A Christmas card sent 100 years ago by one of the First World War’s most heroic tank officers is to go on display for the first time. Elliot Hotblack sent the simple card from ‘Advance Headquarters Tank Corps’ in December 1917, presumably to his parents in Norfolk. It includes a print of a crewman waving his cap from a Mark … Read More
VC to go on display for the very first time
One of only four Victoria Crosses won by tank crews in WW1 will go on public display for the first time on the centenary of the action in which the recipient died. Captain Richard Wain was posthumously awarded the VC, the UK’s highest award for bravery, following his heroics at the Battle of Cambrai on November 20, 1917. During the … Read More
Time to say ‘tanks’ to our WW1 commanders
One of the most important men in the history of the tank is to be remembered a century after the most significant moment of his long career. The Tank Museum in Dorset is to celebrate the occasion that Hugh Elles led the Tank Corps at the Battle of Cambrai, proving beyond doubt what the tank could do. Staff are taking … Read More
Apprentices rev up customer service excellence
Seven apprentices learning the customer service ropes in the retail motor industry have formally graduated at the home of British motoring. Aged 17 to 20, the youngsters were the first intake at an inaugural training academy launched by Snows Motor Group in southern England. Their achievements were celebrated in a presentation ceremony held at the world-famous National Motor Museum at Beaulieu in … Read More
A new chapter in the story of the world’s most famous tank
The story of the world’s most famous tank has had a new chapter added following research revealing exactly how Tiger 131 was captured. The new information includes an astonishing account from a previously unknown eye-witness. He recalled the moment his anti-tank round bounced off the Tiger tank as the turret turned in his direction moments before it was disabled by … Read More
Tank museum leads with world with augmented reality
The Tank Museum in Bovington, Dorset, is believed to be the first attraction in the world to utilise the latest augmented reality technology. Software experts from Wargaming, producers of the hit free-to-play video game ‘World of Tanks’, have created the interactive experience. The cutting edge technology allows visitors to explore in detail a rare German Stürmtiger tank. Using a specially-adapted … Read More
Tiger tank veterans give their side at Bovington
Surviving Germans who fought in legendary Tiger Tanks have spoken ahead of an exhibition that for the first time in history brings all members of the Tiger family together. The Tank Museum, Bovington, in Dorset has spoken to those Germans whose tanks inspired such fear in British soldiers during World War Two. The men revealed how they felt superior to … Read More