The 'Scrap Metal' Idea a Sergeant Welded to Tanks That Broke 6 Weeks of Normandy Stalemate
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July 1944. The Allied invasion of Normandy had stalled. American forces were dying by the thousands in the bocage—ancient hedgerows that turned every field into a German fortress. Tanks couldn't break through. Infantry advances were measured in yards. One thousand killed per kilometer.
Then a 29-year-old sergeant from New Jersey heard a joke, grabbed some scrap metal from German beach obstacles, and welded together a device that would change everything.
In this video, we explore:
Why the Norman hedgerows became the deadliest terrain American forces had ever encountered
The fatal flaw that made Sherman tanks vulnerable every time they tried to cross
How Sergeant Curtis Culin turned a Tennessee soldier's joke into a war-winning innovation
The eleven-day sprint to equip 60% of First Army tanks before Operation Cobra
Why German armor, despite superior firepower, couldn't counter this simple modification
The Culin Hedgerow Cutter cost nothing. It required no special training. It was built from enemy scrap metal in fields across Normandy. And it broke a stalemate that had lasted seven weeks.
SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Blumenson, Martin. Breakout and Pursuit (United States Army in World War II)
Hastings, Max. Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy
Zaloga, Steven. Armored Thunderbolt: The U.S. Army Sherman in World War II
U.S. Army Center of Military History records
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