Editing M7 Priest (section)

=== Northwest Europe ===
During the [[invasion of Normandy]], from June 1944, the artillery regiments of the British [[3rd Division (United Kingdom)|3rd]] and [[50th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)|50th]] divisions, and the Canadian [[3rd Canadian Division|3rd Division]] were equipped with the M7; however, these were replaced by towed 25-pounder guns in early August.<ref>John Keegan, ''Six Armies in Normandy'', The Viking Press, New York, 1982, pp. 126–27</ref>

[[File:The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B6657.2.jpg|thumb|left|M7 Priest passes by a [[Humber scout car]] as it moves into position to support an attack on [[Battle for Caen|Caen]], 8 July 1944.]]

During the [[Battle of the Bulge]], each US armored division had three battalions of M7s, giving them unparalleled mobile artillery support.<ref>Collins, Michael. King, Martin. ''Voices of the Bulge: Untold Stories from Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge''. MBI Publishing Company, 2011. p. 193</ref>