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17th/21st Lancers "Death or Glory Boys"

The "Death or Glory Boys" of the 17/21st Lancers, 26th Armoured Brigade, 6th Armoured Division in Tunisia Nov., 1942 to March, 1943. Equiped with a mix of obsolete 2 pdr gunned Valentine III tanks and 6 pdr armed Crusader III's, they took heavy losses against the newer German tanks and were eventually re-equiped with US built Shermans in March, 1943.
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IMG_0014.JPG		 Valentine II with sand skirts
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IMG_0018.JPG		 Valentine VII with 6 pdrs (26th Amd Bgde wished they had these)
Valentine VII with 6 pdrs (26th Amd Bgde wished they had these)		 Crusader II CS tanks with 3 Howitzer
Crusader II CS tanks with 3" Howitzer
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Steve Wagner 22-Nov-2006 01:49
Very nice paint job, but can they fight?! Id love to meet up with your brits when I get my new PanzerIV platoon painted. I am working on some Stalingrad Germans to go against my snow based Russians.
Reguards,
Steve Wagner (tanpadog)
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