M3 Stuart part 2

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14th AD crews training in M3 and M5 at Camp Chaffee 1943

14th Armored Division crews training in M3 and M5 at Camp Chaffee 1943

27th Cavalry M5 at Camp Chorrera Panama March 1943

27th Cavalry M5 at Camp Chorrera Panama March 1943

2nd Armored Division M3 Tanks during Carolina War Games 1941

2nd Armored Division M3 Tanks during Carolina War Games 1941

3rd Armored Division tank column Verviers 8 September 1944

3rd Armored Division tank column Verviers 8 September 1944

50th Indian Tank Brigade M5

50th Indian Tank Brigade M5 crossing a river on December 1944 near Buthidaung, Burma

759th Tank Battalion M5

759th Tank Battalion M5 crew in Belgium, Battle of the Bulge 30 December 1944

761st Tank Battalion crews and M5 September 1944, England

761st Tank Battalion crews and M5A1 Stuart September 1944, England

A column of M5 offensive across the Rur Plain 9th Army 16 November 1944

A column of M5 offensive across the Rur Plain 9th Army 16 November 1944

Australian M3 Stuart New Guinea

Australian M3 New Guinea

M3 T28035 Africa

British M3 T28035 Africa

British Stuart V Normandy 1944

British Stuart V Normandy 1944

British troops advance past KO’d M3 in Grazzanise Italy 1943

British troops advance past KO'd M3 in Grazzanise Italy 1943

Chinese 1st Battalion M5 Stuart with Anti-Magnetic Mine Netting 1944

Chinese 1st Battalion M5 Stuart with Anti-Magnetic Mine Netting 1944

Chinese M3A3 Stuart

Chinese M3A3 advancing near Bhamo Burma 1944

Column of M5 from 12th AD, D Company, 714th TB Kitzingen April 1, 1945

Column of M5 from 12th Armored Division, D Company, 714th Tank Battalion Kitzingen April 1, 1945

M5 of 741st TB entering Essen on March 30, 1945

Command staff of the 2nd ID watching as a column of M5 tanks and men from the 741st Tank Battalion enter the ruins of Essen on March 30, 1945

Crew resting by their camouflaged M3 New Caledonia

Crew resting by their camouflaged M3 New Caledonia

Damaged M5 named Cadallac

Damaged M5 named Cadallac

ex-german M5A1

ex-german M5A1 with a hedge cutter

ex-japan M3 Philipines ’45

ex-japan M3 Philipines 1945

French M3A3 Stuart „Valmy” 1944

French M3A3 "Valmy" 1944

French M3A3 and M4A3 Strasbourg 1944

French M3A3 and M4A3 Strasbourg 1944

Gen. Russell Maxwell chats with British Driver 1942

Gen. Russell Maxwell chats with British M3 Driver, Africa 1942

General Patton in M3 during Desert Maneuvers in California 1942

General Patton in M3 during Desert Maneuvers in California 1942

German M3 Stuart DAK

German M3 DAK

Hungarian M3A1 Stuart

Hungarian M3A1 Stuart

Japanese M3

Japanese M3

Japanese M3 Stuart Saipan

Japanese M3 Saipan

M3A1 of 258th Independent Tank Battalion, Caucasus September 1942

Lend-Lease M3A1 of 258th Independent Tank Battalion, Caucasus September 1942

M3 Burma 1944

M3 Burma 1944

M3 from 43rd Infantry Division Laiana Beach, New Georgia 14 July 1943

M3 from 43rd Infantry Division Laiana Beach, New Georgia 14 July 1943

M3 light tanks of the Calvary during maneuvers

M3 light tanks of the Calvary during maneuvers

M3 Rock Island Arsenal

M3 Rock Island Arsenal

M3 supports 2/12th Bn, 2nd AIF advance on Buna 1943

M3 supports 2/12th Bn, 2nd AIF advance on Buna 1943

M3A1 „Painintheass” 3rd Battalion USMC Bougainville 1943

M3A1 "Painintheass" 3rd Battalion USMC Bougainville 1943

M3A1 Makin

M3A1 #40 and 41 Makin Atoll

M3A1 Bougainville

M3A1 Bougainville

M3A1 Flame thrower

M3A1 Flame thrower

M3A1 Kwajalein

M3A1 Kwajalein

M3A1 Munda

M3A1 Munda PTO

M3A1 1st Armored Division Africa

M3A1 of 1st Armored Division Africa

M3A1 Pacific

M3A1 Pacific

M3A1 Satan „D-31” Tinian

M3A1 Satan "D-31" Tinian 1944

M3A1 Satan and M5A1 Saipan

M3A1 Satan and M5A1 Saipan 1944

M3A1 Satan named „Nobby” Saipan

M3A1 Satan named "Nobby" Saipan

M3A1 Soviet

M3A1 Soviet

M3A3 of French Division in Celebration Parade on Champs Elysee

M3A3 of French Division in Celebration Parade on Champs Elysee

M3A3 transport

M3A3 transport

M5 Command Vehicle at Camp Forrest June 1942

M5 "Queen Mary" Command Vehicle at Camp Forrest June 1942

M5 and M3 at Camp Forrest Summer 1942

M5 and M3 at Camp Forrest Summer 1942

M5 at tank boneyard in Italy September 1944

M5 at tank boneyard in Italy September 1944

M5 crosses Huskie Bridge Volturno River Italy 13 October 1943

M5 crosses Huskie Bridge Volturno River Italy 13 October 1943

M5 equipped with a hedge cutter

M5 equipped with a hedge cutter

M5 from 14th Armored Division damaged by German air attack

M5 from 14th Armored Division damaged by German air attack Betschdorf France 9 January 1945

M5 from 3rd Armored Division Ludwigshuette 29 March 1945

M5 from 3rd Armored Division Ludwigshütte 29 March 1945

M5 North Africa 43

M5 North Africa 1943

M5 of 2nd Armored Division Wadrichen, Germany 10 October 1944

M5 of 2nd Armored Division Wadrichen, Germany 10 October 1944

M5 of 42nd Infantry Division Wurzburg April 1945

M5 of 42nd Infantry Division and German Officer POW's Wurzburg April 1945

M5 of the 2nd Armored Division Beggendorf November 1944

M5 of the 2nd Armored Division Beggendorf November 1944

M5 of the 3rd Armored Division Ardennes December 1944

M5 of the 3rd Armored Division Ardennes December 1944

M5 prepped and waiting for the order to advance

M5 prepped and waiting for the order to advance at the start of the 9th Armys Operation Queen November 16, 1944

M5 PsyOps Track Apollensdorf

M5 PsyOps Track of 2nd Armored Apollensdorf, Germany 30 April 1945

M5 Stuart Light Tank

M5 Stuart Light Tank

M5 Stuart with sandbag armor

M5 Stuart with sandbag armor

M5 Training at Camp Forrest Tennessee Summer 1942

M5 Training at Camp Forrest Tennessee Summer 1942

M5 Rome 1944

M5, M3 half-track and M8 in Rome 1944

M5A1 „Shanty Irish” of 12th AD Rouffach, France, February 1945

M5A1 "Shanty Irish" 12th Armored Division Rouffach, France, February 1945

M5A1 at Camp Adair Oregon March 1943

M5A1 at Camp Adair Oregon March 1943

M5A1 Buchet 31 August 1944

M5A1 Buchet 31 August 1944

M5A1 France 1944

M5A1 France 1944

M5A1 Stuarts of the 3rd Army 1945

M5A1 of the 3rd Army 1945

M5A1 Stuart of the 4th Armored Division Coutances 1944

M5A1 of the 4th Armored Division Coutances 1944

M5A1 of the 66th Regimenr Magdeburg 1945

M5A1 of the 66th Regimenr Magdeburg 1945

M5A1 Stuart of the 714th Tank Battalion

M5A1 of the 714th Tank Battalion

M5A1 of the 761st Tank Battalion, Coburg 25 April 1945

M5A1 of the 761st Tank Battalion, Coburg 25 April 1945

M5A1 of the Armored Division Germany 1945

M5A1 of the Armored Division Germany 1945

3rd Tank Battalion M3A1 „Blood Guts” on Bougainville 1944

Marine 3rd Tank Battalion M3A1 "Blood Guts" on Bougainville 1944

Marine Dog Mascot „Radio” in M3 PTO 1943

Marine Dog Mascot "Radio" in M3 PTO 1943

M3A1 Satan 1944

Marine M3A1 "D-21" Satan" 1944

Marine M3A1 leaving landing craft New River NC ’42

Marine M3A1 leaving landing craft New River, NC 1942

Marine M5 on Cape Gloucester 44

Marine M5 on Cape Gloucester 1944

Marine M5 on Cape Gloucester 44 2

Marine M5 on Cape Gloucester 1944 2

Marines of 1st Tank Battalion with M3A1 on Guadalcanal

Marines of 1st Tank Battalion with M3A1 on Guadalcanal 1942

Marines Repairing M3A1 Stuart on Bougainville Beach 1943

Marines Repairing M3A1 on Bougainville Beach 1943

Photographer Bert Brant passing M3A3 in Paris

Photographer Bert Brant passing French M3A3 in Paris 1944

Russian M3A1

Russian M3A1 named "Суворов" (Suvorov)

Soldier in M3A1 at Aleutians 1943

Soldier in M3A1 at Aleutians 1943

M3 Buna, New Guinea 1943

Soldiers of D Company 2/2th Battalion supported by M3 as they attack Japanese pillboxes in the final assault on Buna New Guinea

Soviet M3

Soviet M3

Soviet M3 Stuart 7201

Soviet M3 7201

Soviet M3 7201

Soviet M3 7201

Soviet M3A1 Stuart 1942

Soviet M3A1 1942

British Stuart VI Germany April 13, 1945

Stuart VI pass half-tracks and other vehicles of 15th Scottish Division during the advance to the River Elbe Germany April 13, 1945

M3A3 tanks manned by Chinese troops

U.S. M3A3 tanks manned by Chinese troops on the Ledo road, Burma 1944

USMC M3A1 „The Pay Off” 1943

USMC M3A1 "The Pay Off" 1943

The Light Tank M3 was an American light tank of World War II in use with British and Commonwealth forces prior to the entry of the USA into the European theatre. The name General Stuart or Stuart given by the British comes from the American Civil War General J.E.B. Stuart and was used for both the M3 and M5 Light Tank, in British service it also had the unofficial nickname of “Honey”. To the United States Army the tanks were officially known only as Light Tank M3 and Light Tank M5.