Tag: hobart's funnies
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Matilda Canal Defence Light “Dover”
Type: Special Purpose Vehicle Nation: United Kingdom Period: World War 2 Location: The Tank Museum, Bovington, UK Let there be light The Matilda Canal Defence Light was one of the “Funnies” that have been made famous by Percy Hobart’s 79th Armoured Division – although it was one of the least used types. CDL tanks were…
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A22F Churchill Mk VII Crocodile
Type: Infantry Tank/Special Purpose Vehicle Nation: United Kingdom Period: World War 2 Location: Musée Mémorial de la Bataille de Normandie, Bayeux, France The Crocodile was a flamethrower conversion of the Churchill Mk VII infantry tank. In battle it was towing a lightly armoured 6.5-ton trailer containing two tanks with 1,800 litres of a thickened incendiary…
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Sherman III DD
Type: Medium Tank/Special Purpose Vehicle Nation: United Kingdom /USAPeriod: World War 2 Location: The Tank Museum, Bovington, UK The amphibious DD tanks were invented in Great Britain by Nicholas Straussler, an engineer of Hungarian descent. Being the only type of “Hobart’s Funnies” that was also adopted by the Americans, they first saw combat on all…
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A22 Churchill Mk IV AVRE “One Charlie”
Type: Infantry Tank/Special Purpose VehicleNation: Germany Period: World War 2 Location: Juno Beach, Courseulles-sur-Mer, France Specialists The Churchill AVRE (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers) was one of the specialised vehicles known as „Hobart‘s Funnies“ which were specifially developed for the 1944 D-Day landings. Mostly operated by the British 79th Armoured Division, these included the amphibious Duplex…
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