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The Wheatcroft Collection. The Wheatcroft Collection in the United Kingdom is a large and important collection of historical softskin and armoured military vehicles. It is located in Leicestershire, England, and is one of the largest private collections of military vehicles in the world. [ 1][ 2]
Green beret [ 4] - worn by British Commandos. Maroon beret [ 5] - from 1942 by airborne units. Tan beret [ 6] - Special Air Service from 1942 till 1944. Black beret [ 7] - by armoured units, including the Royal Tank Corps from 1924. Service Dress [ 8] - the field uniform at the start of the war until replaced by battledress.
Black Prince - Churchill development to carry 17-pounder. Excelsior - heavily armoured assault tank. Tortoise heavy assault tank - a very heavy armoured tank for use in breaching fixed defences in Europe. Valiant - a heavily armoured but small assault tank intended for use in the war in the Far East.
Bedford QL1. Bedford QLB. Bedford QLC. Bedford QLR. Bedford QLR/QLC. Bedford QLT. Bedford QLW. British military vehicle markings of World War II. BSA M20.
Renault FT (most of delivered 36 tanks, 3 tanks captured by Japanese in 1931) M4 Sherman (35 tanks, only used in India-Burma Theater by Chinese Expedition Army) M3 Stuart (M3A3, M5A1) (50 tanks, only used in India-Burma Theater by Chinese Expedition Army) M24 Chaffee – 233. M18 Hellcat.
This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total. World War I armoured fighting vehicles of the United Kingdom (1 C, 11 P) World War II armoured fighting vehicles of the United Kingdom (1 C, 36 P) Cold War armoured fighting vehicles of the United Kingdom (1 C, 18 P)
The use of markings on British military vehicles expanded and became more sophisticated following the mass production and mechanization of armies in World War II . Unit marks were sometimes amended at the front to make them less visible when in view of the enemy. Certain other marks were however made more visible in front line areas, such as ...
The List of armoured fighting vehicles of World War II lists military armoured vehicles that were in service or constructed during World War II. This includes prototypes, vehicles produced by neutral countries and vehicles that were not used in combat. AFV projects that were not constructed are omitted, as are un-armoured vehicles.