{"id":27420,"date":"2023-07-28T08:23:30","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T06:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/?p=237269"},"modified":"2023-07-28T12:12:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T10:12:03","slug":"life-in-a-ww2-tank-regiment","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistory\/rss_feed\/life-in-a-ww2-tank-regiment\/","title":{"rendered":"Life in a WW2 tank regiment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Peter Hart tracks one tank regiment\u2019s experience of the Second World War \u2013 from life in an inflammable vehicle to camaraderie amid the threat of German shells <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Emily Briffett\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 28 July 2023 at 06:23 AM<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>In military history, we often hear the stories of great battles and detailed strategic manoeuvres, but what was life like for the men responsible for executing these sweeping orders? Drawing on oral history testimonies, Peter Hart shares personal stories of the 2nd Fire and Forfar Yeomanry \u2013 a WW2 tank regiment. 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