Not only did the Matilda II continue to impact the success of Allied forces during World War II, it wound up being the longest-tenured British infantry tank in the entire conflict.

In the mid-1930s, right before World War II began in earnest, the British Army was tinkering with some new designs for tanks to replace one of its standby models, the A11, also known as the Matilda.

The Matilda tank was one of the few tanks respected by German tankers. Here’s why. Infantry Support The Matilda II, or just Matilda as it was later called, was what ...

The Tank That Changed Hitler’s Strategy in WWII. Posted: June 4, 2025 | Last updated: June 4, 2025. It wasn't the fastest or flashiest, but the Matilda II proved deadly in the right hands.

In New Guinea, jungle-wise Australians mopped up the Huon Peninsula. Along rugged, malaria-ridden trails, with the help of Matilda tanks, they pushed converging columns toward Jap outposts. Their ...

Germany and the United States have pledged to send tanks to Ukraine for their war efforts. ... April 1942: British Valentine and Matilda tanks being loaded onto a train bound for Russia.