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Cranston Fine Arts  Military Art and Artists World War Two World War Two Regiments  Royal Tank Regiment |
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Teatime by David Pentland. Colomby-Sur-Thaon, Normandy, 11th June 1944. British Sherman MkII's of 4th Armoured Brigade, enjoy a tea break prior to being sent to support Canadian troops against an expected German attack. The Brigade consisted of the 2nd Dragoon Guards The Scots Greys, 3rd County of London Yeomanry The Sharpshooters, and the 44th Royal Tank Regiment. |
Operation Brevity by David Pentland. Libya, North Africa, 15th May 1941. British Cruiser Mark II (A10) tanks of 2nd Royal Tank Regiment, 7th Armoured Brigade pause during General Wavell's offensive against the Italian held Halfaya Pass and Fort Capuzzo. Led by General 'Straffer' Gott the attack was initially a success, but counter attacks by German reinforcements halted the British offensive after one day, and pushed it back to the Egyptian border. |
Cyclops Squadron by David Rowlands. Cyclops Squadron of the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment raiding into Az Zubayr, Iraq, at midday on 26th March 2003. |
Last Stand at Calais by David Pentland. No text for this item |
Anzio, Italy, February 1944 by David Pentland. Replacements from 1st Battalion Irish Guards and Sherman tanks of the 46th Royal Tank Regiment move through the debris of Anzio town towards their jump-off positions for the Battle of Campoleone Station. |
Last Stand at Calais by David Pentland. British Cruiser Mark IA CS (A9) tanks and Bren Carriers of A Squadron, 3RTR, 1st Armoured Division, line the road south of Calais, prior to being sent south to secure the bridges on the St. Omer canal. The British column of tanks failed to reach its objective, encountering the advance guard of 1st Panzer Division near the little village of Hames-Boucre, and after an inconclusive afternoon battle fell back towards Calais in the early evening. |
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