"Britain Had No Vanadium Steel in 1940 — So Sheffield Melted 50,000 Victorian Railings for Tanks"
Автор: WWII War Records
Загружено: 2026-01-14
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March 1940. Britain's tank production faced catastrophic collapse—not from bombs, but from a missing element called vanadium. The solution? Melt 50,000 Victorian garden railings from London's parks and mansions. This is the untold story of how Sheffield transformed Britain's architectural heritage into armor plate, saving thousands of tank crews in North Africa and beyond. From ornate ironwork to battlefield survival, discover the desperate ingenuity that kept Britain's armored divisions rolling when conventional supply chains failed.
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