British tank passes French farmer with horses.
Horsepower! Around 600 or so…
A Cromwell IV ‘T187687’ from HQ 22nd Armoured Brigade, 7th Armoured Division, photographed #OTD 30th July 1944, by Sgt Bert Hardy.
Note out the combined formation badge ‘Stag’ with the Arm of Service ‘50’. #BritishTankMarkings
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Left to right - Capt Cotton, L/Cpl Hodgson, Tpr Jones, L/Cpl Payne, Tpr Humphreys by their Cromwell CS tank
Have to post this photo taken by Sgt Laing #OTD 17 June 1944.
Newly promoted Capt Leslie ‘Bill’ Cotton MM (left) with crew, by their Cromwell VI, following his part in the destruction of enemy tanks at Villers Bocage.
4th County of London Yeomanry #TheSharpshooters #4CLY #22Armd #SWW
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British tank bogged down on sandy beach
‘SATAN’S CHARIOT’, needs a hand.
A Cromwell from 5RTR, 7th Armd Division, gets a tow from the soft Gold Beach sand. Photographed #OTD 14 June 1944, by Reg Morris.
Note the wading trunking, waterproofing, and the upturned sand shield used for stowage.
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Lieutenant Leslie ‘Bill’ Cotton
Knocked out German tanks, pictured on 17th June 1944. BA 494/3376
13th June, so 81 years since Lt. ‘Bill’ Cotton had a busy but productive afternoon #OTD.
#4CLY #TheSharpshooters #22Armd #SWW #History
Sadly next time we see ‘T121766W’ from 3 Troop, A Sqn, 4th County of London Yeomanry, it is abandoned in an orchard halfway up Point 213 out of Villers Bocage, were it was left by its crew #OTD 13th June 1944.
BA 494/3376-25A
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British tanks drive up from beach.
More of 7th Armoured Division arrive on Gold #OTD 7th June 1944, this time from the camera of Sgt Christie.
Cromwell ‘T121766W’ from ‘A’ Squadron, 4th County of London Yeomanry leads the way.
The ‘W’ indicates a welded tank with armour up to 100mm thick!
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#Sharpshooters
Anti-aircraft tank drives ashore from a Landing Ship Tank.
More from the camera of Sgt Laing, #OTD 7th June 1944.
Crusader AA Mk III ‘Allahkeefek’ from 22nd Armoured Brigade HQ, drives on to Gold beach from an LST, the build up is on!
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British tank drives ashore from Landing Ship Tank.
The Desert Rats arrive in Normandy, #OTD 7th June, 1944.
A Sherman Vc from 4th County of London Yeomanry, 22nd Armoured Brigade, 7th Armoured Division drives ashore.
Sgt Laing doing the camera work.
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Tank crossing anti tank ditch in desert.
#OTD (ish) 6/7 April 1943, photo by Sgt. Palmer during the fighting around Gabes.
Sherman III of 4th County of London Yeomanry, supporting 154 Bde of 51st HD, crossing the anti-tank ditch at Wadi Akarit.
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British tanks and other vehicles parked up by damaged buildings.
Rear view of a Sherman Ic from 1st Royal Tanks, 7th Armoured Division, with a Cromwell fitted with the ‘Normandy Cowl’ parked in front.
Photographed by Dennis Smith #OTD 1st April 1945, in Ahaus.
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Cromwell tank drives through a town with damaged buildings
Next in the series by Sgt Midgley, and more Cromwell action in the ruins of Stadtlohn, #OTD 31st March 1945.
Led by a command tank with extra aerials and map board, with a spare idler on the glacis plate.
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Sherman Firefly, drives through ruined buildings
Sherman Vc from 5th RTR, 7th Armoured Division advancing through Borken, #OTD 30th March 1945.
On the original print you can make out the Arm of Service number, 53, which confirms the regiment.
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