British Mark V; one of the few WWI tanks still in working order. It saw action at the Battle of Amiens in August 1918 The Bovington Tank Museum is the foremost collection of armoured vehicles in the United Kingdom. With almost 300 vehicles on exhibition from 26 countries it is the most wide-ranging collection of tanks and armoured vehicles in the world, and includes the second working example of a German Tiger I tank in the world and a British WW1 Mark V. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1700x1263, 104 KB)Personal photograph taken taken by Mick Knapton on 28th June 2005. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1700x1263, 104 KB)Personal photograph taken taken by Mick Knapton on 28th June 2005. ...
A Mark I tank on 26 September 1916 (moving left to right). ...
Combatants United Kingdom, France, Canada, Australia Germany Commanders Henry Rawlinson Georg von der Marwitz Strength 4 Aus. ...
First Tiger I tank captured near Tunis The Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. ...
A Mark I tank on 26 September 1916 (moving left to right). ...
The collection is held at the Bovington Army camp in the county of Dorset in South West England, about 1 mile (2 km) north of the town of Wool and 12 miles (20 km) west of the major port of Poole – grid reference SY829883. The camp trains all sections of the British Army in tracked vehicle driving as well as repairing and maintaining the vehicles in its workshops. The museum is situated within the camp. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
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Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2005 est. ...
Wool is a village in the Purbeck district of Dorset, England. ...
Poole is a coastal town, port and tourist destination, situated on the shores of the English Channel, in the ceremonial county of Dorset in southern England. ...
The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...
History
A German Panther tank in the WW2 hall The Bovington camp was set up in 1916 by the British War Office as a tank crew training facility, at that time the newly introduced tanks were being brought into the First World War in an attempt to break the stagnation of trench warfare. In 1919 the tanks returned to Bovington from France. Many of them were fit only for scrap. However, a small number of the least damaged vehicles were put to one side so tank crew and designers could have an idea of the tank's early heritage. In 1923, the writer Rudyard Kipling visited Bovington and recommended a suitable museum should be set up. The collection was increased greatly after the Second World War, as many Allied and captured Axis tanks were added, and in 1947 it was opened to the general public. The Tank Museum has continued to expand and today it is seen primarily as a means of educating and entertaining the general public, with the exhibition being geared in this direction. Many of the tanks are in full working order and can be seen in action throughout the summer months in special displays. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1650x949, 112 KB)Personal photograph taken taken by Mick Knapton on 28th June 2005. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1650x949, 112 KB)Personal photograph taken taken by Mick Knapton on 28th June 2005. ...
Old War Office Building, Whitehall, London - the former location of the War Office The War Office was a former department of the British Government, responsible for the administration of the British Army between the 17th century and 1963, when its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Defence. ...
Combatants Allied Powers: British Empire France Italy Russia United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Paul...
Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) was a British author and poet, born in India, and best known today for his childrens books, including The Jungle Book (1894), The Second Jungle Book (1895), Just So Stories (1902), and Puck of Pooks Hill (1906...
Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...
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Exhibition halls
Bovington's restored Tiger The exhibition is split into five sections: the World War I Hall, the Inter War Hall, the World War II Hall, the Tamiya Hall and the British Steel Hall. The World War I Hall contains the whole British tank development from Little Willie to the Mark VIII "Liberty", and also an example of the British Mark V, one of the few WWI tanks still in working order. Incorporated into the WWI hall is an illustration of the life of the soldier and writer T.E. Lawrence, who lived at nearby Clouds Hill cottage and served in the Tanks Corp at Bovington for a short time. The Inter War hall highlights the rapid progress made in tank design during the period leading up to World War Two. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1800x1211, 114 KB)Personal photograph taken by Mick Knapton on 28th June 2005. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1800x1211, 114 KB)Personal photograph taken by Mick Knapton on 28th June 2005. ...
Thomas Edward Lawrence (August 16, 1888 – May 19, 1935), also known as Lawrence of Arabia, and (apparently, among his Arab allies) Aurens or El Aurens, became famous for his role as a British liaison officer during the Arab Revolt of 1916–1918. ...
The Royal Tank Regiment is a unit of the British Army. ...
The World War Two hall is the biggest section, with tanks from most nations involved in the conflict. It includes the German King Tiger tank No 131 which was captured in Tunisia in April 1943, and which was fully restored to running condition by the workshops at Bovington. It is the only Tiger I left that is capable of running under its own power. It also has the last surviving DD Tank with its canvas screen, and the only one still in working order. The Tamiya hall, sponsored by the popular scale model manufacturer, features post war Main Battle Tanks (MBT) such as the British Centurion, the American M60 and the Russian T-72. The British Steel hall highlights the Chobham armour used in the Gulf War against Iraq and plays tribute to the Centurion tank which, during its 46 year career (1945 - 1991), proved to be one of the best British tanks ever produced. DD Sherman tank with its flotation screen lowered. ...
Tamiya Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer of plastic model kits, radio controlled electric and nitro-powered car models, battery- and solar-powered educational models, and sailboat models. ...
The US M1A1 Abrams tank is a typical modern main battle tank. ...
The Centurion was the primary British Main Battle Tank of the immediate post-war era, and considered by many to be one of the best British tank designs of all time. ...
The M46, M47, M48 and M60 Patton were the U.S armys principal main battle tanks of the Cold War, with models in service from the late 1940s to the 1990s. ...
The T-72, a Soviet main battle tank entered production in 1971. ...
Chobham armour is a composite armour developed at the British tank research centre on Chobham Common. ...
Combatants UN Coalition Republic of Iraq Commanders Norman Schwarzkopf Saddam Hussein Strength 660,000 360,000 Casualties 345 dead, 1,000 wounded 25,000 dead, 75,000 wounded The Gulf War (1990–1991) was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of approximately 30 nations[1] led by the...
See also
Challenger tank in the British Steel hall Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1700x965, 95 KB)Personal photograph taken on 28th June 2005. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1700x965, 95 KB)Personal photograph taken on 28th June 2005. ...
The Kubinka Tank Museum also known as The Tank Museum in Kubinka is a large Armoured fighting vehicle museum in Russia, just outside Moscow. ...
Located in the Loire Valley of France at the city of Saumur, the Musée des Blindées or Musée Général Estienne is one of the worlds leading tank museums. ...
This is a List of armoured fighting vehicles worldwide. ...
Tanks can be classified in a variety of ways: usually either by intended role, or by weight. ...
External links - Tank Museum Home Page
- Tiger Tank Restoration Site
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