Post by son-of-tiny on Jun 11, 2008 3:54:45 GMT
11 Troop Tank at Roosendaal
The 'Iron Duke' was the C.O's tank throughout the actions taken by the 9th R.T.R. - Col. Nugent Everard landed Iron Duke on Juno Beach on D + 14 and was soon engaged in heavy action West of Caen. On July 10th Col. Everard was wounded and Lt. Col. Berry Veale took over his command. Iron Duke was in the midst of every action taken by The 9th in Normandy and Le Havre. Later, after doing policing work in Germany, Iron Duke was sent to Holland, then back to Germany in the Spring of 1945. In action, Iron Duke suffered many direct hits but fortunately - no penetrations.
In readiness for the Victory Parade, Sgt. Bowen and his crew did a fine job of gussying up The Duke for its run up the Champs Elysées.
Bridging tank in use at Roosendaal