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The tank appears to be from the M26 Pershing / early M46 Patton family. These closely related vehicles share many visible features, and the angle of this photograph does not clearly show the rear-deck and exhaust details needed to distinguish the two with complete certainty. It was previously identified as an M47 Patton, but the archive context and vehicle chronology make the earlier Pershing/Patton family more consistent with the photograph.
A large field or unit flag dominates the foreground, while numerous soldiers gather around the tank and move across the field. A motorcycle or light military vehicle is partially visible in the foreground.
The reverse is handwritten:
“P.F.C. Donald P. Gillmore”
“2nd Bn. Med.”
This photograph comes from the same cohesive archive as other U.S. Army images showing U.S. Constabulary and 6th Armored Cavalry Regiment personnel and vehicles in postwar Germany. Companion photographs from the group show the distinctive Constabulary “Circle C” insignia, and one jeep is directly marked “6AC.”
The associated archive is most consistent with the late 1940s to around 1950, during the period when the 6th Armored Cavalry Regiment remained within the U.S. Constabulary structure.
An excellent original image for collectors of postwar U.S. armor, M26 Pershing / M46 Patton tanks, U.S. Constabulary history, 6th Armored Cavalry Regiment material, occupation Germany, field maneuvers and original military photography.
Original period photograph, not a modern reproduction.
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