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Elvis' Tank Unit at Edwards Kaserne

 

At least in the film it was Edwards, but in reality this was the 1st Battalion, 32nd Armor, while doing maintenance work at their Friedberg base.

SPECIAL NOTE: The 3rd Armored tanks shown throughout the movie are the M-48 Patton, which had a combat weight of 47 tons and fired a 90mm round. The newer and faster M-60, which weighed 53 tons and fired a 105mm, did not arrive in Europe until 1961-62.

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