From The Tank Museum: Joe Ekins – One of the Most Famous WWII British Tank Gunners
Joe Ekins remains one of the most famous WWII British tank gunners for taking down three Tiger tanks with five shots, including that of Nazi…
The Tank Museum: Sydney Hadley’s Glass Eye
One of the personal objects on display in The Tank Men exhibition is emblematic of the personal sacrifice made by so many men in World…
From The Tank Museum: Naming Deborah – Mark IV Tank In Cambrai
In 1998 Philippe Gorczynski from Cambrai found a Mark IV tank (female) buried beneath a field in the village of Flesquiéres, on the Cambrai battlefield.…
A7V: The First Panzer – The Tank Museum
The British Mk I tank was unleashed during the Battle of The Somme in September 1916 – but the Germans were much slower to develop…
From The Tank Museum: The Gunnery School
While Bovington is the ‘home’ of the tank, the gunnery training was done just down the road at Lulworth. However, that was not always the…
From The Tank Museum: Knocking Out A King Tiger
David Fletcher looks into the story of one of the first Tiger II (King Tiger) being knocked out in Le Plessis Grimoult, using only luck…
The Tank Museum: Sydney Hadley’s Glass Eye
One of the personal objects on display in The Tank Men exhibition is emblematic of the personal sacrifice made by so many men in World…
From The Tank Museum: Porsche And Henschel Turrets
Both turrets used on the Tiger II were designed and built by the Krupp company. So why are they so often called the ‘Porsche’ and…
The Tank Museum: The World War One Tank Crew’s Face Mask And Helmet
This is a tank crew face mask, which would have been issued to every member of a tank’s crew to protect his face and particularly…
Light Tank Mark II A – Two-Man Light Tank of the Early Thirties (Watch)
The first British light tank, the Mark I, evolved from the Carden-Loyd Carrier. The Mark II was produced in larger numbers and issued for service.…
The Capture Of Tiger Tank 131 – See It In Action At The Tank Museum
See Tiger 131 in action on Tiger Day on the 29 April and 16 September! A prototype Tiger tank was demonstrated to Hitler on his…
Rare German World War II Tiger Tank Destroyer Arrives In UK
Seventy-two years after it fell into Allied hands, one of the largest combat vehicles to see action in the Second World War is arriving in…