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Photograph 021046 Second World War, 1939-1945Swirling through clouds of dust this 25 ton Matilda II “I” tank of the 7th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment made an impressive sight as it raced across the ground near Tobruk.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Tobruk, Libya, 14 September 1941. A Matilda II infantry tank of the 7th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment travelling through the town.
Swirling through clouds of dust this 25 ton Matilda II “I” tank of the 7th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment made an impressive sight as it raced across the ground near Tobruk.

Some of the Matilda II Infantry tanks of D Squadron, 7th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment, moving across the sands near Tobruk. The tanks weigh 25 tons.

Two 25 ton Matilda II “I” tanks of the 7th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment operating near Tobruk.

A portrait of a crew member of a 25 ton Matilda II “I” tank of the 7th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment operating near Tobruk.

A portrait of a crew member of a 25 ton Matilda II “I” tank of the 7th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment operating near Tobruk.

A portrait of a crew member of a 25 ton Matilda II “I” tank of the 7th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment operating near Tobruk.
