<P> The final tank battle is a rough depiction of the Battle of Celles on December 26 , 1944 , where the U.S. 2nd Armored Div . smashed the German 2nd Panzer Division . The film creates the false impression that large numbers of American tanks sacrificed themselves against the heavy Tiger IIs and in the process lured the enemy off course , which caused them to run out of gas . In reality , they were already stranded . The tanks used ( despite the claims of the producer in an interview which is one of the DVD extras ) are not historically accurate ; although the M24 Chaffee light tanks used in the scene were World War II - era vehicles , they were not in use in the scale shown in the film and were relatively rare . Unfortunately , the US M47 Pattons as representing German King Tiger tanks and the M4 Shermans as represented by the aforementioned M24 Chaffees contributed much to the myth or ' meme ' of the ' superior size and firepower which US armor had to contend with . ' But in WWII , that was actually the task and work of the ( mobile ) artillery . </P>
<P> The final tank battle is a rough depiction of the Battle of Celles on December 26 , 1944 , where the U.S. 2nd Armored Div . smashed the German 2nd Panzer Division . The film creates the false impression that large numbers of American tanks sacrificed themselves against the heavy Tiger IIs and in the process lured the enemy off course , which caused them to run out of gas . In reality , they were already stranded . The tanks used ( despite the claims of the producer in an interview which is one of the DVD extras ) are not historically accurate ; although the M24 Chaffee light tanks used in the scene were World War II - era vehicles , they were not in use in the scale shown in the film and were relatively rare . Unfortunately , the US M47 Pattons as representing German King Tiger tanks and the M4 Shermans as represented by the aforementioned M24 Chaffees contributed much to the myth or ' meme ' of the ' superior size and firepower which US armor had to contend with . ' But in WWII , that was actually the task and work of the ( mobile ) artillery . </P>
what tanks were used in the battle of the bulge movie
what tanks were used in the battle of the bulge movie
M47 Pattons M24 Chaffees
M47 Pattons M24 Chaffees