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Re. "Tiger Night" - 11th June 1944 For Saturday 10th June 1944... 10d6m1944... 4th7thRDG - June 10th 1944 - AUDRIEU The position was subjected...
Hi all, After posting about Major George Brighty and getting some help I thought I should post something about general development of the...
Hi all, I can't find a single mention of this individual on the forum. As I understand it, Brighty was a Major in the RTR and/or Department of...
No idea where or when this was taken, but this is my dad, Pete, with the crew of the Firefly they named, "Take It Easy". Johnny Johnson, Ronnie...
[ATTACH] The background picture was probably made by the official photographer on LCT 610, but I could not find the catalogue number at the IWM...
A thread on another forum asked about the restrictions faced in which Sherman tank types could be converted to 17-pdr (Firefly) standard. I was...
Hi all, I am wondering if anyone has come across references to the 17-pounder muzzle blast amongst the Royal Artillery or any references to the...
Around February / March 1944 the regiments of the 8th Armoured Brigade received and tested their Fireflies on the UK ranges. [ATTACH] Chippenham...
THE 8TH ARMOURED BRIGADE ENTRAINS AT NEWMARKET TO TRANSFER TO ITS PRE-INVASION ASSEMBLY AREA IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND (PART 3) [Allocated Title] THE...
Going through my Grandpas albums I found these pics and need more info. My Grandpa Robert James McCarter soldier number (2665261) was in the...
I saw this a while ago: Myths of American Armor. TankFest Northwest 2015: An address on some of the common misconceptions about American armor in...
For my sins... and will have to sell a few of my existing toys to pay for it... I've bought a Sherman VC for restoration (Sherman Firefly with...
Object description: A Sherman Firefly leads a column of Sherman tanks of Guards Armoured Division near Beauvais, 31 August 1944. Catalogue...
Object description: Members of the FFI cheer as a Sherman Firefly of Guards Armoured Division passes along a road near Beauvais, 31 August 1944....
Object description: A camouflaged Sherman Firefly of the Irish Guards and infantry guard a section of the Bremen-Hamburg autobahn, 20 April 1945....
Object description: A Sherman Firefly tank of 2nd Irish Guards, 31 August 1944. Catalogue number: BU 302 Part of: WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR...
The National Archives | DocumentsOnline | Image Details Name Murray, John Rank: Serjeant Service No: 2716785 Regiment: 2 Armoured...
Are these pictures of the same Firefly? Was more than one captured and used by the Germans? From: Achtung Panzer! - Captured Tanks Gallery I!...
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