Dimensions
156 x 235 x 20mm
In May 1940 the 3rd Battalion Royal Tank Regiment was sent to
Calais in support of 30th Infantry Brigade, playing a vital role
in the defence of Calai and helping to stem the German panzer
advance. Uniquely Churchill praised the battalion for giving the
BEF much-needed extra time for the evacuation from Dunkirk. In
spring 1941, 3 RTR returned to Europe for the ill-fated Greek
campaign - the only RTR unit to see combat. The battalion fought
a costly withdrawal action but still inflicted casualties on the
enemy during the retreat. 3 RTR's surviving officers and men
embarked for Egypt at the end of April. Under General
Montgomery's command they fought again in all the main North
Africa desert battles, including Alam Halfa and El Alamein.
Moving back to northwest Europe to join the invasion in June
1944, 3 RTR was in the thick of all the battles in Normandy.
