James Holland
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The Most Underrated Allied Tank? Churchill AVRE | WW2 Walking The Ground
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5:20Now PlayingSUBSCRIBEWorld War Two historians James Holland and Al Murray stop off explore a remarkable battle relic from Normandy 1944 . Meet the AVRE 'Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers' a British innovation born from the classic Churchill tank but with a twistit boasts a powerful 230mm petard mortar, expertly designed for DDay to take out German concrete bunkers and defences at close range. Dubbed 'flying dustbins' by the troops, these extraordinary armoured fighting vehicles not only supported British forces on DDay but also played a crucial role throughout the liberation of northwest Europe until the war's end.
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