Churchill tanks of 9th Royal Tank Regiment during an exercise at Tilshead on Salisbury Plain, 31 January 1942. Type:stretched canvas 28 September 1916

28 September 1916

in which he thanked his listeners for their part in helping win the Battle of the Atlantic

The canaries were kept not only to cheer the wounded but also to give warning of gas attacks

British paratroops inside a C-47 transport plane to land with the First Allied Airborne Army on enemy-held Holland

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Churchill tanks of 9th Royal Tank Regiment during an exercise at Tilshead on Salisbury Plain, 31 January 1942. Type:stretched canvas 28 September 1916Churchill tanks of 9th Royal Tank Regiment during an exercise at Tilshead on Salisbury Plain, 31 January 1942. The lead vehicle, 'Indus' of 'B' Squadron, is a Mk I with hull mounted 3 inch close support howitzer.