Captain Harold Mortimore led his tank Daredevil across no man’s land. This was the first tank in history to see action on a battlefield….
Tanks at Flers
The Battle of the Somme commenced with a vast British attack on 1 July 1916. On that first day of battle, the bloodiest in the history of the British Army, there were over 57,000 British casualties….
Mission to Recruit New Commander Accomplished!
Chris Price, currently CEO of North Yorkshire Moors Railway, has been announced as the new Director of The Tank Museum….
Rifleman Khan: Heroism and Devoted Duty
Rifleman Kahn was a German Shepherd who won the Dickin medal during the Second World War. He was awarded the medal for saving the life of his handler, Lance Corporal Jimmy Muldoon….
Animal Mascots: Man’s Best Friend
Saturday 26 August is National Dog Day. To celebrate Man’s Best Friend, we found the best images of dogs and tanks in the Archive….
Carl Gustaf Anti-Tank Weapon
The Tank Museum recently acquired a Carl Gustaf infantry anti-tank weapon, which has been used by the British Army from the 1960s….
Documents Reveal Tank Inventor’s Frustration
A trove of unique documents relating to the design and development of the Mark I tank has been acquired by The Tank Museum….
Tank Corps Officer Percival Bayliss
A recent donation of photographs has shone a light on the brief military career of ‘gallant’ Tank Corps officer Percival Bayliss…
Rare War Game Donation
The Tank Museum explores a rare war game donation that provides an insight into what gamers played fifty years ago….
Battle of Amiens: 8 – 11 August 1918
The Battle of Amiens took place from 8 – 11 August 1918…
Celebrating six years of Patreon support
June 2023 marks six years of tank enthusiasts supporting us on Patreon….
A Maus Tale
Rare German Maus gun sight now on display….
The enduring appeal of Tiger 131
The enduring appeal of Tiger 131 – 80 years on…
WW1 Tank Camouflage Design
New Exhibition showcases first WW1 tank camouflage design…
Major Harold ‘Harry’ Kemp-Robinson M.C.
A recent donation to the archive details the career of Major Kemp-Robinson, including an intriguing letter from the IRA….
The Tank Museum in 100 Objects Book Launch
The Tank Museum has released a new book to mark it’s 100th birthday. …
Prisoner of War: WW2 Archive Donation
A recent donation to the Museum tells the story of Major Reginald Beales, WW2 Prisoner of War from 1941-1945….
Signed by Hitler and Rommel?
Find out why we think drawings in the Museum collection, signed by Adolf Hitler and Field Marshal Rommel are fake, after an investigation by the Curator….
Joy Bells for Cambrai
On the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Cambrai, we look back at how the victory was celebrated with the ringing of joy bells back home in Britain….
The Desert Rat
A donation to The Tank Museum Supporting Collection sheds a little extra light on the early years of the desert rat….
