Another famous tank retrieval was done about 20 years ago at the exit from what, on D-day, 6th June 1944, was designated Sword Beach, Hermanville-sur-Mer in Normandy. A Churchill AVRE (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers) which was a special purpose demolition and obstacle-crossing tank from the British 79th Armoured Division (Hobart's Funnies), got itself completely bogged down in a German anti-tank ditch. The British army then proceeded to move its entire armoured force off the beach over the back of this tank, conveniently bridging the ditch. Over the weeks immediately following, it became completely covered with earth, sand and general debris, and was forgotten. After the war the French laid a thick concrete slab over it and it became part of the road.
In the early 1980s one of the original crew remembered it and showed some enthusiasts where it was. With the help of an enormous crane, many volunteers, and much pulling and shoving, the 45-ton relic was finally persuaded out of its 40-year resting place. It was in remarkably good condition with the live ammunition still in the racks, and the crew's rations still waiting to be eaten. It was restored with donated money, much of it from local French people, and stands nearby to this day as a memorial to those who fought their way across that beach on that famous day.
You can see a picture of the actual tank in a Dutch website:
https://www.strijdbewijs.nl/tanks/churchill/spec.htm over the caption "Een AVRE met de Petard mortier werper nabij Hermanville"
My dad served in 79th Armoured Division and landed on that same beach a few days later.