Curtis G. Culin
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Sgt Curtis Grubb Culin III was a World War II soldier credited with the invention of a hedge-breaching device fitted to Allied armored vehicles during the Battle of Normandy. As they moved inland afte
The Curtis G. Culin III memorial in his hometown of Cranford, New Jersey
Rhino tank
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"Rhino tank" was the American nickname for Allied tanks fitted with "tusks", or bocage cutting devices, during World War II. The British designation for the modifications was prongs.
Curtis G. Culin
…Sgt Curtis Grubb Culin III (February 10, 1915 – November 20, 1963) was a World War II soldier credited with the invention of a hedge-breaching device fitted to Allied armored vehicles during the Battle of Normandy. As they moved inland after the D-Day landings, the Allies found their tanks were unable…
An M4A1 (76) W-based United States Rhino tank crashes through a hedgerow.
An example of bocage landscape
A M5 Stuart light tank, fitted with a Culin-style "cutter"
An American M4 Sherman tank with hedgerow breaching modifications