Churchill Tanks In Normandy

British Tanks and Afvs in Nw Europe 1944-45 Churchill tanks of 7th Royal Tank Regiment advance during the assault on Le Havre by Canadian I Corps, 10 September 1944.

British Tanks and Afvs in Nw Europe 1944-45 Churchill tanks of 7th Royal Tank Regiment form up for the assault on Le Havre by Canadian I Corps, 10 September 1944.

British Tanks in Nw Europe 1944-45 A Churchill tank of 4th Grenadier Guards, 6th Guards Tank Brigade, moving forward near Vassy in Normandy, 4 August 1944.

D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 Troops of 3rd Division on Queen beach, Sword area, 6 June 1944. On the left, medics attend to wounded next to a disabled Churchill AVRE from 5t More

D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy, 6th June 1944 Churchill AVREs of 5th Assault Regiment, Royal Engineers, carriers and a jeep on Sword Beach. Wounded are being treated by the side of the vehicles.

Infantry of 15th (Scottish) Division advance through waist-high corn, supported by Churchill tanks of 7th Royal Tank Regiment during Operation 'Epsom', Normandy, 28 June 1944. Infantry of 15th (Scottish) Divisi More

Infantry of 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers, 15th (Scottish) Division, advance behind a Churchill tank of 9th Royal Tank Regiment at the start of Operation 'Epsom' in Normandy, 26 June 1944. Infantry of 6th Royal Sco More

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Churchill tank of 7th Royal Tank Regiment, 31st Tank Brigade, during Operation 'Epsom'.

The British Army in Normandy 1944 A Churchill tank of 7th Royal Tank Regiment, 31st Tank Brigade, with jeeps and carriers during Operation 'Epsom', 26 June 1944.

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Churchill tanks of 7th Royal Tank Regiment, 31st Tank Brigade, advance through a cornfield, 28 June 1944.

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Churchill tank crews of 31st Tank Brigade with their extensively camouflaged vehicles, 13 July 1944.

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Churchill tanks prepare for an attack on Hill 113, 15 July 1944.

The British Army in Normandy 1944 A Churchill tank moves up towards the village of Tourville, in preparation for an attack on Hill 112, 16 July 1944.

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Churchill tanks move up at dawn near the village of Tourville to attack Hill 112, 16 July 1944.

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Churchill tanks move up at dawn near the village of Tourville to attack Hill 112, 16 July 1944.

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Churchill tanks moving into position at dawn to support the attack on Evrecy, 16 July 1944.

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Churchill tanks during the attack on Evrecy, 16 July 1944.

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Lt J Fathergill, CO of 'B' Squadron, 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, 34th Tank Brigade, in the turret of his Churchill tank, 17 July 1944.

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Trooper E McGuiness, gunner of a Churchill tank of 'B' Squadron, 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, 34th Tank Brigade, 17 July 1944.

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Trooper E McGuiness, gunner of a Churchill tank of 'B' Squadron, 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, 34th Tank Brigade, touching up the name 'Briton' on the side of its hull, More

The British Army in Normandy 1944 .Lt J Fathergill, CO of 'B' Squadron, 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, 34th Tank Brigade, preparing hand grenades on his Churchill tank, 17 July 1944. The small plaque fixe More

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Lt Fathergill, CO of 'B' Squadron, 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, 34th Tank Brigade, with two of his crew cleaning a Besa machine-gun in front of their Churchill tank, 17 More

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Lt Fathergill, CO of 'B' Squadron, 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, 34th Tank Brigade, with his crew on their Churchill tank, 17 July 1944.

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Lt Fathergill, CO of 'B' Squadron, 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, 34th Tank Brigade, with his crew on their Churchill tank, 17 July 1944.

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Royal Scots Fusiliers, supported by Churchill tanks, push forward towards St Pierre Tarentaine, 3 August 1944.

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Churchill tanks carrying infantry advance towards St Pierre Tarentaine, 3 August 1944.

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Churchill tanks carrying infantry advance towards St Pierre Tarentaine, 3 August 1944.

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Churchill tanks carrying infantry advance towards St Pierre Tarentaine, 3 August 1944.

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Track repairs for a Churchill tank in the Villers Bocage area, 4 August 1944. A Churchill ARV can be seen in the background.

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Churchill and Sherman tanks pass each other during the advance towards Vassy, 4 August 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Churchill AVRE of 79th Armoured Division moving into Caen, 10 July 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Infantry watch Churchill tanks moving up for a dawn attack towards Evrecy, 16 July 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Hanging out the washing on a Churchill tank of 'B' Squadron, 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, 34th Tank Brigade, 17 July 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Churchill tanks of 7th Troop, 'B' Squadron, 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, 34th Tank Brigade, 17 July 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Churchill tanks of 7th Troop, 'B' Squadron, 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, 34th Tank Brigade, 17 July 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Churchill tanks of 'B' Squadron, 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, 34th Tank Brigade, 17 July 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Churchill tanks of 'B' Squadron, 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, 34th Tank Brigade, 17 July 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 A Churchill tank in the shattered village of Maltot, 26 July 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 A Churchill tank carrying infantry of the Royal Scots Fusiliers passes a destroyed German Mk IV tank in Le Tourneur, 3 August 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Churchill tanks carrying Royal Scots Fusiliers during the advance on St Pierre-Tarentaine, 3 August 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Sherman tanks pass a column of Churchills as they advance towards Vassy, 4 August 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Churchill AVREs moving up through Vaucelles, 7 August 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 The commander of a Churchill tank of 6th Guards Tank Brigade, 14 August 1944. Note the extra armour added to the rear of his cupola for increased protection against snipers.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 A recovery crew works on a disabled Churchill tank, 14 August 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Churchill Crocodile, 25 August 1944.

A Churchill tank of 7th Royal Tank Regiment, 31st Tank Brigade, supporting infantry of 8th Royal Scots during Operation 'Epsom', 28 June 1944.

Tank and infantry officers confer on a Churchill tank of 7th Royal Tank Regiment, 31st Tank Brigade, during Operation 'Epsom'.

Lt J Fathergill, CO of 'B' Squadron, 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, 34th Tank Brigade, assists his gunner loading ammunition for the 75-mm gun into the turret of his Churchill tank.

THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN 1944. A Churchill tank in the shattered village of Maltot.