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Robert Glennie

13 Dec 20, 5 tweets, 4 min read

British tank markings Part 1
#SquadronMarkings
Easy, 4 geometric shapes.

Diamond for Regimental HQ, as modelled by this Crusader from 11th Armd.

#TankMarkings #SWW #History #WW2

Next, A Squadron used a triangle, looks a bit like an A, so that’s easy...

Modelled by 2nd Northant Yeomanry with their lovely A30 Challenger.

B Squadron used a square....
Doesn’t really look like a B... so we’ll go withB is for Box!
(Not hard is it 😉)

This time modelled by Staff Yeomanry and their charming Sherman Vc

Last but not least, C Squadron used a circle, C = Circle.... again easy to remember.

This time modelled by 46 RTR, on their lovely Sherman III

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Robert Glennie

@RobertGlenniePT

13 Dec 20

https://twitter.com/RobertGlenniePT/status/1338028357963964417

Right, now you’re all experts on what the shapes mean, what about the colours..... obviously this is hard to tell from black and whites, but there are some rules to follow...
#SquadronMarkings

#TankMarkings #SWW #History #WW2

https://twitter.com/RobertGlenniePT/status/1338028357963964417

Generally the squadron markings come in 3 colours, Red, Yellow or Blue, which is decided by the seniority of the regiment in the brigade, or they come in White if the regiment is not part of a brigade.

*Regimental seniority will come up again in another thread!

Red is the colour for the senior Regiment in the brigade.
So in our example these Churchills have the A Squadron triangle is Red.

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Robert Glennie

@RobertGlenniePT

10 May 20

Lots to love in this photo, firstly it’s by Sgt James Mapham, probably my favourite AFPU photographer, secondly, it features 27th Armoured Brigade, and thirdly, it’s an excellent study of a Panzer IV, that can be read like a book.....

IWM B6344
#SWW #History #WW2

In another image IWM B6345, we can see this is ‘612’ a Panzers IV Ausf H, produced by Vomag during the summer of 1943, the circular muzzle brake, and solid guide horns on the tracks, being clues.

IWM have this captioned as from Panzer Lehr, but that’s only half the story.....

In IWM B6350 we get to see the stars of 27th Armd’s workshops who have recovered this Pz, we can also see an old turret number has been blanked out...

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