57mm Antitank Gun M1

The 57mm Gun M1 was the American version of the British 6-pounder, adopted in 1943 to replace the outclassed 37mm; with far greater penetration, it became a standard U.S. antitank gun in the European theater.

57mm Antitank Gun M1 is a historical marker in Cordele, Crisp County. It is one of 32 historical markers documented in Crisp County, among 69 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.9595, -83.9117 near Cordele. The nearest cataloged historic site is Russian 85mm Divisional Gun D-44 (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include 155 Howitzer M1918A3, 37mm Antitank Gun M3, and 155mm Gun MI “The Long Tom”.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.