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1942 WWII armored tanks prodcution photo...
1942 WWII armored tanks prodcution photo...
Item # 721094
June 19, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 19, 1942
* "General Grant" American M3 tanks production photo
* Chrysler’s Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant in Warren, Michigan
Page 8 has a three column photo with heading: "Mass Production Of Tanks Near Detroit" with brief text. (see images)
Other World War II reporting throughout. Complete with all 38 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
AI notes: In 1942, Chrysler’s Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant in Warren, Michigan, operated as a sprawling, highly organized assembly line dedicated to producing the M3 medium tanks, known in British service as “Grants.” Drawing on mass‑production techniques adapted from the automotive industry, the plant coordinated hundreds of workers across multiple shifts, using overhead cranes, heavy lifting equipment, and a complex flow of sub‑assembled parts to move hulls, turrets, engines, and armament down the line efficiently. The “Grant” variant, featuring a British-pattern turret to accommodate Allied needs, was built alongside the U.S.-pattern “Lee,” with thousands of tanks rolling off the line in 1942 alone. Despite being a stop-gap design, the M3 series filled a critical gap in Allied armored forces, and the Chrysler assembly line’s scale and speed—capable of producing hundreds of tanks per month—demonstrated the remarkable industrial mobilization of the United States during World War II, setting the stage for the later mass production of the M4 Sherman.
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