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Old 16-03-17, 11:17 PM
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Default GUARDS ARMOURED TRAINING WING, PIRBRIGHT, SURREY, NOVEMBER 1943

© IWM (TR 1435) A corporal of the Irish Guards with a microphone and earphones in the hatch of a tank at the Guards Armoured Training Wing.
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Is there any truth in the story that the Irish Guards RSM wanted holes cut in the sides of the tanks so he could see if his Guardsmen were swinging their arms properly during drive pasts....
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Nice application of Blanco there.
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