13th/18th Hussars Memorial, la Breche d'Hermanville
The Regiment was equipped with Flail tanks which acted as giant carpet sweepers, having at the front huge rotating steel chains as brushes. They landed on D-Day in support of the East Yorks with the task of clearing the beaches of mines. Because the Regiment's tanks were shared between various infantry units there are a number of Memorials around Normandy
Picture No
12547957
Media ID
45920361
Size
2816px x 2120px
(1.4MB)
Credit
© Holt's Battlefield Collection / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Tonie and Valmai Holt - Holts' Battlefield Collection
Date
2009
