A £1m fundraising effort by The Tank Museum to restore the oldest surviving King Tiger in existence was boosted when a WWII German coin was discovered inside it….
History of the Conqueror
The British Army’s last heavy tank, the Conqueror….
‘A Complete Failure’: The Crusader’s First Action
The story of Operation Battleaxe and the Crusader’s first action in Spring 1941….
King Tiger Fundraising Appeal Close to Halfway
A private £100,000 donation from William Bannister has propelled The Tank Museum’s King Tiger V2 restoration fundraiser to reach nearly half of its £1m target….
King Tiger V2 Restoration Update: Part II
Latest updates and behind the scenes photos from the King Tiger V2 restoration project…
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……
King Tiger V2 Restoration Update: Part I
Latest updates and behind the scenes photos from the King Tiger V2 restoration project…
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’….
King Tiger V2
Historian Ian Hudson explores the history of the King Tiger V2 prototype – the only surviving example with this distinctive turret design….
The Sherman: Myth or Reality?
Is there anything to the well-known accusations against the Sherman?…
The Tank That Missed the War, but Inspired a Generation
In the spring of 1945, a new tank was being tested by the British Army….
One More River to Cross
80 years ago today, a historic meeting took place……
What is Comet’s gun?
Join us as we take a deep dive into the Comet’s hole-puncher!…
Fraser Flamethrower Donation
The work of R. P. Fraser was vital to the British development of flamethrowers in WWII….
How to Invent a DD Tank
How one of D-Day’s most iconic tanks was designed, by the inventor, Nicholas Straussler….
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….
