Fray Bentos, The Tank that Inspired Fury

Fray Bentos a new high tech weapon at the time was a Mark IV tank that got stuck on the enemy lines. The crew battled for several days bravely defending from the German onslaught while under fire from the British who were trying to stop the tank falling into German hands.
Captain Donald Richardson, despite being injured, bravely led his crew to safety and they became the most highly decorated tank crew at the time. In recent years Fray Bentos' last stand became the inspiration for the story Fury.
Huge thanks to @thetankmuseum for the footage and the photos at the end of this film.
Please let us know in the comments what you think of the video.
Thanks also to Benson's Grandpa for sponsoring this us on Patreon. He appears as an extra in this video. If you too would like to be an extra in a future film, then please check out our Patreon at / yarnhub

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Naming a tank after a brand of canned meat? British Humor Level: Expert.

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Fray Bentos its a town in the mídele West of Uruguay in South America where was settled the British -uruguayian canned meat factory that delive

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Delivered meat meals to allied forces in both world wars

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So "Fury" being an American tank should really have been called Spam?

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I thought spam was British?

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@@sjonnieplayfull5859 It was created by the Hormel foods corporation circa 1937, in the good old U.S. of A.

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@@znentitan4032 sorry, didn't know. Only heard in English context before, but never too old to learn. Thanks for the update.

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