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Description: The Allied Armies in Britain, 1940-1945 The Prime Minister witnessed a tank demonstration in which he was shown the capabilities of various armoured fighting vehicles over rough country near Frensham, Surrey. With him were General Władysław Sikorski, the Prime Minister of the Polish Government-in-Exile and the C-in-C of the Polish Armed Forces, and General Charles de Gaulle, the C-in-C of the Free French Forces. The 2nd Armoured Brigade; 11th Royal Horse Artillery; 76th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery; 10th Hussars; 9th Lancers; Queen's Bays, Royal Horse Artillery; 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade took part in the demonstration.
Title: The Allied Armies in Britain, 1940-1945 H7233
Credit: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//38/media-38548/large.jpg This is photograph H 7233 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: War Office official photographer, Horton (Capt) (Photographer)
Permission: This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
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License: Public domain
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