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I'm an old tank officer with the 29th. Division & served with a few veterans of WWII & Korea. We used Sherman's until finally receiving the M60 which was long overdue. The only way the Sherman could defeat the German tanks was with numbers & tactics. Our nickname was "Ronson" since they were so prone to catch fire. The German tanks were produced on heavy equipment production lines which resulted in slow production. We produced the Sherman's in high production mostly automobile factories. As with most things German their tanks were very complex & as the war continued were very prove to mechanical failures. During training, I remember seeing movie footage of American tank crews shot by the Germans after surrendering. We were told that we would adhere to the Geneva Convention & treat any captured enemy accordingly. When several troopers asked our colonel what happened during WWII he replied "we shot the bastards".