Anzio February 1944 Written by myself From sources (including photos) from families of the men in the 67th Field Regt. in support of 2 Infantry...
There were perhaps fewer "war worn" vehicles shipped from North Africa and Italy to India than might be expected: 896 Grant/Lee tanks were...
To All, There were wading tanks at both American beaches. At Omaha each battalion, 741st supporting the 16th Infantry Regiment and the 743d...
Hereward, I wonder if you (or anyone else reading this for that matter) could tell me to the best of your knowledge if the 16/5 lancers were...
Edited post. I completely disagree that German tanks were better than British ones in 1941, if you look at what the Germans actually needed to win...
Fortunately at... Garai, Bertram Henry (Oral history) There are some specific references referred to in the description, particularly in REEL 4...
I think mid 1942 is pushing it a bit, but certainly the A9/10 and Valentine would have been more suitable for the Heer 1939-41. German tanks do...
I am not an expert on this subject, but you could begin with Death by Design by Peter Beale and The Great Tank Scandal by David Fletcher. The...
Re. IWM B 6228 [ATTACH] THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORMANDY 1944 Object description Sherman tanks of 11th Armoured Division, near Eterville, 30 June...
The following is a short distillation of notes that the grandchildern found. "If you landed on D-Day itself, the 6th of June 1944, then for the...
Kan iemand mij helpen omtrent gegevens van Capt. Howard Norman RA? Hij is geland op Juno Beach, ingedeeld bij de Royal Marines met een kleine unit...
I spoke to my father's OC, Mervyn Davies, about the events of the 16th and am always struck by his written account about the advance on Casa...
IWM B 15230 Object description Sherman tanks, carriers and other vehicles in Geldern, 6 March 1945. THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE...
Really? The "government" staging such photos for propaganda purposes? No.11 is offset with respect to No.10 because it had another vehicle behind...
According to the SRY War Diary - where KEVAILER = Kevelaer the SRY were in the south eastern part of Kevelaer after 5pm by which time in March...
[ATTACH] Shermans No. 10 and 11 appear to be M4A2 (Sherman III) with a one-piece nose casting. The Sherman Minutia Web site is a good source for...
[ATTACH] Seen at Gosport, waiting to cross the English Channel, Sherman No. 10 ‘BALACLAVA’ was the first AFV to board LCT 610. Shipping marks for...
Looks like the serial number on the Sherman was T-228782. The Café Restaurant was owned by M. Laurents. I searched for old post cards and other...
The issue about "bad guns" is that the British reckoned that the guns on German tanks were much more powerful than the 2 pounder, when in reality...
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