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M26 Pershing heavy tank of US 9th Armored Division near Vettweiss, Germany March 1945 (colorized).

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The M26 Pershing is a heavy tank/medium tank formerly used by the United States Army. It was used in the last months of World War II during the Invasion of Germany and extensively during the Korean War. The tank was named after General of the Armies John J. Pershing, who led the American Expeditionary Force in Europe in World War I.

It was withdrawn in 1951 in favor of its improved derivative, the M46 Patton, which had a more powerful and reliable engine and advanced suspension. The lineage of the M26 continued with the M47 Patton, and was reflected in the new designs of the later M48 Patton and M60 Patton.

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In December 1941, the M3 Medium Tank was the primary tank being produced for the U.S. Army and was a stopgap while America caught up in tank design.

Fast forward to only three years later in 1944, and the T26E3 (later standardized as the M26 Pershing) was finishing evaluation and soon would be rushed to Europe in response to the Battle of the Bulge.