Re: Reason for the Circle Around the Star on Late War US Armor?

On Mar 2, 4:19 pm, "c...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <c...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
any particular reason the plain star was not up to the job?

Craig

Official reason given for adding the circle was complaints from the
British in North Africa that at extreme range the star could be
mistaken for a German cross. Addition of a white or yellow circle
around the star was ordered for Operation Husky, the Invasion of
Sicily, and was used throughout the Italian campaign. Units from Italy
that participated in the Operation Dragoon landings in the south of
France carried these marking in the French campaign and on into
Germany. Units in the UK did not normally receive these markings, and
they weren't normally seen in operations in Normandy.
Gerald Owens

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