Armoured Vehicle Collection

M22 Locust tank
A M22 Locust tank partially in a General Aircraft Hamilcar glider

Vickers Light Tank Mk. VII Tetrarch
Loading a Tetrarch tank into a General Aircraft Hamilcar glider

The Offensive on the Cambrai Front, November 1917, (1919). Creator: Unknown
The Offensive on the Cambrai Front, November 1917, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: One of the Tanks temporarily hung up in the German Second System on side of road near Ribecourt

V430 troop carrier (Bulldog)
The first delivery of the upgraded FV430 Mk3 Bulldog vehicles arrived in Iraq just before Christmas 2006 with the RGJ Battalion based at Basra Palace the first to use them on operations

The Nijmegen Bridge, Holland, 1946 (w/c on paper)
3087982 The Nijmegen Bridge, Holland, 1946 (w/c on paper) by Colville, Alex (1920-2013); Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Canada; © Canadian War Museum .

The Nijmegen Bridge, Holland, 1946 (oil on canvas)
3087974 The Nijmegen Bridge, Holland, 1946 (oil on canvas) by Colville, Alex (1920-2013); Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Canada; © Canadian War Museum .

Tank at public library, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Tank at public library, 1918. A model of a tank in front of the New York Public Library, New York City, during World War I

New type French Tank, camouflaged, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
New type French Tank, camouflaged, 1917 or 1918. A French Saint-Chamond Tank (Char Saint-Chamond) which was manufactured between 1917 and 1918 during World War I

British tank on 5th Ave. 25 Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British tank on 5th Ave. 25 Oct 1917. The British Mark IV Tank "Britannia" which was brought to New York City where it was renamed the Liberty and put on exhibit to help sell war bonds

British tank, 15 Sept. 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
British tank, 15 Sept. 1916. A British tank at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, in the Somme, France on September 15, 1916 during World War I

A red cross moving "Fort". For rescuing between trenches, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
A red cross moving "Fort". For rescuing between trenches, between 1914 and c1915. A Red Cross vehicle used for gathering wounded from trenches during World War I

Miss Slater, Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Miss Slater, Mar 1918. Ray (Slater) Murphy (1895-1985) who married James Bumgardner Murphy. She is in the British tank Britannia which served on the Flanders front in World War I

Mrs. A. Ladenburg, 1 Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. A. Ladenburg, 1 Mar 1918 (date created or published later). Emily Louise Stevens Ladenburg (1864-1937), wife of financier Adolf (Adolph) Ladenburg (1855-1896)

Tank in New York Court House excavation, 1 Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Tank in New York Court House excavation, 1 Mar 1918 (date created or published later). The British tank Britannia which served on the Flanders front in World War I

The tanks reassemble after battle; Journey of the rear guard, 1917. Creator: Unknown
The tanks reassemble after battle; Journey of the rear guard, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

The tanks reassemble after battle, 1917 Creator: Unknown
The tanks reassemble after battle, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Sur le massif de Moronvilliers; Notre artillerie d'assaut: char armé a l'avant d'un canon... 1917
Sur le massif de Moronvilliers; Notre artillerie d'assaut: char arme a l'avant d'un canon... 1917. First World War: on the Moronvilliers Hills; assault artillery

British Offensive in Cambrai; German Gunners Surprised by a Tank, 1917. Creator: J Simont
British Offensive in Cambrai; German Gunners Surprised by a Tank, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

L'Apparition des Tanks; L'entrée en ligne des premiers chars d'assaut Anglais
L'Apparition des Tanks; L'entree en ligne des premiers chars d'assaut Anglais, le 15 septembre 1916, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

Entre Aisne et Marne; "Depannage", sur le champ de bataille, d'un char d'assaut leger franc...1918
Entre Aisne et Marne; "Depannage", sur le champ de bataille, d'un char d'assaut leger francais, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

Sur les Champs de Bataille de 1918; les chars d'assaut, 1918. Creator: Francois Flameng
Sur les Champs de Bataille de 1918; les chars d'assaut, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Notre Artillerie d'Assaut; La Replique de Foch: Au Sud-ouest de Soissons; Hisse sur la... 1918. Creator: Unknown
Notre Artillerie d'Assaut; La Replique de Foch: Au Sud-ouest de Soissons; Hisse sur la remorque, le char d'assaut est transporte rapidement a pied d'oeuvre, 1918

Notre Artillerie d'Assaut; La Replique de Foch: Au Sud-ouest de Soissons; embarquement... 1918. Creator: Unknown
Notre Artillerie d'Assaut; La Replique de Foch: Au Sud-ouest de Soissons; embarquement d'un char d'assaut sur une remorque, 1918

Notre Artillerie d'Assaut; La Replique de Foch: Au Sud-ouest de Soissons; un groupe de... 1918. Creator: Unknown
Notre Artillerie d'Assaut; La Replique de Foch: Au Sud-ouest de Soissons; un groupe de chars d'assaut legers entre deux attaques, 1918

La Replique de Foch: La Deuxieme victoire de la Marne; Char d'assaut ramenant du combat... 1918. Creator: Unknown
La Replique de Foch: La Deuxieme victoire de la Marne; Char d'assaut ramenant du combat un canon de 77 intact, pris a l'ennemi, 1918

L'Outillage Ennemi et le Notre; La solution francaise: nos chars d'assaut legers, armes d'un canon ou d'une mitrailleuse, vus de face, a la descente d'une pente

Les Canonniers Marins; Des cuirasses sur rails: un train blinde arme de canons de 190, 1918. Creator: Unknown
Les Canonniers Marins; Des cuirasses sur rails: un train blinde arme de canons de 190, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

La Nouvelle Europe; la guerre civile a Berlin; du 5 au 11 janvier 1919 a Berlin; un tank... 1919. Creator: Unknown
La Nouvelle Europe; la guerre civile a Berlin; du 5 au 11 janvier 1919 a Berlin; un tank, pris naguere a l'armee britannique

Notre Contre-Attaque du 11 juin 1918; pendant la progression de nos fantassins de trou... 1918. Creator: Unknown
Notre Contre-Attaque du 11 juin 1918; pendant la progression de nos fantassins de trou d'obus en trou d'obus: un char d'assaut depasse l'infanterie, 1918

De la Picardie au Chemin des Dames; un char d'assaut au milieu d'une vague d'infanterie, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris

Le bolide qui passe; une auto-mitrailleuse de cavalerie francaise regagne nos lignes... 1918
Le bolide qui passe; une auto-mitrailleuse de cavalerie francaise regagne nos lignes, en chargeant a travers un village que venait d'occuper une colonne allemande, 1918

Un charge de tanks; des tanks rapides de l'armee Britannique chargent et dispersent... 1918. Creator: J Simont
Un charge de tanks; des tanks rapides de l'armee Britannique chargent et dispersent l'avant-garde d'une division allemande, 1918

Dans la Bataille; Les tanks repides de l'armee britannique, mis en service au printemps... 1918. Creator: Unknown
Dans la Bataille; Les tanks repides de l'armee britannique, mis en service au printemps de 1918 et utilises pour de decisives contre-attaques, 1918

Au Combat; Un tank en action: sa tourelle gauche est armee d'un petit canon marine a tir rapide, 1 Creator: Unknown
Au Combat; Un tank en action: sa tourelle gauche est armee d'un petit canon marine a tir rapide, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris

L'Allemagne Revolutionnaire; Le 9 novembre 1918; une section d'automobiles blindees des... 1918
L'Allemagne Revolutionnaire; Le 9 novembre 1918; une section d'automobiles blindees des revolitionnaires stationne dans la cour du chateau sur lequel flotte le drapeau rouge, 1918

Dans le Nord delivre; L'outillage de la victoire; un "tank" de ravitaillement; cote des chars d'assaut legersdont la participation, en grand nombre

En Argonne; L'amalgame a l'arriere de l'offensive; chars d'assaut americains, fantassins... 1918
En Argonne; L'amalgame a l'arriere de l'offensive; chars d'assaut americains, fantassins et chasseurs francais, aux abords d'un cantonnement commun, 1918

En Argonne; Le depart des chars d'assaut americain pour l'attaque dans la foret, 1918. Creator: Unknown
En Argonne; Le depart des chars d'assaut americain pour l'attaque dans la foret, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Un tank en action; la tourelle de gauche est armee d'un petit canon de marine a tir rapide, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Un tank en action; la tourelle de gauche est armee d'un petit canon de marine a tir rapide, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Le "Tank"; premiere apparition d'un des nouveaux cuirasses de terre de l'armee... 1916
Le "Tank"; premiere apparition d'un des nouveaux cuirasses de terre de l'armee britannique au milieu des positions allemandes, a l'attaque du village de Flers

Welcoming the Eighth Army into Gabes, 1943. Creator: Unknown
Welcoming the Eighth Army into Gabes, 1943. Gabes returns to French control with the help of the British (in the Mareth Line). The operation results in serious damage to the city infrastructure

Welcome Home Parade, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Welcome Home Parade, between 1910 and 1920
Welcome Home Parade, between 1910 and 1920

Armored car, between 1916 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Armored car, between 1916 and 1918
Armored car, between 1916 and 1918. USA

Army, U.S. Armored Car, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S. Armored Car, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Army, U.S. Armored Car, 1916. First World War: armoured vehicle, No. 8 Battalion, Machine Gun Corps, Washington, DC. Note telegram delivery boy in Western Union cap

Army, U.S, Capt. - Renwick with Army Truck, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S, Capt
Army, U.S, Capt. - Renwick with Army Truck, 1917. First World War: armoured vehicle with machine gun, built by Standard Steel Car Company of Pittsburg. Note telegram delivery boy in Western Union cap

Army, U.S, Capt. - Renwick with Army Truck, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S, Capt
Army, U.S, Capt. - Renwick with Army Truck, 1917. First World War: armoured vehicle with machine gun, built by Standard Steel Car Company of Pittsburg. Note telegram delivery boy in Western Union cap

Decommissioned Tanks
May 1958: British tanks which took part in the defeat of Germany at the end of World War II, lie piled on top of each other at a scrapyard in Hamburg, waiting to be broken up and recycled

Tank Graveyard
May 1958: British tanks which took part in the defeat of Germany at the end of World War II, lie piled on top of each other at a scrapyard in Hamburg, waiting to be broken up and recycled

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From the battlefields of World War I to modern-day conflicts, armoured vehicles have played a crucial role in military operations. The M22 Locust tank and Vickers Light Tank Mk. VII Tetrarch were formidable machines that dominated the battlefield during their time. In the Offensive on the Cambrai Front in November 1917, these tanks proved their worth as they advanced through treacherous terrains, leaving an indelible mark on history. Fast forward to present times, decommissioned tanks like the V430 troop carrier or Bulldog find themselves resting in tank graveyards, serving as reminders of past conflicts and technological advancements. These silent sentinels bear witness to Che Guevara's revolutionary spirit as he rode alongside an Iraqi military armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) amidst burning chaos. In moments of triumph and liberation, crowds of French patriots lined the Champs Elysees in 1944 to catch a glimpse of Allied tanks and half tracks passing by. Captured beautifully by Jack Downey's lens, this image symbolizes hope restored and freedom regained. During World War II at Ft. Knox, Ky. , Alfred T Palmer captured striking images showcasing American might with M-3 tanks rolling out for training exercises while light tanks stood ready for action. United States' M-4 tank crews epitomized courage and camaraderie as they prepared for battle. Armoured vehicles have always been more than just machines; they represent power, resilience, sacrifice, and human determination. Whether it be historical relics or cutting-edge technology used today – these behemoths continue to shape our world.