D-Day Tanks: Operation Overlord's Strangest Tanks
Published : 07-06-2024 - Duration : 00:31:18 - Like : 16,249 - Dislike : 0
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An opposed beach landing is the most difficult and dangerous military operation it is possible to undertake. Anticipating massive casualties in the Normandy Landings, the British Army devised a series of highly specialized tanks to solve some of the problems – Hobart’s Funnies. Named after General Sir Percy Hobart, commander of their parent unit, 79th Armoured Division, the Funnies included a mine clearing tank – the Sherman Crab, a flamethrower - the Churchill Crocodile and the AVRE –
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