Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry
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The Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry was a British Yeomanry regiment. In 1967, it was amalgamated with other units to form the Royal Yeomanry, a light cavalry regiment of the Army Reserve. Originally raised
Crew of Sherman tank ('Akilla') of 1st Nottinghamshire Yeomanry, after destroying five German tanks in a day, Rauray, Normandy, 30 June 1944. Sgt Dring (leftmost), the tank commander, received a second Military Medal for it
The 8th Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade of the British Army formed in August 1941, during the Second World War and active until 1956. The brigade was formed by the renaming of 6th Cavalry Bri
Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry
…In 1941, the Regiment converted to armour, initially with M3 Grant and M4 Sherman medium tanks and Crusader cruiser tanks, and was assigned to the 8th Armoured Brigade. The Regiment served in most of the major battles of the Eighth Army in the North Africa campaign, including Alam El Halfa and Second El Alamein and…
Crusader tanks moving forward, Western Desert, 26 November 1941.
Tunisia Campaign
Routes taken by the D-Day invasion
Sherman VC Firefly of 24th Lancers near Saint-Léger, 11 June 1944