23 March 1945. The Allies plan to cross the Rhine River, heading deeper into Germany….
First Across the Rhine: The Bridge at Remagen
March 1945. The last bridge standing across the river Rhine is captured in a daring assault by the US First Army….
Battle of the Bulge: Allied Support
Whilst the Battle of the Bulge was overwhelmingly an American endeavour, Allied support contributed to the defeat of the Ardennes offensive….
Battle of the Bulge: US Defence
Caught off-guard by Hitler’s surprise counter-offensive, the US First Army manning the Ardennes sector was made up of recuperating and inexperienced units….
Battle of the Bulge: German Panzer Forces
German Infantry and Volksgrenadiers strike unprepared American positions in the Ardennes…
Battle of the Bulge: Hitler’s Plan of Attack
Hitler’s counter-attack of the Western Allies in the Battle of the Bulge….
80th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge
On 16 December 1944, Hitler launched a surprise counter-offensive in the Ardennes….
Operation Market Garden Day 1
Eighty years ago, on Sunday, 17th September, 1944, the allied military operation, Market Garden, commenced….
Operation Market Garden Day 2
The second day of Operation Market Garden saw action that was immortalised in a famous scene in the film, a bridge too far….
Operation Market Garden Day 3
Market Garden Day 3 where two Tiger Is from schwere Panzer Ersatz-und Ausbildungs-Abteilung 500 arrive….
Tanks on D-Day
Tanks played a key part in the D-Day invasion, and particularly those peculiar, modified tanks known as Hobart’s Funnies….
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….
North Africa Veteran Reg Hunt Remembers
In June 2017 North Africa veteran Reg Hunt, aged 101, visited The Tank Museum and spoke about his experiences as a soldier before and during the Second World War….
Prokhorovka and the Myth of the Largest Tank Battle
For decades the Battle of Kursk has been widely believed to be the largest tank battle in history….
German Tanks at Kursk
The attacking German forces at Kursk amassed 777,000 men and around 2500 tanks and assault guns. This was about 70 per cent of all their tanks on the Eastern Front. …
Background to the Battle of Kursk
The Battle of Kursk was one of the most decisive battles of the Second World War….
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Comet
Close to the Aller River, a small action took place between a lone Tiger and Comet tanks….
