Tag: percy hobart
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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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LVT-4 Buffalo
Type: Armoured Personnel Carrier/Special Purpose Vehicle Nation: USA Period: World War 2 Location: Bevrijdingsmuseum Zeeland, Nieuwdorp, Netherlands Floating tractor “Landing Vehicle, Tracked” was the designation of a family of amphibious vehicles that came in a wide variety of versions. The LVT-1 and LVT-2 had originally been designed as unarmoured and unarmed supply carriers, but they…
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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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