IWM Archives (Imperial War Museum Collections Online Database) [IMG] A Universal carrier and a Churchill tank of 51st Royal Tank Regiment...
Operation Blazing was the proposed Allied assault on Alderny in 1942, which had the aim of taking and holding the island for at least 24 hours....
Hi all, While in London I will be meeting next week with Nigel Montgomery, whose son served in the North Irish Horse. Amazingly he is busy...
WS/ Captain T/ Major Christopher Lawton Newton-Thompson MC, 21st Tank Brigade, 1st Canadian Division, 145th Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps....
W/ Captain T/ Major Lyall Lusted DSO, 145th Regiment, 21st Tank Brigade, 1st Canadian Division, 1st Canadian Corps, Royal Armoured Corps....
As mentiond in my other post, this is the second problem i'm facing in my african 1943 research. I know quite a bit more about this battle so...
The Churchill Crocodile was a British flame-throwing tank of late World War II, it was a variant of the Tank, Infantry, Mk VI (A22) Churchill VII,...
Is there any information on tank losses for the action at Stadensen on the night of 14/15th April 1945? There are claims that up to 30 (yes 30!)...
Has anyone got evidence of Churchill Crocodiles carrying anything other than standard Green or Winter Camouflage? Maybe black/Green, or Mickey...
Mollusc gave me heads up on this totally amazing model made by a Veteran and shown on Antiques Roadshow. [MEDIA]
The Raid on Dieppe: August 19, 1942
An interesting commencement of a new idea and utilisation of tanks put in to storage after the release of the Sherman. The Canadian Kangaroos...
I have a question regarding North Irish Horse tank markings in North Afrika. Do anyone knows how they looked like, expecially the Churchill Tanks?...
Sadly, a hypothetical question: If I bought the Churchill Crocodile mentioned here, located a fuel trailer, restored it like the one at...
Anybody feeling flush? Fancy a restorable Crocodile? No sign of a trailer though, I imagine they're not exactly thick on the ground. I have a...
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With new material available the article has been redone. See: http://www.nih.ww2site.com/nih/Articles/Propaganda.html Cheers, Gerry
Shortly after joining the North Irish Horse we went to Castle Martin to become familiar with newly delivered Churchill tanks. See:...
[IMG] Admittedly I am biased, however, here's what the Prime Minister had to say about "his" tank: "In 1942, with the war in North Africa at a...
2nd March 1945. The Italian Cremona Group went into its first (and successful) offensive. For the supporting North Irish Horse it was the first...
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