Tank Commander : From the Fall of France to the Defeat of Germany British armour His initial experience was in

His initial experience was in training with Panzer Ersatz Abteilung 5

They were used to scout ahead and to the back of advancing mechanised units to assess enemy location

and interviews with surviving soldiers and family members

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Tank Commander : From the Fall of France to the Defeat of Germany British armour His initial experience was inBy Bill Close Bill Close had a remarkable war. In campaign after campaign, from the defence of Calais in 1940 to the defeat of Germany in 1945, he served as a tank commander in the Royal Tank Regiment and he survived. His tanks were hit eleven times by enemy shellfire and he baled out. He was wounded three times. He finished the war as one of the most experienced and resourceful of British tank commanders, and in later life he set down his wartime