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A British Light Tank Mk VI, wearing distinctive camouflage, on a firing range on Malta, 24 March 1942. GM474

A British Light Tank Mk VI, wearing distinctive camouflage, on a firin...

A British Light Tank Mk VI, wearing distinctive camouflage, on a firing range on Malta, 24 March 1942. Light Tank Mk VI, wearing the distinctive Malta camouflage, on a firing range, 24 March 1942.

A British Sherman tank advancing near Catania, Sicily, 4 August 1943. NA5522

A British Sherman tank advancing near Catania, Sicily, 4 August 1943. ...

A British Sherman tank advancing near Catania, Sicily, 4 August 1943. A Sherman tank moving at speed near Catania, 4 August 1943.

A captured German PzKpfw IV tank at 27th Armoured Brigade workshops, Normandy, 3 July 1944. B6345

A captured German PzKpfw IV tank at 27th Armoured Brigade workshops, N...

A captured German PzKpfw IV tank at 27th Armoured Brigade workshops, Normandy, 3 July 1944. A captured German PzKpfw IV tank at 27th Armoured Brigade workshops, 3 July 1944. This vehicle had the turret number '612'.

A Challenger tank of 15th-19th Hussars, 11th Armoured Division, Holland, 17 October 1944. B11044

A Challenger tank of 15th-19th Hussars, 11th Armoured Division, Hollan...

A Challenger tank of 15th/19th Hussars, 11th Armoured Division, Holland, 17 October 1944. Challenger tank of 15/19th Hussars, 11th Armoured Division, Holland, 17 October 1944.

A Churchill tank carrying infantry advances towards St Pierre Tarentaine, Normandy, 3 August 1944. B8567

A Churchill tank carrying infantry advances towards St Pierre Tarentai...

A Churchill tank carrying infantry advances towards St Pierre Tarentaine, Normandy, 3 August 1944. Churchill tank carrying infantry advance towards St Pierre Tarentaine, 3 August 1944.

A Churchill tank of 9th Royal Tank Regiment, 31st Tank Brigade during the advance towards Goch, Germany, 19 February 1945. B14728

A Churchill tank of 9th Royal Tank Regiment, 31st Tank Brigade during ...

A Churchill tank of 9th Royal Tank Regiment, 31st Tank Brigade during the advance towards Goch, Germany, 19 February 1945. Churchill tank of 9th Royal Tank Regiment, 31st Tank Brigade during the advance towards... More

A column of Churchill tanks and other vehicles at the start of Operation 'Veritable', NW Europe, 8 February 1945. BU1767

A column of Churchill tanks and other vehicles at the start of Operati...

A column of Churchill tanks and other vehicles at the start of Operation 'Veritable', NW Europe, 8 February 1945. Churchill tanks and other vehicles at the start of Operation 'Veritable', 8 February 1945.

A Comet tank of 11th Armoured Division in the Weser bridgehead, Germany, 7 April 1945. BU3202

A Comet tank of 11th Armoured Division in the Weser bridgehead, German...

A Comet tank of 11th Armoured Division in the Weser bridgehead, Germany, 7 April 1945. A Comet tank of 11th Armoured Division in the Weser bridgehead, 7 April 1945.

A Comet tank of 11th Armoured Division passes the camp gate at Bergen Belsen concentration camp, 15 April 1945. BU3928

A Comet tank of 11th Armoured Division passes the camp gate at Bergen ...

A Comet tank of 11th Armoured Division passes the camp gate at Bergen Belsen concentration camp, 15 April 1945. The British Army arrives at Belsen concentration camp. A Comet tank of 11th Armoured Division pas... More

A Crusader tank of 4th Light Armoured Brigade in the Western Desert, 20 September 1942. E17110

A Crusader tank of 4th Light Armoured Brigade in the Western Desert, 2...

A Crusader tank of 4th Light Armoured Brigade in the Western Desert, 20 September 1942. A Crusader tank of 4th Light Armoured Brigade in the Western Desert, 20 September 1942.

A Crusader tank of the 22nd Armoured Brigade returning after action in the Western Desert, 28 July 1942. E14950

A Crusader tank of the 22nd Armoured Brigade returning after action in...

A Crusader tank of the 22nd Armoured Brigade returning after action in the Western Desert, 28 July 1942. A Crusader tank of the 22nd Armoured Brigade returning after action in the Western Desert, 28 July 1942.

A Sherman command tank of 13th-18th Hussars, 8th Armoured Brigade, near the River Waal at Nijmegen, 15 October 1944. B10996

A Sherman command tank of 13th-18th Hussars, 8th Armoured Brigade, nea...

A Sherman command tank of 13th/18th Hussars, 8th Armoured Brigade, near the River Waal at Nijmegen, 15 October 1944. A Sherman tank of 13/18th Hussars, 8th Armoured Brigade keeps watch over the River Waal at Ni... More

A Sherman tank being recovered from the river Biferno near Campo-Marino, Italy, October 1943. NA7725

A Sherman tank being recovered from the river Biferno near Campo-Marin...

A Sherman tank being recovered from the river Biferno near Campo-Marino, Italy, October 1943. A Sherman tank being recovered from the river Biferno near Campo-Marino, October 1943.

A Sherman tank of 26th Armoured Brigade, 6th Armoured Division, at Arezzo in Italy, 16 July 1944. NA16963

A Sherman tank of 26th Armoured Brigade, 6th Armoured Division, at Are...

A Sherman tank of 26th Armoured Brigade, 6th Armoured Division, at Arezzo in Italy, 16 July 1944. Sherman tank of 26th Armoured Brigade, 6th Armoured Division, Arezzo, 16 July 1944.

Allied Forces in the UK 1939-45 H12987

Allied Forces in the UK 1939-45 H12987

Allied Forces in the UK 1939-45 Valentine tank of the 1st Polish Corps during a training exercise in Scotland.

Allied Forces in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H16100

Allied Forces in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H16100

Allied Forces in the United Kingdom 1939-45 Line-up of Churchill Mk II tanks of the 16th Tank Brigade (1st Polish Corps) at Blairgowrie, Scotland.

Allied Forces in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H16628

Allied Forces in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H16628

Allied Forces in the United Kingdom 1939-45 Churchill Mark IV infantry tanks of the 16th Tank Brigade (1st Polish Corps) gointo into action during the 'Jay' Exercise. Fifeshire, Scotland.

Allied Tanks of the Second World War B5470

Allied Tanks of the Second World War B5470

Allied Tanks of the Second World War Sherman Firefly tanks of 13/18th Hussars in Normandy, June 1944.

Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) women working on a Churchill tank at a Royal Army Ordnance Corps depot, 10 October 1942. H24517

Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) women working on a Churchill tank ...

Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) women working on a Churchill tank at a Royal Army Ordnance Corps depot, 10 October 1942. The Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS): ATS working on a Churchill tank at a Royal A... More

British Advance Into Syria E3799

British Advance Into Syria E3799

British Advance Into Syria Vehicles of the Free French pause in Damascus and are cheered by the local inhabitants.

British Tanks and Afvs in Nw Europe 1944-45 BU1197

British Tanks and Afvs in Nw Europe 1944-45 BU1197

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 and Afvs in Nw Europe 1944-45 BU3418

British Tanks and Afvs in Nw Europe 1944-45 BU3418

British Tanks and Afvs in Nw Europe 1944-45 Churchill tanks

British Tanks and Afvs in Nw Europe 1944-45 BU3427

British Tanks and Afvs in Nw Europe 1944-45 BU3427

British Tanks and Afvs in Nw Europe 1944-45 A Churchill tank of the 3rd Scots Guards, 6th Guards Tank Brigade, with infantry of 10th Highland Light Infantry aboard, crossing a bridge over a mine crater on a roa... More

British Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles H20827

British Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles H20827

British Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles Covenanter tank with experimental AMRA (Anti-Mine Roller Attachment) clearing a minefield during tests at Tilshead on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, 24 June 1942.

British Tanks in Nw Europe 1944-45 B10809

British Tanks in Nw Europe 1944-45 B10809

British Tanks in Nw Europe 1944-45 A Churchill tank of 6th Guards Tank Brigade supporting infantry of 3rd Division attacking Overloon in the Netherlands, 14 October 1944.

British Tanks in Nw Europe 1944-45 B10812

British Tanks in Nw Europe 1944-45 B10812

British Tanks in Nw Europe 1944-45 A Churchill Mk IV tank supporting infantry of 3rd Division during the attack on Overloon, 14 October 1944.

British Tanks in Nw Europe 1944-45 B8597

British Tanks in Nw Europe 1944-45 B8597

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.

British Tanks Nw Europe 1944-45 B6123

British Tanks Nw Europe 1944-45 B6123

British Tanks Nw Europe 1944-45 Infantry of 15th Division with a Churchill tank of 7th Royal Tank Regiment (31st Tank Brigade) during Operation Epsom, Normandy, 28 June 1944.

British Tanks Nw Europe 1944-45 B7444

British Tanks Nw Europe 1944-45 B7444

British Tanks Nw Europe 1944-45 Churchill tanks of 31st Tank Brigade move up near Tourville in the Odon Valley for an assault on Hill 112 during Operation Jupiter, Normandy, 16 July 1944.

British Tanks Nw Europe 1944-45 B7584

British Tanks Nw Europe 1944-45 B7584

British Tanks Nw Europe 1944-45 Churchill tanks assembled for an attack towards Evrecy in the Odon Valley, Normandy, 16 July 1944.

British Tanks Nw Europe 1944-45 B7639

British Tanks Nw Europe 1944-45 B7639

British Tanks Nw Europe 1944-45 A Churchill tank of 'B' Squadron, 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, 34th Tank Brigade, Odon Valley, Normandy, 17 July 1944.

Canadian Forces in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H27924

Canadian Forces in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H27924

Canadian Forces in the United Kingdom 1939-45 Canadian infantry riding on a Churchill III tank during Exercise 'Spartan', 9 March 1943.

Centaur IV tank of 'H' Troop, 2nd Battery, Royal Marine Armoured Support Group, 13 June 1944. B5457

Centaur IV tank of 'H' Troop, 2nd Battery, Royal Marine Armoured Suppo...

Centaur IV tank of 'H' Troop, 2nd Battery, Royal Marine Armoured Support Group, 13 June 1944. Centaur IV tank with 95mm howitzer of 'H' Troop, 2nd Battery, Royal Marine Armoured Support Group, 13 June 1944.

Churchill IV tank enters an English village during Exercise 'Spartan', 9 March 1943. H27928

Churchill IV tank enters an English village during Exercise 'Spartan',...

Churchill IV tank enters an English village during Exercise 'Spartan', 9 March 1943. Churchill IV tank enters a village during Exercise 'Spartan', 9 March 1943.

Churchill tanks being filmed by an AFPU cameraman during the advance of 56th Division north-east of Argenta, Italy, 17 April 1945. NA24288

Churchill tanks being filmed by an AFPU cameraman during the advance o...

Churchill tanks being filmed by an AFPU cameraman during the advance of 56th Division north-east of Argenta, Italy, 17 April 1945. Churchill tanks are filmed by an AFPU cameraman during the advance of 56th Divi... More

Churchill tanks of 33rd Army Tank Brigade manoeuvre en masse near Brockenhurst in the New Forest, 13 August 1942. H22421

Churchill tanks of 33rd Army Tank Brigade manoeuvre en masse near Broc...

Churchill tanks of 33rd Army Tank Brigade manoeuvre en masse near Brockenhurst in the New Forest, 13 August 1942. Churchill tanks of 33rd Army Tank Brigade manoeuvre en masse near Brockenhurst in the New Forest... More

Churchill tanks of 3rd Scots Guards, 6th Guards Tank Brigade, with infantry of 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, advance near Beringe in Holland, 22 November 1944. B12026

Churchill tanks of 3rd Scots Guards, 6th Guards Tank Brigade, with inf...

Churchill tanks of 3rd Scots Guards, 6th Guards Tank Brigade, with infantry of 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, advance near Beringe in Holland, 22 November 1944. Churchill tanks of 3rd Scots Guards, 6th ... More

Churchill tanks of 4th Grenadier Guards near Meijel in Holland, 1 November 1944. B11570

Churchill tanks of 4th Grenadier Guards near Meijel in Holland, 1 Nove...

Churchill tanks of 4th Grenadier Guards near Meijel in Holland, 1 November 1944. Churchill tanks of 4th Grenadier Guards near Liesel-Meijel, 1 November 1944.

Churchill tanks of 6th Guards Tank Brigade in NW Europe, 2 November 1944. B11657

Churchill tanks of 6th Guards Tank Brigade in NW Europe, 2 November 19...

Churchill tanks of 6th Guards Tank Brigade in NW Europe, 2 November 1944. Churchill tanks of 6th Guards Tank Brigade in NW Europe, 2 November 1944.

Churchill tanks of 9th Royal Tank Regiment during an exercise at Tilshead on Salisbury Plain, 31 January 1942. H16962

Churchill tanks of 9th Royal Tank Regiment during an exercise at Tilsh...

Churchill tanks of 9th Royal Tank Regiment during an exercise at Tilshead on Salisbury Plain, 31 January 1942. Churchill tanks of 9th Royal Tank Regiment during an exercise at Tilshead on Salisbury Plain, 31 Ja... More

Cromwell and Centaur Tanks H38868

Cromwell and Centaur Tanks H38868

Cromwell and Centaur Tanks Public domain photograph of World War Two period military equipment, vehicle, 1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cromwell Tanks in Nw Europe 1944-45 B8840

Cromwell Tanks in Nw Europe 1944-45 B8840

Cromwell Tanks in Nw Europe 1944-45 Public domain photograph of World War Two period military equipment, vehicle, 1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cruiser Mk IV tanks of 5th Royal Tank Regiment, 3rd Armoured Brigade, 1st Armoured Division, drive through a Surrey village, July 1940. H2490

Cruiser Mk IV tanks of 5th Royal Tank Regiment, 3rd Armoured Brigade, ...

Cruiser Mk IV tanks of 5th Royal Tank Regiment, 3rd Armoured Brigade, 1st Armoured Division, drive through a Surrey village, July 1940. Cruiser Mk IV tanks of 5th Royal Tank Regiment, 3rd Armoured Brigade, 1s... More

Cruiser Mk IV tanks of 5th Royal Tank Regiment, 3rd Armoured Brigade, 1st Armoured Division, on Thursley Common, Surrey, July 1940. H2483

Cruiser Mk IV tanks of 5th Royal Tank Regiment, 3rd Armoured Brigade, ...

Cruiser Mk IV tanks of 5th Royal Tank Regiment, 3rd Armoured Brigade, 1st Armoured Division, on Thursley Common, Surrey, July 1940. Cruiser Mk IV tanks of 5th Royal Tank Regiment, 3rd Armoured Brigade, 1st Arm... More

Cruiser Mk IVA tanks of 1st Armoured Division on an exercise in the UK, 20 April 1941. H9065

Cruiser Mk IVA tanks of 1st Armoured Division on an exercise in the UK...

Cruiser Mk IVA tanks of 1st Armoured Division on an exercise in the UK, 20 April 1941. Cruiser Mk IVA tanks on exercise, 1st Armoured Division, 20 April 1941.

D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy, 6 June 1944 B5086

D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy, 6 June 1944 B5...

D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy, 6 June 1944 M 10 Wolverine tank destroyer on Sword Beach during the landing of the 13/18 Royal Hussars.

Dummy Vehicles and Equipment USED For Deception during the Second World War H42531

Dummy Vehicles and Equipment USED For Deception during the Second Worl...

Dummy Vehicles and Equipment USED For Deception during the Second World War Inflatable Sherman tank.

Four German heavy tanks at the Henschel tank testing ground at Haustenbeck near Paderborn, Germany, June 1945. BU8016

Four German heavy tanks at the Henschel tank testing ground at Hausten...

Four German heavy tanks at the Henschel tank testing ground at Haustenbeck near Paderborn, Germany, June 1945. Four German heavy tanks at the Panzer experimental establishment at Haustenbeck near Paderborn.

General Montgomery stands beside a Grant command tank near Tripoli, 27 January 1943. E21701

General Montgomery stands beside a Grant command tank near Tripoli, 27...

General Montgomery stands beside a Grant command tank near Tripoli, 27 January 1943. General Montgomery beside a Grant tank near Tripoli, 27 January 1943.

Grant and Lee tanks of 'C' Squadron, 4th (Queen's Own) Hussars, at El Alamein, 7 July 1942. E14054

Grant and Lee tanks of 'C' Squadron, 4th (Queen's Own) Hussars, at El ...

Grant and Lee tanks of 'C' Squadron, 4th (Queen's Own) Hussars, at El Alamein, 7 July 1942. Grant and Lee tanks of 'C' Squadron, 4th (Queen's Own) Hussars, 2nd Armoured Brigade, El Alamein position, Egypt, 7 July 1942.

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. B5956

Infantry of 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers, 15th (Scottish) Division, advan...

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

Invasion of Walcheren Island (westkapelle) BU1273

Invasion of Walcheren Island (westkapelle) BU1273

Invasion of Walcheren Island [westkapelle] The occupation of Walcheren Island is going fast. Flushing is in the hands of the British and troops fanning out to the West are close to the Marine Commandos coming d... More

Men of a territorial battalion of the Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) on an exercise in their Bren gun carriers in the UK, 1939. H1019

Men of a territorial battalion of the Highland Light Infantry (City of...

Men of a territorial battalion of the Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) on an exercise in their Bren gun carriers in the UK, 1939. Men of a territorial battalion of the Highland Light Infantry ... More

Ram Kangaroo armoured personnel carrier during the assault by 15th (Scottish) Division on Blerick, Holland, 3 December 1944. BU1381

Ram Kangaroo armoured personnel carrier during the assault by 15th (Sc...

Ram Kangaroo armoured personnel carrier during the assault by 15th (Scottish) Division on Blerick, Holland, 3 December 1944. Ram Kangaroo armoured personnel carrier during the assault by 15th (Scottish) Divisio... More

Reconstruction in France 1945 BU7880

Reconstruction in France 1945 BU7880

Reconstruction in France 1945 Knocked out Allied tanks assembled in a field near Caen prior to being stripped of material that can be reused. The wrecks would then be scrapped.

Sherman and Cromwell tanks of the Royal Marines Armoured Support Group near Tilly-sur-Seulles, Normandy, 13 June 1944. B5454

Sherman and Cromwell tanks of the Royal Marines Armoured Support Group...

Sherman and Cromwell tanks of the Royal Marines Armoured Support Group near Tilly-sur-Seulles, Normandy, 13 June 1944. Sherman and Cromwell tanks of the Royal Marines Armoured Support Group near Tilly-sur-Seull... More

Sherman Firefly tanks move through the ruins of Kleve on their way to support the attack on Goch, Germany, 16 February 1945. B14666

Sherman Firefly tanks move through the ruins of Kleve on their way to ...

Sherman Firefly tanks move through the ruins of Kleve on their way to support the attack on Goch, Germany, 16 February 1945. Sherman Firefly tanks move through the ruins of Kleve on their way to support the att... More

Sherman II tanks of the Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards), 2nd Armoured Brigade, moving up to the Alamein line, 24 October 1942. E18380

Sherman II tanks of the Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards), 2nd Armoure...

Sherman II tanks of the Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards), 2nd Armoured Brigade, moving up to the Alamein line, 24 October 1942. Sherman II tanks of the Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards), 2nd Armoured Brigade, ... More

Sherman tanks advance during the assault on the Gustav Line at Cassino, Italy, 15 May 1944. NA14899

Sherman tanks advance during the assault on the Gustav Line at Cassino...

Sherman tanks advance during the assault on the Gustav Line at Cassino, Italy, 15 May 1944. Sherman tanks advance during the assault on the Gustav Line at Cassino, 15 May 1944.

Sherman tanks advancing towards Vire, Normandy, 2 August 1944. B8483

Sherman tanks advancing towards Vire, Normandy, 2 August 1944. B8483

Sherman tanks advancing towards Vire, Normandy, 2 August 1944. Sherman tanks advancing towards Vire, 2 August 1944.

Sherman tanks advancing towards Vire, Normandy, 2 August 1944. B8484

Sherman tanks advancing towards Vire, Normandy, 2 August 1944. B8484

Sherman tanks advancing towards Vire, Normandy, 2 August 1944. Sherman tanks advancing towards Vire, 2 August 1944.

Sherman tanks of 11th Armoured Division, near Eterville, Normandy, 30 June 1944. B6228

Sherman tanks of 11th Armoured Division, near Eterville, Normandy, 30 ...

Sherman tanks of 11th Armoured Division, near Eterville, Normandy, 30 June 1944. Sherman tanks of 11th Armoured Division, near Eterville, 30 June 1944.

Sherman tanks of 4-7th Dragoon Guards, 8th Armoured Brigade move up to support the attack on Goch, Germany, 17 February 1945. B14678

Sherman tanks of 4-7th Dragoon Guards, 8th Armoured Brigade move up to...

Sherman tanks of 4/7th Dragoon Guards, 8th Armoured Brigade move up to support the attack on Goch, Germany, 17 February 1945. Shermans of 4/7th Dragoon Guards, 8th Armoured Brigade move up to support the attack... More

Sherman tanks of 46th Royal Tank Regiment provide fire support for the Loyal Regiment at Anzio, Italy, 25 January 1944. NA11412

Sherman tanks of 46th Royal Tank Regiment provide fire support for the...

Sherman tanks of 46th Royal Tank Regiment provide fire support for the Loyal Regiment at Anzio, Italy, 25 January 1944. Sherman tanks of 46th Royal Tank Regiment fires in support of the Loyal Regiment at Anzio,... More

Sherman tanks of Guards Armoured Division entering the outskirts of Arras, France, 1 September 1944. BU266

Sherman tanks of Guards Armoured Division entering the outskirts of Ar...

Sherman tanks of Guards Armoured Division entering the outskirts of Arras, France, 1 September 1944. Sherman tanks of Guards Armoured Division entering the outskirts of Arras, 1 September 1944.

Sherman tanks of the Royal Marines Armoured Support Group, Normandy, 13 June 1944. B5456

Sherman tanks of the Royal Marines Armoured Support Group, Normandy, 1...

Sherman tanks of the Royal Marines Armoured Support Group, Normandy, 13 June 1944. Sherman tanks of the Royal Marines Armoured Support Group, 13 June 1944.

The Allied Campaign in North-west Europe, 6 June 1944 - 7 May 1945 BU2396

The Allied Campaign in North-west Europe, 6 June 1944 - 7 May 1945 BU2...

The Allied Campaign in North-west Europe, 6 June 1944 - 7 May 1945 Crossing the Rhine 24 -31 March 1945: An Achilles tank destroyer on the east bank of the Rhine moves up to link with airborne forces whose aban... More

The Allied Landings in Italy, September 1943- Reggio, Taranto and Salerno NA6209

The Allied Landings in Italy, September 1943- Reggio, Taranto and Sale...

The Allied Landings in Italy, September 1943- Reggio, Taranto and Salerno Reggio, 3 September 1943 (Operation Baytown): A Sherman tank moves inland at Reggio at 9.30am.

The British Army in Cyprus 1942 E11387

The British Army in Cyprus 1942 E11387

The British Army in Cyprus 1942 A13 Cruiser Mk IV tanks on exercise in Cyprus, 1942.

The British Army in France 1939-40 O570

The British Army in France 1939-40 O570

The British Army in France 1939-40 A Bren gun carrier of 13/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) on exercise near Arras, 16 October 1939.

The British Army in France 1940 F2104

The British Army in France 1940 F2104

The British Army in France 1940 Royal Tank Regiment Matilda tanks operate with infantry of 2nd Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment during an exercise near Hebuterne, 11 January 1940.

The British Army in France 1940 F2134

The British Army in France 1940 F2134

The British Army in France 1940 Light Tank Mk VIs of 4/7th Royal Dragoon Guards during an exercise at Bucquoy, 12 January 1940.

The British Army in France 1940 F2159

The British Army in France 1940 F2159

The British Army in France 1940 Men of the 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers man a French 25mm 34 SA anti-tank gun at Dury, 14 January 1940.

The British Army in France 1940 F2919

The British Army in France 1940 F2919

The British Army in France 1940 Light Tank Mk VIs of 4/7th Dragoon Guards on exercise at Bucquoy, 12 March 1940.

The British Army in France 1940 F4010

The British Army in France 1940 F4010

The British Army in France 1940 A dummy cruiser tank at the camouflage school at Beaumetz, 24 April 1940.

The British Army in France 1940 F4590

The British Army in France 1940 F4590

The British Army in France 1940 A13 Cruiser Mk IV tank at Huppy, 26-29 May 1940.

The British Army in France 1940 F4591

The British Army in France 1940 F4591

The British Army in France 1940 Vickers Light Tank Mk VIC knocked out during an engagement on 27 May 1940 on the road between Huppy and St Maxent in the Somme sector.

The British Army in France 1940 F4594

The British Army in France 1940 F4594

The British Army in France 1940 Cruiser Mk IV tank knocked out during an engagement on 27 May 1940 on the road between Huppy and St Maxent in the Somme sector.

The British Army in France 1940 F4605

The British Army in France 1940 F4605

The British Army in France 1940 Cruiser Mk IV tank knocked out during an engagement on 30 May 1940.

The British Army in France 1940 F4612

The British Army in France 1940 F4612

The British Army in France 1940 Cruiser Mk IV tank with turret traversed to rear, late May 1940.

The British Army in France 1944 B9674

The British Army in France 1944 B9674

The British Army in France 1944 A Churchill Crocodile flame-throwing tank during a demonstration, 25 August 1944.

The British Army in France 1944 B9686

The British Army in France 1944 B9686

The British Army in France 1944 A Churchill Crocodile flame-throwing tank in action during a demonstration, 25 August 1944.

The British Army in France 1944 B9707

The British Army in France 1944 B9707

The British Army in France 1944 Knocked-out German PzKpfw IVD tank, 25 August 1944.

The British Army in France and Belgium 1940 F4586

The British Army in France and Belgium 1940 F4586

The British Army in France and Belgium 1940 A camouflaged A13 Cruiser tank and other vehicles of 2nd Armoured Brigade at Foucaucourt, 26-29 May 1940.

The British Army in Greece 1941 E2524

The British Army in Greece 1941 E2524

The British Army in Greece 1941 Bren gun carriers on the road in Greece, 21 April 1941.

The British Army in Greece 1944 NA20937

The British Army in Greece 1944 NA20937

The British Army in Greece 1944 Sherman tanks and troops from 5th (Scots) Parachute Battalion, 2nd Parachute Brigade, during operations against members of ELAS in Athens, 18 December 1944.

The British Army in Italy 1943 NA6698

The British Army in Italy 1943 NA6698

The British Army in Italy 1943 A German PzKpfw IV tank knocked out at Pasanara, 9 September 1943.

The British Army in Italy 1943 NA6965

The British Army in Italy 1943 NA6965

The British Army in Italy 1943 An officer examines a knocked-out German PzKpfw IV, 18-19 September 1943.

The British Army in Italy 1943 NA7861

The British Army in Italy 1943 NA7861

The British Army in Italy 1943 A Sherman tank of 4th County of London Yeomanry fording the Volturno river at Grazzanise, 17 October 1943.

The British Army in Italy 1943 NA8065

The British Army in Italy 1943 NA8065

The British Army in Italy 1943 A captured German PzKpfw IV tank which was used for anti-tank weapon tests at Eighth Army HQ near Lucera, 27 October 1943.

The British Army in Italy 1943 NA8276

The British Army in Italy 1943 NA8276

The British Army in Italy 1943 A Sherman tank of 'B' Squadron, Royal Scots Greys fording the Teano river, 29 October 1943.

The British Army in Italy 1943 NA9810

The British Army in Italy 1943 NA9810

The British Army in Italy 1943 A Sherman tank of 'B' Squadron, Warwickshire Yeomanry, passing Indian infantry in Frisa, 14 December 1943.

The British Army in Italy 1943 NA9992

The British Army in Italy 1943 NA9992

The British Army in Italy 1943 A Sherman tank of 50th Royal Tank Regiment near Caldari, 17 December 1943

The British Army in Italy 1944 NA10707

The British Army in Italy 1944 NA10707

The British Army in Italy 1944 Sherman tank and crew, 7 January 1944.

The British Army in Italy 1944 NA11115

The British Army in Italy 1944 NA11115

The British Army in Italy 1944 A Sherman tank near the River Garigliano, 21 January 1944.

The British Army in Italy 1944 NA11136

The British Army in Italy 1944 NA11136

The British Army in Italy 1944 Bogged Sherman tank of 12th Canadian Armoured Regiment (Three Rivers), River Arielli, 18 January 1944.

The British Army in Italy 1944 NA11164

The British Army in Italy 1944 NA11164

The British Army in Italy 1944 A lorry-mounted 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun of the 11th (City of London Yeomanry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, 16 January 1944.

The British Army in Italy 1944 NA11308

The British Army in Italy 1944 NA11308

The British Army in Italy 1944 A Sherman tank of 46th Royal Tank Regiment towing a German 155mm gun, captured by the 2nd North Staffordshire Regiment, 23 January 1944. The gun was a vintage First World War French piece.

The British Army in Italy 1944 NA11410

The British Army in Italy 1944 NA11410

The British Army in Italy 1944 A Sherman tank of 46th Royal Tank Regiment fires in support of the Loyal Regiment at Anzio, 25 January 1944. A signaller can be seen using a radio in the foreground.

The British Army in Italy 1944 NA12907

The British Army in Italy 1944 NA12907

The British Army in Italy 1944 A Sherman tank near Cassino, 16 March 1944.

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