Hobart's 79th Armoured Division at War: Invention, Innovation & Inspiration The Tank Museum and better tracks and the

and better tracks and the enhanced vehicle received the new designation Elefant in February 1944

This was followed by combat around Leningrad and Ladoga sea front line and then in the Baltic countries

About 200 units of these early production versions were produced

swimming tanks and amphibious assault vehicles

Hobart's 79th Armoured Division at War: Invention, Innovation & Inspiration The Tank Museum and better tracks and theBy Richard Doherty Hobart's reputation as an armoured warfare specialist began in the pre war era. In 1923 he transferred from the Royal Engineers to the Royal Tank Corps and quickly established himself as one of the foremost thinkers on armoured warfare. By 1938 he was GOC Mobile Division, later 7th Armoured Division, in Egypt. Unable to suffer fools at all, he was relieved of his command (sacked!) in 1939, retired in 1940 and became a corporal in