(Video thread.) Operation Pheasant (20 October – 4 November 1944), the clearing of the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant. #WW2 #HISTORY
One of "Hobart's Funnies", the Churchill "Crocodile" flame thrower, effectively used in the operation.
A Sherman "Crab" flail tank, clearing the road from mines.
Infantry, moving up.
A Churchill "Crocodile" flame thrower, in action.
A Cromwell, in action.
Stubborn opposition.
A Daimler recce car from 2 Derbyshire Yeomanry, followed by infantry.
Ram Kangaroos, armoured personnel carriers.
A Honey? #PrettyIgnorantAboutTanks
Unarmed stretcher bearers.
Three Churchill AVREs (Assault Vehicle Royal Engineers) equipped with a 290mm spigot mortar. (The driver came from the Royal Armoured Corps, the five other crew were drawn from the Royal Engineers.)
The useful Bren gun.
Walking into the unknown.
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