Covenanter cruiser tanks of 2nd Irish Guards of British Guards Armoured Division during an inspection of Southern Command, England, United Kingdom, 3 March 1942
Crew of a Valentine tank of the "C" Squadron of one of the 6th Armoured Division's regiments relaxing after an action near Bou Arada. The soldier on the right is holding a bottle of Johnnie Walker whisky.
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An M4A4 Sherman, with South African Tankmen, probably of the South African 6th Armoured Division, loading shells in through the turret on a hilltop, Fifth Army, near Monzuno, Italy, December 28th, 1944
An M4A4 Sherman, with South African Tankmen, probably of the South African 6th Armoured Division, loading shells in through the turret on a hilltop, Fifth Army, near Monzuno, Italy, December 28th, 1944
War in Morocco. Spanish 6th infantry and 14th armoured divisions freed the 4th elite infantry division from its encirclement. Spanish forces also pushed towards the city of Fes, but their advance was halted due to the lack of supplies and risk of being encircled. The Moroccan army then pushed back.
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British 7th Armoured Division officers and a Canadian captain inspect a German PzKpfw IV Ausf H tank of Panzer Lehr Division, one of two knocked out by a 6-pdr anti-tank gun of the 6th Durham Light Infantry, 50th (Northumbrian) Division, near Douet, on 10 June 1944.
British 7th Armoured Division officers and a Canadian captain inspect a German PzKpfw IV Ausf H tank of Panzer Lehr Division, one of two knocked out by a 6-pdr anti-tank gun of the 6th Durham Light Infantry, 50th (Northumbrian) Division, near Douet, on 10 June 1944.
A crew from the 16th/5th Lancers, 6th Armoured Division, clean the gun barrel of their Crusader tank at El Aroussa in Tunisia. 1943.
A Crusader Mk. III tank of the 17th/21st Lancers (26th Armoured Brigade, 6th Armoured Division) on the Bou Arada road during the attack on the "Two Tree" Hill.
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Crew of a Valentine tank of the "C" Squadron of one of the 6th Armoured Division's regiments relaxing after an action near Bou Arada. The soldier on the right is holding a bottle of Johnnie Walker whisky.
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A crew from the 16th/5th Lancers, 6th Armoured Division, clean the gun barrel of their Crusader tank at El Aroussa in Tunisia. c1943 [1600x1632]
[A3][Event][WW2] D-Day / 6th of June / 7th Armoured Division
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Day of Days
On the 6th of June, we will go back in time 77 years to take part in the largest naval invasion in history, Operation Overlord. British, American and Canadian forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, heavily fortified by German soldiers, and made a beachhead to march the armies of the free world into the tyrannical war machine that ruled most of Europe. This was one of the most significant steps toward the liberation of France, and the eventual downfall of the short-lived Third Reich.
We will be part of the first wave of British soldiers that assaulted Gold beach, with the aim of taking fortifications, taking coastal villages and secure the beachhead in order for the rest of the Allied armies to march into the heart of the Nazi war machine and bring it tumbling down.
Any unit or individual is welcome to join, providing you follow our guidelines and respect immersion.
When is it?
- On the 6th of June, at 19:30 BST.
How do I join?
The 6th South African Armoured Division taking a victory lap of the racetrack at Monza, Italy - May 14 1945
The British Army In Tunisia 1943, Troops from 6th Armoured Division gather round a road sign during the advance on Tunis, 6 May 1943.
M10 Tank Destroyers of the 6th South African Armoured Division on the racetrack at Monza, Italy - May 14 1945
Valentine II infantry tanks from the UK 6th Armoured Division. September 1941
German prisoners and their guards wait in a roadside ditch during 6th Armoured Division's attack on the town of Pichon, Tunisia. 8 April 1943.
Tunisia. 8 March 1943. General Montgomery, Commander of the British Eighth Army, chats with Lieutenant-Colonel Clive, CO of 6th Battalion Grenadier Guards, 7th Armoured Division at the Mareth Line. They're in a turretless M3 tank known as a "Stuart Recce" in the British Army. (799 x 800)
Troops of the South African 6th Armoured Division crossing the Arno during the Italian Campaign, 1944.
A Stuart reconnaissance tank and a Sherman of 6th Armoured Division in Arezzo, 16 July 1944.
Help needed identifying this patch .... received my Grandfather's Army trunk and am unsure what the second patch is. He was in the Korean War and I know his division was the 6th Armoured Division but not sure his unit. Is the second patch his unit? And if so what is it? TIA
A crew from the 16th/5th Lancers, 6th Armoured Division, clean the gun barrel of their Crusader tank at El Aroussa in Tunisia, May 1943
A trainee driver at the controls of a Crusader Mk.II of the 6th South African Armoured Division, in the desert at Khataba, northwest of Cairo, Egypt, September 1943
A crew from the 16th/5th Lancers, 6th Armoured Division, clean the gun barrel of their Crusader tank at El Aroussa in Tunisia, 1943.
A paratrooper from the American 17th Airborne Division gets a light from a Churchill tank crewman of 6th Guards Armoured Brigade near Dorsten in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 29th of March 1945.
WWII. Tunisia. 8 March 1943. General Montgomery, Commander of the British Eighth Army, chats with Lieutenant-Colonel Clive, CO of 6th Battalion Grenadier Guards, 7th Armoured Division at the Mareth Line. They're in a turretless M3 tank known as a "Stuart Recce" in the British Army. (799 x 800)
A 76 mm armed Jumbo of the 3rd Armoured Division, Cologne, 6th March 1945.
A trainee driver at the controls of a Crusader Mk.II of the 6th South African Armoured Division, in the desert at Khataba, northwest of Cairo, Egypt, September 1943
An M4A4 of the Pretoria Regiment, 6th South African Armoured Division, near Monzuno, Italy, December 28, 1944.
Tunisia. 8 March 1943. General Montgomery, Commander of the British Eighth Army, chats with Lieutenant-Colonel Clive, CO of 6th Battalion Grenadier Guards, 7th Armoured Division at the Mareth Line. They're in a turretless M3 tank known as a "Stuart Recce" in the British Army. (799 x 800)
Tamiya 1/48 Crusader Mk. III (26th Armoured Brigade, 6th Armoured Division, Tunisia) More in Comments
What if iran was divided between Russian empire, the United Kingdom and the Ottoman Empire in the manner of the division of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth?
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C-captain Yuri of the B-British 6th Armoured Doki D-Division at your s-service!
A paratrooper from the American 17th Airborne Division gets a light from a Churchill tank crewman of 6th Guards Armoured Brigade near Dorsten in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 29th of March 1945. Colorized by Paul Reynolds. [980x982]
[COLOR] A paratrooper from the American 17th Airborne Division gets a light from a Churchill tank crewman of 6th Guards Armoured Brigade near Dorsten in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 29th of March 1945.
M10 tank destroyers of the 11th Armoured Brigade of the 6th SA Armoured Division at the South African commemoration parade marking the end of hostilities in Italy, Monza Race Circuit, 14 May 1945
Soldiers of the 6th South African Armoured Division in Veggio, Italy, November 9, 1944. (Colorized)
Just wanted to share with you all some pictures of my 29th Infantry Division, supported by Armour attacking up the beach on 6th June (colourised!) Labour of Love finally complete 250points of US, just in time for the Bulge: American release. Hope you like!
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South African Book Feature: Come Back to Portofino: Through Italy with the 6th South African Armoured Division
"Using archival sources and private documents recently unearthed, Come Back to Portofino chronicles the journey taken by volunteers in the 6th South African Armoured Division. From training camps in Egypt through to the blissful summer of 1945 the 'Div' left its mark on towns and villages across Italy. From Monte Cassino to the outskirts of Venice and the River Po the campaign lasted exactly twelve months. During the advance through Rome up to Florence, it was a case of constant movement and violent contact with the enemy. Experiences which left an enduring impression on returned soldiers included the periods of rest at Siena and Lucca as well as the four miserable winter months in the northern Apennines.
Overall, the casualty rate was surprisingly low considering the ideal ambush country and mountain defenses which had to be overcome. In the rifle companies however, the rate of attrition was high and replacements were few. Among the South Africans who are buried in Italy, there are those who died in vehicle accidents, from drowning and falling out of windows or from suicide. For the ordinary soldier the most important part of everyday life was contact with home or foraging for food and wine, and even enjoying the company of signorine when operations permitted. Nevertheless, it was not one long happy camping trip as was often portrayed in the press. The cast is made up of the famous regiments and ordinary South Africans who participated in these epic events."
A Stuart reconnaissance tank and a Sherman of 6th Armoured Division in Arezzo, 16 July 1944.
Soldiers from the 2e Régiment Étranger d'Infanterie from the 6th Light Armoured Division prepare to fire a 120mm MO-120-RT-61 mortar during Operation Daguet.
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French soldiers of 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment prepare to fire a 120mm MO-120-RT-61 rifled mortar as it stands in position behind a VTM 120 mortar towing vehicle. The equipment is part of a display of Allied armor and weaponry taking place during Operation Desert Shield.
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