D-DAY TANK OPERATIONS
March 1943-June 1944
HOBART’S FUNNIES
Unusual tanks are developed by the British 79th Armoured Division for the planned invasion of Normandy. Based on Churchill or Sherman tanks, these armoured vehicles can – among other things – demolish concrete structures, fill trenches, lay matting and clear mines or barbed wire.
April 1943-June 1944
DEVELOPING THE DD TANK
The Duplex Drive (DD) tank is an amphibious M4 Sherman tank. The Sherman is selected after
