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Cruiser training tanks arrive from America. Captain Fletcher (in tank) discusses points of interest of the first cruiser training tank to arrive in Victoria, Australia, from America. With Major General Northcott, Commanding Officer of Australia's First Armoured Division and Major General E.J. Milford, Master General of Ordnance
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Fort Knox. M-3 tank crews. M-3 tank crew members, in training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, get intensive practice in meeting every situation that may arise on the battlefield. The Fort Knox school for tank crews has graduated many men who are now ready to meet the Axis on our far-flung battle lines and on more than equal terms
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A group of men standing next to tanks - FSA / Office of War Information Photograph
Fort Knox. M-3 tank crews. A good type of soldier mans the M-3 tanks at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The Fort Knox school for tank crews has graduated many men who are now ready to meet the Axis on our far-flung battle lines and on more than equal terms
Fort Knox. M-3 tank crews. A good type of soldier mans the M-3 tanks at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The Fort Knox school for tank crews has graduated many men who are now ready to meet the Axis on our far-flung battle lines and on more than equal terms
Cruiser training tanks arrive from America. Captain Fletcher (in tank) discusses points of interest of the first cruiser training tank to arrive in Victoria, Australia, from America. With Major General Northcott, Commanding Officer of Australia's First Armoured Division and Major General E.J. Milford, Master General of Ordnance
Summary
Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches).
Image source: Official British photo.
Title and other information from caption card.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Film copy on SIS roll 32, frame 904.
Tags
australia
victoria
safety film negatives
lot 2254
united states office of war information
photo
tanks
major general northcott
america
major general
first cruiser
master general
office of war information
farm security administration
united states history
home front
wwii
armored vehicles
military vehicles
vehicle
world war 2
library of congress
Date
01/01/1942
Location
australia
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain