Wednesday, June 27, 2018

“Desert Rats” tank crew with their Cromwell Mark VI tank, British 7th Armoured Division, Normandy, 17 June, 1944

7 comments:

  1. 95mm howitzer, bring more boom on the battlefield.

    ReplyDelete
  2. The tank's named for "Old Bill", a famous cartoon character from the previous war. http://ww1.canada.com/battlefront/images-cartoonists-sketches-found-fun-amid-the-horror-of-the-first-world-war.
    Tony

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Yes, I covered Old Bill when I was posting about nose art on bombers http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2015/03/bruce-bairnsfather-official-cartoonist.html

      Delete
    2. and I wouldn't have posted this photo if there wasn't that Old Bill painting on it. There just isn't much about the image to enjoy, without that painting.

      Delete
    3. You're way ahead of me. As always.

      Delete
    4. No, I certainly am not... but, sometimes I've simply posted the stuff years ago. Sometimes I forget that I have, and sometimes I recall.

      Delete
  3. Anonymous2:20 PM

    Notice the war trophy Iron Cross being worn by the fellow in the far left. I think that's the reason they're all looking his way.

    ReplyDelete