The Calgary Tank Churchills From Dieppe

Mark W. Tonner · #7 15-08-17, 17:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

What I gleaned from forums like https://forum.axishistory.com//viewtopic.php?t=27180, is that the German Army was able to make up one running Churchill Mk.III from the Dieppe wrecks and used it for instruction and training. I reckon they were able to get more running out of the total of 53 which landed at Dieppe.

"53 which landed at Dieppe?" . . . Hanno - Of the 30 Churchill tanks of the Calgary Regiment that attempted to land, two were drowned and 27 others made it ashore, while the remaining tanks returned to the United Kingdom, having been unable to land.

Cheers

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