Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Dutch Centurion Mk III with the 20 pounder. A rare sight. In the fifties, the Dutch army replaced its outdated Shermans and Rams with 592 British Centurion tanks. The first choice was the American build M47 Patton, but because of the war in Korea, these were not available. In the eighties, the slow tank was replaced by the Leopard II.
Dutch Centurion Mk III with the 20 pounder. A rare sight. In the fifties, the Dutch army replaced its outdated Shermans and Rams with 592 British Centurion tanks. The first choice was the American build M47 Patton, but because of the war in Korea, these were not available. In the eighties, the slow tank was replaced by the Leopard II.
