Sunday, March 23, 2014

Italian M13/40



Base Borden Military Museum

On display at the Camp Borden Military Museum, according to the sign, the last remaining Fiat M13/40 tank, one of about three thousand that Italy made during WW2.
 Outclassed in battle, most were destroyed in service but a few survived into the postwar period.


Both pics; Lt Col. Robert J. Icks, Tanks and Armoured Vehicles.  Phillip Andrews Pub. 1945


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3 comments:

  1. The DukeMarch 24, 2014 at 9:37 AM

    Fix It Again Tony!

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  2. Graham ClaytonJanuary 24, 2019 at 4:21 AM

    The Australian 6th Division captured a few of these tanks intact during the attack on Bardia in the Western Desert in early January 1941, and took them into service - painting several kangaroos on each tank so that they wouldn't be the victims of "friendly fire".

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  3. Mister GJanuary 24, 2019 at 9:48 AM

    I guess they were better than nothing!

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