Tanks of the United States saw limited action in the battle for Normandy as armored recovery vehicles with dummy guns. The M4 was the best known and most used American tank of World War II. Christened "Sherman" by the British, it was named for the famous US Civil War General, William Tecumseh Sherman. The M4 Sherman was a medium tank that proved itself in the Allied operations in North Africa, Europe and the Pacific theaters of war in World War II. The Sherman was a relatively inexpensive, easy to maintain and produce combat system. Similar to production efforts on the part of the Soviet Union
Monument to the Dead of World War II and cools the interior temperature. The "Monument to the Dead of World War II" was designed by architects Mark Netto Konder and Helio Ribas Marinho, the winners of a national competition. The monument construction was completed in 1960. The primary vertical feature is the monumental portal, an abstract memorial sculpture of formed concrete, that is tall. Other artworks at the Monument include: Monument to the Dead of World War II The Monument to the Dead of World War II (), also the Monument to the Brazilian Soldiers of World War II, commemorates Brazil's participation and losses in the Second World