The Covenanter tank was not exactly a star of the Second World War. But for Canadian troops on the eve of a historic battle, the Covenanter proved indispensable. “This is a piece of Canadian history,” says Craig Moore, a British tank enthusiast who helped in the excavation late last month. “It is the second one left in the world, and both were used by Canadian infantry,” said Moore. “This is an incredibly rare and historically valuable World War Two tank.”Hauling the 16-ton object from its tomb required a tank-recovery vehicle from the period, and a Vietnam-War-era military forklift, he said.

Source: National Post June 04, 2017 17:03 UTC