World War 2: British Army Oddest Things

 

Here are some of the oddest aspects of the British Army in World War II.

Hobart's Funnies: The Weirdest Tank Fleet

Major-General Percy Hobart developed a bizarre collection of modified tanks known as "Hobart's Funnies" for the 79th Armoured Division. These included: Crab (flail tanks with spinning chains to clear mines),Crocodile (flamethrower tanks towing fuel trailers),Duplex Drive (DD) swimming tanks with canvas skirts, ARKs (bridging tanks) and others for laying roadways or clearing obstacles.

Exploding Rats

The Special Operations Executive created "rat bombs"—dead rats stuffed with explosives, meant to be hidden in German coal supplies and explode in furnaces.

Elaborate Deceptions

Deception ops like Operation Mincemeat (using a corpse with fake documents) and Operation Cornflakes (fake mail drops) showed the British love for clever psychological warfare.

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