11K views · 164 reactions | Britain's unique tank design #britishhistory #britishmilitary #ukhistory | Peculiar History | Facebook

Perhaps the most important British tank to never fire a shot in anger. In 1923 the War office gave up designing tanks with weapons, so manufacturer Vickers stepped in to fill the gap. The Medium Mark II formed the backbone of the British Army’s tank force in the UK between the wars. Some 200 Mediums were manufactured and allowed Britain to carry out influential experiments in the interwar period – learning the potential of what armoured formations could achieve. | The Tank Museum

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Sarah Pochin: Would the Minister himself join the British army today? Former Royal Marine colonel Al Carns: No, I'd join the Royal Marines. 💥 💥 | The London Economic

301K views · 8.9K reactions | Today, Fijians across the British Army community and worldwide, celebrate the jubilee of Fiji Independence. We are proud to recognise the shared values and strength of togetherness shown by our Fijian soldiers as we mark #Fiji50 in their honour.   #FijiUKHistory | British Army | Facebook

64K views · 2.4K reactions | Today is the 30th anniversary of the end of the first Gulf War. Operation Granby was the codename for the UK's contribution to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi forces. It was the largest single deployment of British personnel since the Second World War. #DesertStorm #OpGranby | British Army | Facebook