Tank Movie

[Pips]

Hoping someone can help.

Many years ago I watched a tank movie, set in Normandy (probably made in the 60's or 70's). The only scene I can remember from it was a couple of German tanks climbing out of a tank ditch/river bed and being shot in the belly by Shermans hiding in bushes. Yeah I know, not a lot of detail.

The only tank movie I've been able to find of that vintage is 'The Tanks Are Coming'. It's not that movie.

Any ideas? Thanks.

[Mark in Cleveland, Tn.]

Patton.....Battle Of the Bulge...................To Hell and Back................all had such short scenes........Could it be D-Day,the Sixth Of June/........A Bridge To Far............................ ther weird one with Rock Hudson in it???

[Hans1906]

Thought about "Rommel, der Wüstenfuchs" (E: "The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel") from the year 1951.

American "Sherman" tanks in Nordafrika: https://www.how-amps.org/british-m4-she ... rth-africa

Oha! (You learn someting new every other day...)


Hans

[Pips]

Thanks guys, but none of those.
As far as I can remember it's theme was how ineffective the Sherman tank was compared to the heavy German tanks. Which is why I thought it may have been "The tanks are coming", but was not.

[ROLAND1369]

I believe the movie was "Imitation General" in 1958 with Glen Ford. The American tanks were M 48s and the German tanks were M 41s. The Americans marked the bridge as "Mined" and the Germans bypassed it in a dry stream bed and exposed their bellies. The M 48s were inside houses. The Armor probably came from the 40th armored Division California National Guard.

[OpanaPointer]

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051767/

[Sheldrake]

Thanks guys, but none of those.
As far as I can remember it's theme was how ineffective the Sherman tank was compared to the heavy German tanks.

From that description are you sure it is not this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBLrtDpRUDc&t=43s

[Pips]

Imitation General!!! That's it Roland. Many, many thanks, greatly appreciated.