Civil War General, the M4 offered a relatively spacious operating area for its crew and possessed the sort of all-around armor and performance that previous tanks tended to lack. After the U.S. entered the war, production of the M4 took place in 11 different factories which turned out 2,000 tanks each month by the middle 1942. Some interesting variations of the original tank included an M4 equipped with a Howitzer canon, one fitted with a bulldozer blade, and even an amphibious M4 that was used during the invasion of Normandy and affectionately nicknamed "Donald Duck."

"This is surely the most famous tank of World War II. For the French it has remained the symbol of their liberation. Its 53000 specimens took part in every armored fights, in Corea, in Pakistan, in India in 1965, in the Near East in 1948, 1956, 1967, and one more time in 1973."