![]() However, no sooner had the counter-offensive started than 16 US Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and at least three Leopard 2 tanks were lost in combat. Nato countries have provided training, along with other international partners like New Zealand and Australia. ![]() Western arms and equipment have flowed into Ukraine for months now. We would do well to remember this as news of the (very) early days of Ukraine’s counter-offensive starts to come through. This week marked the 79th anniversary of the D-Day battle at Villers-Bocage when German armoured warfare expert Michael Wittmann led a force of six Tiger tanks against allied troops.ĭuring the frantic action, he destroyed 14 Allied tanks, two anti-tank guns and 15 personnel carriers.Īlthough his actions inflicted catastrophic losses they were not enough to change the course of events in Normandy and Wittmann was killed a few days later. ![]() As ever when it comes to combat, the Second World War offers valuable lessons. ![]()
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