Friday 22 April 2016

Halifax Rifles Monument

This Sherman tank nicknamed Hellfire, was previously posted outside the Halifax Armouries. It was in memory of The Halifax Rifles RCAC, which originally had been a militia regiment for the city of Halifax, but was converted to an Armored regiment for WW2. 

It now sits in a holding yard on a Canadian military base due to the fact that it was vandalized by people opposed to the War in Afganistan and Iraq. This I find is a shame. I support people's right to protest, but defacing a monument to the men and women who fought and died for our country, so that they could have the right to protest I find disgusting. As far as I know, there are no plans to put this monument back.

Wednesday 13 April 2016

British Armored Divisions: 6th, 8th, 1st and 11th

6th Armoured Division

8th Armoured Division

1st Armoured Division

A mixed brigade comprising elements of 11th Armoured Division