The Tank Monument is a war memorial in the Belgian city of La Roche-en-Ardenne. The tank monument stands on the Quai du Gravier in the center of the town on a square, overlooking the Ourthe. The tank is of the M4A1 Sherman type and this specific tank was nicknamed AMBOY. The Sherman tank replaced the M46 Patton in 2004, which was donated to La Roche in 1990 by the Arlon Infantry School.

On December 17, 2004, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, this war memorial was erected by a cavalry regiment of the Belgian army. This was specifically in honor of the 2nd and 3rd US Armored Divisions, who had played a part in the liberation of La Roche.

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

April 22, 2022

American tank
In the parking lot of the Quai de l'Ourthe is an American tank with a 76 mm gun.
It's a Sherman M4A1. It stands as a tribute to the 2nd and 3rd Blindés Divisions of the Americans who stopped the German army in December 1944 and who liberated La Roche and its surroundings in January 1945 during the Battle of the Bulge.
Restored by the 1/3 Lancers Regiment of Marche-en-Famenne, the tank was unveiled on December 17, 2004, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge.

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