Hobart's Funnies is the nickname given to a number of specialist armoured fighting vehicles derived from tanks operated during the Second World War by...

[citation needed] Under Hobart's leadership, the 79th assembled units of modified tank designs collectively nicknamed "Hobart's Funnies". These were used in...

after their commander, Major General Percy Hobart. Hobart's unusual, specialized tanks, nicknamed "funnies", included: AVRE (Assault Vehicle Royal Engineer)...

Famous Funnies, a seminal 1930s American comic book series Hobart's Funnies, the specialised tanks of the British 79th Armoured Division The Funnies (Monica's...

armoured vehicles developed under Major-General Percy Hobart, informally known as "Hobart's Funnies". It was produced from October 1943, in time for the...

called Mulberry harbours and an array of specialised tanks nicknamed Hobart's Funnies. In the months leading up to the landings, the Allies conducted Operation...

became the basis for a range of modifications and additions as part of Hobart's Funnies. AVRE vehicles have been known by several different names through their...

one of the many specialized assault vehicles, collectively known as Hobart's Funnies, devised to support the planned invasion of Europe. Amphibious tanks...

bursts out to a distance of over 150 yards. The Crocodile was one of "Hobart's Funnies" – another vehicle used by the 79th Armoured Division. A working example...

these unusual-looking tanks it developed and operated were known as "Hobart's Funnies". They included tanks that floated, could clear mines, destroy defences...

modified tanks for a variety of specialist engineering tasks (such as "Hobart's Funnies", produced for the invasion of France in 1944). For example, the Churchill...

artificial Mulberry harbours. A series of modified tanks, nicknamed Hobart's Funnies, dealt with specific requirements expected for the Normandy Campaign...

Brest Delaforce, Patrick. Churchill's Secret Weapons: The Story of Hobart's Funnies, Leo Cooper Ltd 2006 ISBN 978-1-84415-344-2 Gawne, Jonathan, The American...

ancillary roles. Hobart's Funnies were a group of various specialist tanks used in World War II, named after Major General Percy Hobart. Tanks are sometimes...

Sword Beach during the Allied invasion of Normandy (this was one of "Hobart's Funnies" specialized vehicles). The "Bullshorn" was one of a number of plow...

cross-country." Allied technological cooperation during World War II Hobart's Funnies The US official campaign historian states that by the time Operation...

comprised armoured vehicles modified for specialist roles (also known as Hobart's Funnies), intended to assist with the landing phase of the operation. By the...

United States in 2009 and by Russia in the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian war. Hobart's Funnies List of flamethrowers Steam tank Zaloga (M3/M5 Stuart) p. 35 Allen...

the deployment of the specialized combat support vehicles known as "Hobart's Funnies". The first operation for the Ram Kangaroo was Operation Astonia, the...

artillery tractors, and the specialist military engineering vehicles of "Hobart's Funnies" designed specifically for Operation Overlord ("D-Day") and the Battle...

Normandy See also Atlantic Wall D-Day D-Day naval deceptions Dieppe Raid Hobart's Funnies Rhino tank Allied forces in Normandy Liberation of Paris (France) Operation...

specialist armored vehicles that were collectively referred to as "Hobart's Funnies" and were operated by the British 79th Armoured Division in support...

has water tight storage bays for the ammunition.[unreliable source?] Hobart's Funnies NKL-26 Aerosledge Mayo, Lida (1968). "Chapter 12: Rome and "The Forgotten...

featured in The Illustrated World of Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve. Hobart's Funnies Johnson, Brian (2004). The Secret War. Pen & Sword. p. 270. ISBN 9781844151028...

Hinckley: Midland Ian Allan. ISBN 978-1-85780-279-5. Doherty, Richard (2011). Hobart's 79th Armoured Division at War: Invention, Innovation and Inspiration. Barnsley:...

Normandy See also Atlantic Wall D-Day D-Day naval deceptions Dieppe Raid Hobart's Funnies Rhino tank Allied forces in Normandy Liberation of Paris (France) Operation...

Trailblazer Sisu RA-140 DS Digger DTR DOK-ING MV-4 DOK-ING MV-10 Demining Hobart's Funnies Mine plow Mine roller MineWolf Systems Pookie (vehicle) William Schneck...

the Dieppe Raid, the British made several innovations, most notably Hobart's Funnies – specialised armoured vehicles which, in the course of the Normandy...

to attack fortified positions such as bunkers at close range (see Hobart's Funnies). In the post-World War II era, most vehicles fitting into an "assault...

Normandy See also Atlantic Wall D-Day D-Day naval deceptions Dieppe Raid Hobart's Funnies Rhino tank Allied forces in Normandy Liberation of Paris (France) Operation...