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Robert Glennie
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Historian. Researching the British army in Normandy, Market Garden and beyond, North Africa, Middle Eastern Mandate days, the Med. Occasional trips east.
Independent Armoured Brigades. Tank pedantry.
Freshwater conservation. Fish!
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Lt. Brown sat in the centre, commander of ‘Lillingstone’, number ‘55’ a Sherman I from 4 Troop, C Squadron, 1 Northamptonshire Yeomanry.

Photographed #OTD 7th August 1944 by Sgt Wilkes.

Lillingstone was lost at St. Aignan, Lt. Brown and gunner, Tp. Monkman, both wounded.

IWM B8793 #1NY #33Armd
British tank crew by their tank
August 7, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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Horsepower! Around 600 or so…

A Cromwell IV ‘T187687’ from HQ 22nd Armoured Brigade, 7th Armoured Division, photographed #OTD 30th July 1944, by Sgt Bert Hardy.

Note out the combined formation badge ‘Stag’ with the Arm of Service ‘50’. #BritishTankMarkings

IWM B8183 #22Armd #7ArmdDivision #SWW
British tank passes French farmer with horses.
July 30, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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Weekend reading is sorted
Cover of Marcel Zwarts’ book Einsatz Arnheim.
July 26, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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A Churchill IV in the ruins of Maltot, photographed #OTD 26th July 1945, by Lt. Peter Handford, who is probably better known for his sound work.

The Churchill has German track links welded to the lower hull.

IWM B8051 #SWW #History
British tank in ruined French village
July 26, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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North Irish Horse Churchill IV on the road to Florence, photographed by Sgt. Lambert #OTD 22nd July 1944.

IWM NA 17144 #SWW #History #WW2 #NIH
British tank on narrow dusty lane
July 22, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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A Sherman V ARV Mk I, from 8th Infantry Brigade’s REME Workshop, 3rd Division, pulls a captured Pz IV near Cagny.
Sgt Laing photographed the action #OTD 19 July 1944.

IWM B 7762 #SWW #History #WW2 #ARV
British armoured recovery vehicle pulling a captured German tank
July 19, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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‘Belvedere’ was clearly a popular subject, as also #OTD 18th July 1944, Sgt Christie took this dynamic shot.

In this image, the contrast is a little clearer and we can make out the lightly marked name. #BritishTankMarkings

IWM B7557 #27Armd #StaffYeo
#SWW #History #Firefly
British tank clears obstacles
July 18, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Back with 27th Armd Bde today, this is ‘Belvedere’ a Sherman Vc from B Sqn Staffordshire Yeomanry, taken by Sgt Laing #OTD 18th July 44.

The name is barely visible in this image, but it’s lightly marked on the hull side in 12inch high letters!
#BritishTankMarkings

IWM B7513 #27Armd
#SWW #History
British tank with infantry and crew
July 18, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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A classic by Sgt. Bert Hardy,
and the cover star of David Fletcher’s ‘Mr Churchill’s Tank’.
#OTD 17 July 1944, 34th Tank Brigade.

Proving you didn’t need speed to kick up dust in Normandy.

IWM B7641 #SWW #History #WW2
British tank on dusty road
July 17, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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Probably a bit early, but cheers!🍻

#OTD 14 July 1944, beers from the NAAFI with Corporal Webb and Corporal Avery, I bet that tasted good.
Sgt Johnson with the camera.

IWM B 7271 #SWW #History #WW2
Two British soldiers drinking the good stuff.
July 14, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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Any excuse to post Jimmy Mapham’s work…

‘Cymru-am-Byth’
13/18 Hussars, ARV, Sherman III, great composition, bloody brilliant!

IWM H38971 #27Armd
Tank crew sat on their recovery vehicle.
July 13, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Christie photographing Mapham photographing a no photography sign! #OTD 13 July 1944.

No secret that I’m a big fan of Jimmy Mapham’s work, his 13/18 Hussar pics started off the whole markings obsession, so here’s to you Jim!

IWM B 7058 #SWW #History #WW2
Photographer taking picture of no photography sign.
July 13, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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Men of the Royal Tank Regiment take advantage of a captured petrol station to refuel their Daimler Dingo, photographed #OTD 12 July 1943 by Sgt. Bowman, 2AFPU. Sicily.

IWM NA 4555 #RTR #SWW #History #WW2
British soldiers refuel their scout car
July 12, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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‘The milk problem is solved’
Sgt Laing photographed the scene with help from the Westminster Dragoons #OTD 11 July 1944

And a lovely turret number on the Sherman flail… #BritishTankMarkings

IWM B 6982 #30Armd #SWW #History #WW2
Two British soldiers milk cow by their flail tank.
July 11, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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Probably no surprise there’s a connection between Edward Payne and Independent Armoured Brigades… 'A Tank of 'C' Squadron, 4/7 Royal Dragoon Guards: Burnt out at La Folliot Farm, 20th June 1944'
#4/7RDG #8Armd
IWM ART LD 5454
Art by Edward Payne, Tank crew, tank and burnt out farm house. IWM ART LD 5454
July 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Removing the deep wading stacks from their Sherman III, men from 3rd County of London Yeomanry after landing in Sicily.

Fantastic details of the stacks internal construction.

From the albums of Jimmy Sale.
NAM 1975-03-63-13-133 #TheSharpshooters #4Armd #3CLY #WW2 #History #SWW
British tank crew removing wading trunking
July 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Assuming the photo numbering is anything to go by, following ‘Churchill’ off the LST is ‘Clive’, another Sherman III, from SHQ, C Squadron, 3CLY.

The squared off drive hoods tell us ‘Clive’ was built by Fisher.

#OTD 10th July 1943, Sicily

IWM (NA 4264) #3CLY #4Armd
#Sharpshooters #SWW #History
British tank drives onto beach
July 10, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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Next in the series by Chetwyn, and ‘Churchill’, number 37, is up on the beach and we get a rare view of the tank from both sides!

Sherman III, SHQ C Squadron 3CLY.
#OTD 10th July 1943.

IWM (NA 4263) #3CLY #4Armd #Sharpshooters #SWW #History
British tank drives onto beach
July 10, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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‘Churchill’, a Sherman III with a deep wading stack fitted, from the SHQ of C Squadron 3rd County of London Yeomanry arrives in Sicily.

Sgt Leonard Chetwyn photographed the scene #OTD 10th July 1943.

IWM (NA4262) #3CLY #4Armd
#WW2 #History #Sharpshooters #SWW
British tank drives off Landing ship
July 10, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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A Stuart III from 144 RAC, 33rd Armoured Brigade, photographed #OTD 9th July 1944, by Sgt Christie.

You can just make out the ‘174’ Arm of Service identifying the regiment.

IWM B 6748 #33Armd #144RAC
British light tank passes jeep and cart
July 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Sgt. Christie photographed 144 RAC on a number of occasions, including this Sherman I in Saint-Contest #OTD 9 July 1944.

In the original photo you can just make out the ‘174’ AoS indicating the regiment of the lead Sherman.

IWM B 6739 #33Armd #144RAC #SWW #History #WW2
British tanks drive through damaged French village
July 9, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Fantastic picture by Sgt. Christie #OTD 9 July 1944, ‘all out towards Lebisey’.
Listed incorrectly as from 27th Armoured Brigade, this Sherman Vc is from 33rd Armoured as indicated by the Diablo formation markings.

IWM B 6751 #33Armd #SWW #History #WW2
British tank drives along dusty lane
July 9, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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Sherman I ‘13’ pictured by Sgt Collins #OTD 8 July 1944, is from 4 Troop, A Sqn, 1st Northants Yeomanry, 33rd Armd Brigade, during Charnwood.

‘13’ was damaged a month later at St. Aignan when a shell through the mantlet killed the commander Lt. J Smith.

IWM B6635 #33Armd #1NY #SWW #History #WW2
British tank crosses field
July 8, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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Sherman I Hybrid ‘68’ from B Squadron, 144 RAC, 33rd Armoured Brigade during Charnwood.

Photographed by Sgt Christie, #OTD 8th July 1944.

IWM B6649
#33Armd #144RAC #SWW #History
British tanks advance across fields.
July 8, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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A Sherman III from ‘B’ Sqn, 3rd King’s Own Hussars, 9th Armoured Brigade, photographed #OTD 7th July 1944, in Italy, by Sgt McConville.

Note the counter shading under the 75 barrel, and you can just make out some of the name painted in large letters on the hull side.

NA 16755 #3Hussars #9Armd
British tank in Italy.
July 7, 2025 at 7:32 AM