He commanded an expeditionary force of about 10,000 men consisting of five infantry battalions, an armored battalion with British Mark VI and Matilda tanks, a battalion of sixteen 25-pounder guns, a battalion of eight 6-pounder guns and a medium machine-gun battalion with supporting troops.
Other examples are displayed at the Kubinka Tank Museum in Russia, the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History in Belgium, the Yad La-Shiryon museum in Israel, the Musée des Blindés in France, the Armoured Corps Museum at Ahmednagar Fort in India and the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation, a private collection in the United States.
Matilda II, A12, aBritish infantry tank in service 1939-1945
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Now 49 RTR returned its 'Tillies' to store and began intensive infantry tank training on the South Downs with new Matilda II tanks.
The British War Office showed no interest until 1940, when a prototype was constructed using a Matilda II tank.