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….
How to Invent a DD Tank
How one of D-Day’s most iconic tanks was designed, by the inventor, Nicholas Straussler….
Prichard: Sieges, Escapes & Internment
A recent donation tells the story of a man whose career included having 17 tanks shot from underneath him, a prison break, and a military cross….
A Bridge Too Far
The Museum has received a collection of pictures that captured the filming of ‘A Bridge Too Far’, the award winning 1977 war epic that depicted Operation Market Garden….
A Portrait of Major Sydney John King MC RTR
The Tank Museum has bought at auction a portrait of Lieutenant-Colonel S. J. King, M.C., Royal Tank Regiment….
The Harris Letters
The Tank Museum Archive has recently received a large donation of letters that give a moving insight into the life of one young soldier at the start of WWII….
Valentine: What’s in a name?
No other tank bears such an un-war like name as The Valentine. But despite its somewhat ironic nomenclature, the Valentine Infantry Tank was an inspired, if not risky development….
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….
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…
WW2: War Stories – China Doll kept a Tank Crew Safe
A small china doll named Audrey tells an astonishing story of survival in the Museum’s new WW2: War Stories exhibition….
The Sturmtiger’s Firepower
Most members of the Tiger family were armed with an anti-tank gun optimised for armour penetration. …
The Mysterious American Tiger
The US Army’s Armor School at Fort Benning holds a Tiger tank captured in Tunisia, with a contested heritage, but likely a longer service than Tiger 131….
When did British Intelligence learn about The Tiger?
Surprisingly, British intelligence did not know of the Tiger until months after its deployment, and years after Germany launched its requirement….
Why Tiger 131?
Today Tiger 131 is probably the most famous tank in the world. Of the six surviving Tiger I’s, it is the only one numbered 131. …
The Panzerkompanie
It’s difficult to imagine the impact of a single tank within the Museum. On the battlefield, if a tank was operating alone it was likely something had gone very wrong….
What the L
The Tiger I and Tiger II tank were armed with an 88mm gun. However, if you tried to fire a round for one through the other, it wouldn’t fit. Why should this be?…
