Churchill MKVII - Hill 112 Normandy - Walkaround.

Описание: The Infantry Mk VII Churchill was a British heavy infantry tank was
the heaviest Allied tanks of WWII known for its heavy armour,
large longitudinal chassis with all-around tracks with multiple bogies and
its use as the basis of many specialist vehicles, like the AVRE and the Crocodile.

Development of the Churchill tank started as the A20 heavy tank just
before the outbreak of wwii, with the idea of attacking a fixed defensive line,
crossing wide trenches, possibly shell-cratered
ground similar to wwi trench warfare.

Because the war in France was lost the development of the vehicle
changed and with a German invasion of Britain being imminent and
the need of the A22 to enter production within a year was imminent.
By July 1940, the design was complete and
by December of that year the first prototypes
were completed. In June 1941, the first Churchill tanks
began rolling off the production line.

Because of its hasty development,
the Churchill was plagued with mechanical faults.
Most apparent was that the Churchill's engine was under-powered and unreliable.
the 2 pounder was also inadequate and the production of a turret
to carry the QF 6 pounder gun began in 1941.

The Churchill was used for the first time in the Dieppe Raid
in August 1942 and did not preform great.
Production would almost cease in favor of the Cromwell tank,
but the Mk III preformed great in the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942.

The improved Mk VII, had even more armour and the British 75 mm gun,
it would be used in the Battle of Normandy.

In Normandy it could cross terrain obstacles that
most other tanks could not where the tank's ability to surmount
obstacles was found to be of value was the capture of Hill 309.

The Churchill also was a versatile tank and was used in
numerous specialist roles during D-Day and the remainder of the war.

Production would stop in 1945 after 5,640 were produced.
They would see action in the Korean War and
remained in service in the British Army until 1952.

This Churchill probably served in WW2 and was placed on a target range
after the war, it would be recovered by Adrian Barrell
for Albert Figg, who wanted to place a Churchill Tank on Hill 112
as a permanent static memorial to the brave
troops of 9th Royal Tank Regiment.
The battle of Hill 112, was fought from 10th/11th July 1944, during the battle
for Normandy and was part of Operation Jupiter.
After the battle the 43rd Division suffered 2,000 casualties
and lost 58 tanks.

The tank was restored in 1993 after Albert Figg
raised the funds to buy a WWII Churchill tank and install it
on the hill.

Albert was determined to establish an appropriate memorial to the
men from both sides who lost their lives on Hill 112,
Albert’s wartime experiences had a profound effect on him and
left him determined that the carnage
he had seen around him in the series of battles for Hill 112,
described as ‘the Verdun of WWII’, would not be forgotten.

He was still the driving force behind the campaign when
he passed away in July 2017.

More tributes followed over the years, including
a statue of an infantryman,
a 25-pounder field gun and 112 trees,
planted in the shape of a Maltese Cross


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