06/06/2026
Today we honor the the service members of the Allied forces who gave there all to liberate Europe. June 6th 1944 Operation Tonga (Normandy) Twenty Tetrarchs from the 6th Airborne Armored Reconnaissance Regiment landed on D-Day and in the days following. Their speed was useful for reconnaissance, but they proved woefully outclassed by German armor due to their thin armor (maximum of 16 mm) and underpowered 40 mm (2-pounder) gun. They were quickly relegated to close fire support