A9 “Arnold” T3521 of 1st Battalion RTR, North Africa.
The Tank, Cruiser, Mk I (A9) was a British cruiser tank of the interwar period. A total of 125 were built. It was an effective tank in the French, Greek and early North African campaign, until the introduction of more heavily armoured Axis tanks. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/a9-cruiser-mk-i/ #CruiserMkI #A9CruiserTank #CruiserTank #Tank #BritishTank #BritishArmy #RoyalTankRegiment #WW2 #MilitaryHistory
This is the story of 9 RTR in WW2 written by one of its officers and including material from many of the survivors and contemporary diaries, including the battalion war diary, the brigade history and at one point the radio logs. It is packed with a wealth of material, much of which is directly quoted from a primary source. If you want a feel for what life was like for a heavy tank battalion then this is the book to read. The stories told by the survivors and in the diaries don’t pull any punches, and some of what is described is quite horrific, many of the casualties in the battalion are well documented and the nature of the injuries suffered by tank crews tend to be severe. The battalion re-formed in [late 1940/l941] and was one of the first to be equipped with Churchills. It trained in […]
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Destination's Journey
James Kemp
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