Canadian Valentines

[Oliver Missing]

I'm looking for any info about the fender top and turret rear layout of the Canadian Valentine Mk.VII.
Are there any production photos out there ?
How did the Mk.VIIa differ from the Mk.VII ?
And what shipping stencils did the vehicles receive on their way to Russia ?
Any help highly appreciated.
Regards,
Oliver [www.o5m6.de]

PS : What I assume could be the front view of a Mk.VII :

[John McGillivray]

There are many photos of the Valentine Tank on the web site of the National Archives of Canada.


http://data4.collectionscanada.ca/ne...e.html&r=0&f=S

http://data4.collectionscanada.ca/ne...e.html&r=0&f=S

Click on the small square on the left to see the description of the photo, and then on the small photo to see the large copy.

I hope this helps.

[Oliver Missing]

John,

thanks for the links, impressive shots.

To be more precise, I'm looking for information on the later production Mk.VII, like the follwing :


Mk.VII, Witebsk March 1944


Mk.VII, Alagir, Northern Caucasus, November 1942

Regards,
Oliver.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Found some more pics of Valentines on the Eastern Front at WWII.co.uk, not sure if these are Canadian-built ones, though.


Source: http://www.wwii.co.uk/wwii-photo-lib...-ko-armour.htm


Source: http://www.wwii.co.uk/wwii-photo-lib...ack-repair.htm

[servicepub (RIP)]

3 of the 30 Canadian-made Valentines that were retained by Canada for training purposes.