Matilda II
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The Infantry Tank Mark II, better known as the Matilda, is a British infantry tank of the Second World War.
A Matilda II on display at TankFest 2019
Matilda II A12E1 prototype
A Matilda advancing through Egypt as part of Operation Compass
A captured Matilda put into use by the German forces, is recaptured and its crew taken prisoner by New Zealand troops, 3 December 1941 during the battle to open the corridor to Tobruk, Operation Crusader.
Matilda I (tank)
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The Tank, Infantry, Mk I, Matilda I is a British infantry tank of the Second World War. Despite being slow, cramped and armed with only a single machine gun, the Matilda I had some success in the Batt
Matilda II
…The design began as the A12 specification in 1936, as a gun-armed counterpart to the first British infantry tank, the machine gun armed, two-man A11 Infantry Tank Mark I. The Mark I was also known as Matilda, and the larger A12 was initially known as the Matilda II or Matilda senior. The Mark I was abandoned in 1940…
A11E1 pilot model
The driver of a Matilda I in France during the winter of 1939–40. This shows the cramped driver's compartment and how the hatch obstructs the gun turret.
T3447 at The Tank Museum's Tankfest annual display (2009)
Rear view "T8106".