Matilda tank of the UK 7th Royal Tank Regiment in North Africa, 19 Dec 1940Matilda tank en route into Tobruk, Libya, 24 Jan 1941; note British soldiers displaying a captured Italian flagRemains of a Matilda tank of C Squadron, UK 4th Royal Tank Regiment, Libya or Egypt, 17 Jun 1941Cruiser Mk IV tank and Infantry Mk II Matilda tank at a depot in Egypt, 5 Sep 1941
Matilda tank of the UK 7th Royal Tank Regiment in North Africa, 19 Dec 1940Matilda tank en route into Tobruk, Libya, 24 Jan 1941; note British soldiers displaying a captured Italian flagRemains of a Matilda tank of C Squadron, UK 4th Royal Tank Regiment, Libya or Egypt, 17 Jun 1941Cruiser Mk IV tank and Infantry Mk II Matilda tank at a depot in Egypt, 5 Sep 1941
British Matilda tanks maneuvered in the desert toward Tobruk, Libya, 1942Parade of military vehicles, Ann Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 3 Jul 1942; note Diamond T tank transporters and Matilda tanksMatilda Scorpion flail tank, North Africa, 2 Nov 1942Parade of military vehicles, Queen Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, circa 1943; note Diamond T tank transporters with Matilda tanks
British Matilda tanks maneuvered in the desert toward Tobruk, Libya, 1942Parade of military vehicles, Ann Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 3 Jul 1942; note Diamond T tank transporters and Matilda tanksMatilda Scorpion flail tank, North Africa, 2 Nov 1942Parade of military vehicles, Queen Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, circa 1943; note Diamond T tank transporters with Matilda tanks
A Matilda flail tank being transported on a Diamond T tank transporter, Buerat, Libya, 27 Jan 1943British flail tank on the Normandy beach, France, Jun 1944
A Matilda flail tank being transported on a Diamond T tank transporter, Buerat, Libya, 27 Jan 1943British flail tank on the Normandy beach, France, Jun 1944
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