Tank Collection (page 2)

Wwi / British Tank / Cambrai
At Cambrai, British tanks smash through the Hindenburg Line, a success that the limited mobile reserves were unable to exploit

British machine gun carriers passing through French village
British Bren Machine-Gun Carriers passing through a French village on the way to a rendezvous in the early weeks of World War Two. Date: 1939

2-8-2 tank locomotive No. 7200, 27th July 1934
7200 Class, built 1934. Rebuilt from 2-8-0T No. 5275

Kirk and Saraski music hall aquatic acrobats. Sisters known as ?the aquatic marvels?. Performed dives, acrobatics and endurance feats in a tank of heated water

India, Punjab, Amritsar, a sikh pilgrim carrying a barcha spear at the Golden Temple - the holiest shrine of Sikhism

Poster, Monaco Aquarium. Date: 20th century

0-6-4 crane tank locomotive, No 17, Cyclops
Built 1901, withdrawn 1936

0-6-4 crane tank locomotive, No 18, Steropes
Built 1901, withdrawn 1936

No 5527 Prairie Tank Locomotive
2-6-2 45xx class locomotive. Built 1928

GWR Pannier Tank No. 1366, outside Swindon Works, 1934
This 0-6-0 Pannier Tank was built at Swindon Works in 1934. It was part of the 1366 class of pannier tank locomotives. This particular locomotive was withdrawn in 1961

Matilda II tanks under construction at Swindon Work in 1941
In September 1941, three Matilda II tanks were photographed leaving AE shop on Rectank wagons. The tanks are incomplete and are presumably ready to be transported elsewhere for final assembly

The Diving Belles music hall divers and aquatic acrobats
The Diving Belles led by Daphne ?appearing in an elaborate sea cave scena Mermaids in Shells with clever and original tricks and fancy diving?

German Tiger tank by G. H. Davis
The fangs of the Tiger revealed: another German super-weapon whose invincibility has been disproved. Details of the German Mark VI tank, a 56-ton monster whose 88mm gun fires a three foot long shell

A tank transporter hauling a Challenger 2 main battle tank to Wales for an exercise. Challenger 2 is an advanced main battle tank in service with the British Army and with the Royal Army of Oman

The USS Terrebonne Parish (LST-1156) tank landing ship docking at Windmill Beach, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS, 1962. The USS Terrebonne Parish (LST-1156) tank landing ship docking at Windmill Beach, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, 2 November 1962

Scuba Diver
A scuba diver inside a large metal water tank. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

The Battle of the Somme, 1916 (print)
3793843 The Battle of the Somme, 1916 (print); (add.info.: The Battle of the Somme - an armoured tank surrounded by injured soldiers during World War I, 1916)

Challenger II Tank on Exercise Med Man
Exercise Med Man, Batus training area, Canada. 2 RTR with Challenger 2

2-4-2 Tank Engine Suspended by Cranes, Rochdale, Lancashire, England. Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Date: 1900s

Army tanks in battle with planes overhead, WW2
Army tanks in battle with planes overhead. Date: 1940

Scene at a petrol station, with an attendant filling up a car

2-8-2 tank locomotive No. 7200 at Newton Abbott
7200 Class, built 1934. Rebuilt from 2-8-0T No. 5275

14 ton 3000 Gallon Drinking Water Tank, No. 101
Built in 1948 to diagram DD6

INDIA: GOLDEN TEMPLE, 1858. View of the sacred tank and marble causeway leading to the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab, India. Line engraving, English, 1858

Advertisement for various types of steam engine
Advertisement for Robey & Co of Lincoln (Globe Works), London, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Paris, manufacturers of various types of steam engine. circa 1883

Presentation of a tank in South Street, Worthing, c.1919. People crowd around a military tank on which several men in military uniform are standing

Battle of the Scarpe, near Fampoux, France, WW1
A tank attached to the 51st Division embedded in the Scarpe Marshes near Fampoux, northern France, observed by a solitary soldier

Officer of Tank Corps with dog and motorbike, France, WW1
An officer of the Tank Corps on a Douglas motorbike with a spaniel dog, at Neulette, northern France, towards the end of the First World War. Date: 3 May 1918

Recruitment poster, join the Regular Army

Hot water cylinder with jacket
Domestic hot water cylinder covered with an insulating jacket

WORLD WAR II: BOUGAINVILLE. American soldiers advancing behind a tank on the Japanese-held island of Bougainville, October 1943

Llandarcy Oil Refinery, Swansea, Wales
The tank farm at the Llandarcy Oil Refinery, Swansea, Wales - built by British Petroleum Oil between 1918-22

Tanks / War Bonds Poster
World War One poster featuring a tank, encouraging the public to buy war bonds to help fund the war effort

Ashley Hill Station, c. 1900
A view of 0-6-0 saddle tank, No 1874, leaving Ashley Hill station for Bristol Temple Meads in c.1900. A number of onlookers are sitting on the embankment watching the station traffic

No 5541 Prairie Tank Locomotive
2-6-2 45xx class locomotive. Built 1928

No 6127 Prairie Tank Locomotive
2-6-2 61XX class locomotive. Built 1931. Seen here inside Swindon Works

No 4409 Prairie Tank Locomotive - Detail of cabside
2-6-2 44XX class locomotive. Built 1906

No 4406 Prairie Tank Locomotive
2-6-2 44XX Class locomotive. Built 1906

No 4568 Prairie Tank Locomotive
2-6-2 45XX Class locomotive. Built 1924

The Maquis (French Resistance) attack a group of German soldiers. Date: 1944

2 Royal Tank Regiment prepares to deploy to the Gulf. GERMANY. 21 / 01 / 2003
2 Royal Tank Regiment prepares to deploy to the Gulf. Shown here the Challenger 2 Tank, main battle tank on Hohne Ranges, Germany

Result of running into a Teller Mine
Photograph: Result of running into a Teller Mine. Shows the back part of a tank with a broken track in a desert landscape

Hang Dau Water Tank in Hanoi, Vietnam

WW2 Poster -- Don t Waver, Help Wavell
Dont Waver, Help Wavell. En---ds War Weapons Week, 17-24 May 1940. War saving photolithographic poster, published by The National Savings Committee, London, The Scottish Savings Committee

Tank abandoned in a field, end of WWI
A tank abandoned in a field during the First World War, with a notice attached to it written in French saying, among other things, that it is forbidden to go inside. circa 1921

A decorated Mk II tank in Farningham, Kent. 1938

Himmel The All-Highest has the truth spoken - the worst is behind us. German infantry retreating in panic before Allied infantry supported by tanks

Lorry in a Jam
A huge tank on the trailer of a truck. Date: 1970s

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Unyielding and unstoppable, tanks have played a pivotal role in shaping history. From the Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank patrolling outside Basra, Iraq to the German Panzer tank of 1944, these armored giants have left an indelible mark on warfare. The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards & Gulf War Tank stand as a testament to their power and presence in modern conflicts. But they are not just instruments of war; they also hold historical significance. Take the Pannier tank, no. 7766 from the 1930s or the Churchill AVRE Tank in France during World War II - each representing a different era and purpose. In India's Amritsar lies the Golden Temple, its serene beauty contrasting with images of tanks surrounding it before significant events like WW1 or even back in 1913. These juxtapositions remind us that even sacred places can be touched by conflict. During times of war, propaganda posters like 'Back Them Up' rallied support for those who fought alongside tanks on battlefields such as Menin Road in Ypres, Belgium during WW1. British Mark IV tanks stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Canadian soldiers, showcasing international cooperation amidst chaos. Beyond Europe's borders lie scenes like The British Second Army in Valkenswaard, Holland during World War II - proof that tanks transcended continents to fight for freedom wherever needed. Whether it is the raw power emanating from a Challenger 2 Tank or witnessing history unfold through vintage photographs capturing moments like German Panzer Tanks advancing through Germany or Indian temples surrounded by armored vehicles – one thing remains clear: Tanks symbolize strength and resilience throughout time.