The Prime Minister witnessed a tank demonstration in which he was shown the capabilities of various armoured fighting vehicles over rough country near Frensham, Surrey. With him were General Władysław Sikorski, the Prime Minister of the Polish Government-in-Exile and the C-in-C of the Polish Armed Forces, and General Charles de Gaulle, the C-in-C of the Free French Forces.
The 2nd Armoured Brigade; 11th Royal Horse Artillery; 76th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery; 10th Hussars; 9th Lancers; Queen's Bays, Royal Horse Artillery; 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade took part in the demonstration.
The IWM says also "Winston Churchill with other Allied Commanders following the Cruiser Mk IIA CS (A10) tank demonstration.
From left to right:
General Giffard Le Quesne Martel, the Commander of the Royal Armoured Corps;
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Thorne, Andrew, French Army, British Army, Polish Army, Sikorski, Władysław, Martel, Giffard Le Quesne, de Gaulle, Charles André Joseph Marie, Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Royal Armoured Corps
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Frensham, Surrey, England, UK
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Second World War
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Allied Personalities 1939-1945, Poland 1939-1945, Polish Army in Defence of Britain, 1940-1945, Polish Armed Forces 1939-1945, Allies at War 1939-1945, Allied Armies in Britain, 1940-1945, British Army 1939-1945, British Home Front 1939-1945
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Allies, Government, central, Exercises
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