Churchill OKE - First flamethrower variation

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Re: Churchill OKE - First flamethrower variation

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Post by W Kim Wigley » 15 Nov 2015, 09:24

William (Bill) Wigley was commander of tank 9 on that beach that day...he was my grandfather who relayed the experiences of that day to us....he had that tank 9 and the boats around painted on many footstools for us grandkids....3.5 years pow in Germany... Here he is speaking a little of that day... http://vetvoicecan.org/veterans-profile ... ary-tanks/
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Re: Churchill OKE - First flamethrower variation

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Post by sitalkes » 16 Nov 2015, 06:44

Interesting how these accounts relate that the tracks were broken by anti-tank fire, how many/what proportion suffered broken tracks due to the beach shingle/chert etc?
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