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Funnies: The D-Day Tanks | The Tank Museum

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To mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, The Tank Museum Curator, David Willey looks at the 'Funnies' tanks.

Percy Hobart, head of the 79th Armoured Division during the Second World War, brought together these 'Funny' tanks and deployed them to great effect for Operation Overlord and the invasion of France. Discover how weird and wonderful tanks, like the Flail, Sherman DD and Churchill AVRE, aided the Allies landing on the beaches of Normandy. Find out more about the Funnies of WW2 from David Fletcher

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FunniesPercy HobartArmoured DivisionSecond World WarOperation OverlordFrance DiscoverFlail Sherman DDChurchill AVRE

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