Martin Bergbauer, 55, said his tractor hit a large chunk of metal - thought to be park of a British tank - in his field near the German city of Stade in Lower Saxony.

Doomed tanks that were the key to winning D-Day have been revealed in stunning new underwater images. The war tanks sunk during Operation Smash - a huge training exercise held on a Dorset beach in ...

I recently made some documentaries about the experiences of British tank crews during World War II and in particular a group of men who fought all the way through that terrible conflict.

Originally a British design, the HESH round did see action in World War II, just not against other tanks. In the Cold War that came after, however, its popularity rose.

I recently made some documentaries about the experiences of British tank crews during World War II and in particular a group of men who fought all the way through that terrible conflict.