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Courage under fire: the story of a WW2 tank regiment

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How to Train a Soldier on the Hoof

The tactics were very different to what they were in north africa, those wide open spaces. And of course, they haven't reay trained for that, because in england before dday, you'e got millions of men and lots of moving parts. So there's no choice but to just learn on the hoof. There is one particular tank, commanded by sergeant george dring, that knocks out two tigers, one pampher and two pansamart fort. They are superior skill, superior tactics,. better reading of the land, and shows what they can do. But just consistently the battle for gell, for example, as a very brutal encounter for the sher

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