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    D-DAY TANK OPERATIONS

    Apr 18, 2019 2 minutes

    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

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