HOME

Armor and Cavalry Restoration Facility

By Mr. Patrick Albright (Benning)June 28, 2016

Armor and Cavalry Restoration Facility
1 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (FORT BENNING, Ga) Located at 5482 75th Infantry Regiment Street and originally built for the 2nd Armored Division in 1940, building 3716 is now home to the Armor Museum Restoration Shop on Fort Benning's Sand Hill. It houses tanks, armored vehicles ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Building 3716
2 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (FORT BENNING, Ga) Located at 5482 75th Infantry Regiment Street and originally built for the 2nd Armored Division in 1940, building 3716 is now home to the Armor Museum Restoration Shop on Fort Benning's Sand Hill. It houses tanks, armored vehicles ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Tanks and more
3 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
M-1918 Ford Two Man Tank
4 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (FORT BENNING, Ga,) One of the first US-designed and produced light tanks in history, the M-1918 Ford Two Man Tank was designed for American forces to us during World War I. The vehicle had a maximum speed of 8 mph and was armed with a 30 Caliber mac... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Mark V
5 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (FORT BENNING, Ga) Armed with eight .303 caliber machine guns, two 57mm cannons, a crew of 11 and a maximum speed of 5 mph, the Mark V saw limited action in the closing months of World War I. Intended by the British to be an upgrade from the Mark IV,... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Flak 36
6 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
German Flak 36 Anti-Tank/Anti-Aircraft gun
7 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Tiger II
8 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (FORT BENNING, Ga,) With an 88mm main gun, two MG-34 7.92mm machine guns and a maximum speed of 21 miles per hour, the Tiger II and its crew of 5 (commander, gunner, driver, loader, assistant driver) was issued to heavy tank battalions during the Nor... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Tiger
9 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (FORT BENNING, Ga,) With an 88mm main gun, two MG-34 7.92mm machine guns the Tiger and its crew of 5 (commander, gunner, driver, loader, assistant driver) was the German Wehrmacht's first armored fighting vehicle that mounted the KwK 36 88mm gun. A 1... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Harley-Davidson WLA motorcycle
10 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (FORT BENNING, Ga,) The Harley-Davidson WLA motorcycle was used extensively during World War II for messenger duty when paper correspondence was necessary. The slim profile enabled operators' access to areas or roads where full-sized vehicles could n... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Harley-Davidson WLA motorcycle
11 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (FORT BENNING, Ga) The Harley-Davidson WLA motorcycle had a maximum speed of 65 mph on paved roads and weighed 550 pounds without any accessories. Accessories included luggage racks, ammo box, a Thompson submachine gun scabbard, leg guards and a wind... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Type 97 Chi-Ha
12 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

(FORT BENNING, Ga) Located at 5482 75th Infantry Regiment Street and originally built for the 2nd Armored Division in 1940, building 3716 is now home to the Armor Museum Restoration Shop on Fort Benning's Sand Hill. It houses tanks, armored vehicles and weapons from the National Armor and Cavalry Collection. (Photo by: Patrick A. Albright/MCoE PAO Photographer)

Related Links:

RELATED STORIES