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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…

Tanks For The Memories: The First Ever Tank Commander, by The Tank Museum

The first man ever to command a tank in battle only volunteered for the secret mission because learning to fly aeroplanes was so dangerous, his…

John Reginald Gorman – The Amazing Irish Kamikaze Tank Buster

In WWII, the Germans had a reputation for their formidable technology. What they did not consider, however, was the formidable Irish reputation for bullishness. John…

The First Tank Attack: The Battle Of The Somme

On the Somme The first use of tanks in an attack took place on September 13, 1916, during the Battle of the Somme. It was…

How Tanks Decided The First And Second World Wars

The concept of a military tank was not particularly new in 1916. However, the ability to move troops safely through combat territories with a vehicle…

Patton, Guderian, Rommel – Three Great Tank Commanders of WWII

The Second World War saw tanks dominate the battlefield for the first time. Gifted commanders seized this way of fighting, becoming legends. Heinz Guderian As…

Rommel Attacks El Agheila Fort – The Desert Fox In North Africa

Erwin Rommel’s attack on El Agheila Fort on March 24, 1941, did not lead to fearsome fighting. It was not one of the great battles…

BRDM – The Specialist Soviet Armored Fighting Recon Vehicles

Greg Jackson

Arriving in 1957 The first BRDM vehicle, the BRDM-1, entered service in the Soviet army in 1957. It had been accepted for use by the…

Not Just Tanks: WWI had more vehicles than we tend to think

Tanks came into their own in WWI and eventually developed into a host of modern fighting vehicles. However, tanks were not the only motorized vehicles…

BRDM – The Specialist Soviet Armored Fighting Recon Vehicles

Arriving in 1957 The first BRDM vehicle, the BRDM-1, entered service in the Soviet army in 1957. It had been accepted for use by the…

The Most Decorated Panzer Companies Of The Wehrmacht PART 3 – 4th Company, Panzer-Regiment 35

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Evan Pinter  Continues from: Part 2 – 13th (heavy) Company, SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 and Part 1 – 2nd Company, 502nd…

How Tanks Decided The First & Second World Wars

The concept of a military tank was not particularly new in 1916. However, the ability to move troops safely through combat territories with a vehicle…