On 8 May, 1945, huge celebrations broke out in British villages, towns, and cities. Bonfires were lit and hoarded rations were brought out for street parties to celebrate VE Day – the end of the War in Europe….
War Heroes’ Medals Displayed Together For First Time
Two Second World War Victoria Cross medals are on display together for the first to mark the anniversary of VE Day….
Surrender on Lűneberg Heath
The surrender of German forces on Lűneberg Heath in May 1945 marked one of the final acts of the Second World War, the unconditional surrender of German forces in northwest Europe….
Fraser flamethrower collection
Take a look at a recent donation – a collection of reports, technical drawings, photographs and even a sectioned Churchill Crocodile flame projector……
An Engineer’s Interrogation
The fifth of our Archive & Object Collection blogs takes a look at the interrogation of the Chief Technical Engineer of the Henschel Research and Experimental Establishment. …
A Rather Striking Clock
It’s time for the fourth instalment of our Archive & Object Collection blogs – this time, we take a look at a unique timepiece….
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
The third of our Archive & Object Collection blogs serves as a festive tribute to the most wonderful time of the year!…
Reflections From the Past
Our second Archive & Object Collection blog focuses on one of the earliest items to be donated to the Tank Museum….
‘Sam’ and the 61st Recce Regiment
The first of our Archive & Object Collection blogs tells a fun, if forgotten, ‘tail’….
VJ Day – Lest We Forget
Marking 80 Years Since the End of WWII…
VJ Day 2025
Marking 80 Years Since the End of WWII…
VE Day: In Their Own Words
Accounts from across the Royal Armoured Corps as they heard the news the war in Europe was over….
VE Day Remembrance from the RAC Memorial Trust
The story of Trooper James Audsley, killed in action on 26 April 1945…
New Donation: How to Escape Colditz
A new donation from a 3 RTR Lieutenant includes his escape kit from the famous POW camp….
Fraser Flamethrower Donation
The work of R. P. Fraser was vital to the British development of flamethrowers in WWII….
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….
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….
