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Robert Glennie
@RobertGlenniePT
Researching the British army in Normandy, Market Garden and beyond, North Africa, Middle Eastern Mandate days, the Med. Occasional trips east. Tank pedantry.
Dec 13, 2020 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
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 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!
Dec 13, 2020 • 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 ImageImage 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. ImageImage
May 10, 2020 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
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 Image 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..... Image