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DD tank

DD or duplex drive tanks, nicknamed "Donald Duck tanks", were a type of amphibious swimming tank developed by the British during the Second World War. The phrase is mostly used for the Duplex Drive variant of the M4 Sherman medium tank, that was used by the Western Allies during and after the Normandy Landings in June 1944.

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.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed
4 knots (7 km/h) swimming
Designed
1941–1944
Designer
Nicholas Straussler
In service
1944–1950s
Used by
United Kingdom Canada United States
Variants
DD Valentine, DD Sherman

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DD tank

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DD tank

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related to Sherman · 72
DD tank → Aberdeen Proving Ground, Ahmednagar, AL, An M4A1 DD, An M4A2 DD, An M4A2E8 HVSS Duplex, Anniston, April, Armor, Blindés, Bold, Bovington, California, Canadian, Canadian M4A4, Cavalry Tank Museum, Courseulles, Courseulles-sur-Mer, D-Day, DD
related to Northwest Europe · 33
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related to External links · 23
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related to Combat · 18
DD tank → Allied, August, British, D-Day, DD, DD Tanks, Dragoons, France, India, Italian Front, Japanese, Malaya, March, Operation Dragoon, Operation Plunder, Rhine, The, They
related to Italian campaign · 16
DD tank → April, By February, DD, DD Shermans, During, Italy, On, Po River, Queen's Own Hussars, River Adige, Shermans, The, There, Valentine DDs, Valentines, Venice
related to Later flotation screen use · 13
DD tank → After, By, Centurion, Churchill, Churchill Crocodile, Cromwell, DD, DD Sherman, Designs, The, This, Universal Carrier, Vickers MBT
related to Operation Dragoon · 10
DD tank → American, August, Cannes, Company, DD, Five, France, The, The Operation Dragoon, Toulon
related to Sherman DD · 8
DD tank → Both, DD Tanks, In, Modifications, One, Sherman, Straussler's, The
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed · 1
DD tank → 4 knots (7 km/h) swimming
Designed · 1
DD tank → 1941–1944

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tanks tank dd sherman beach used screen flotation water war amphibious british could world d-day valentine dds launched landing operation

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DD tank.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed4 knots (7 km/h) swimming1.00infobox
DD tankDesigned1941–19441.00infobox
DD tankDesignerNicholas Straussler1.00infobox
DD tankIn service1944–1950s1.00infobox
DD tankUsed byUnited Kingdom Canada United States1.00infobox
DD tankVariantsDD Valentine, DD Sherman1.00infobox
DD tankWarsWorld War II1.00infobox
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DD tankrelated to CombatDD0.60section
DD tankrelated to CombatD-Day0.60section
DD tankrelated to CombatThey0.60section
DD tankrelated to CombatOperation Dragoon0.60section

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