D day - Normandy

British Churchill Crocodile Tank, towing the flame thrower's fuel in a trailer behind it

Title / Titre : Infantrymen of the Edmonton Regiment in a Universal Carrier, using an umbrella to provide some shade, Valguarnera, Italy, July 17, 1943 / Des fantassins de l’Edmonton Regiment se trouvant dans un porteur universel utilisent un parapluie pour avoir un peu d’ombre à Valguarnera (Italie), le 17 juillet 1943 Creator(s) / Créateur(s) : Capt. Frank Royal Date(s) : July 17, 1943 / 17 juillet 1943 Reference No. / Numéro de référence : AMICUS n/a, MIKAN 3534540…

Iinfantryman of 'D' Company, Regina Rifle Regiment, on guard duty in forward post, Normandy, 10 june 1944.

SE 2374. Men of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers 36th Infantry Division man a position by the River Mu's weir in anticipation of an enemy counter attack January 1945

Thanks to Sergeant Graham Humphrey for all his hard work at transcribing these diaries and adding photographs and routine orders in the appropriate places! 1940 War Diary 1941 War Diary 1942 War Di…

Each task force had one flail tank. As the flail tanks crested the hill, they passed through our infantry line directly into the minefields. Although the tanks had to contend not only with mines but with an extremely soggy field, they made an initial good showing. The flying chains detonated several mines, and the explosions created additional craters. But finally, due to the combination of the muddy fields and the fact that the horsepower needed to turn the flail took too much power away…

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H 37859. Churchill AVRE (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers) Type C Mark II carpetlayer for laying tracks across soft beaches.

The Second World War saw massive numbers of armored vehicles deployed on all sides. While most were tanks, artillery, and transports, there were also lots

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