WW2 Tank Training Films

A selection of WW2 Tank Training Films our ancestors are sure to have watched.

Thanks for these goes out to all the people who are archiving this historical record on YouTube.

Bear with me here, as I try to group these. But by all means, if you know of any particularly good ones, especially foreign language, please, please feel free to post them.

Slot one reserved for an hour long British compilation I watched recently but am having difficulty relocating.

Edit:
I am just stumped. Unable to find THE film that was THE reason for this thread. Sigh...
Google (which owns YouTube) tossed it into my suggested watch list.

I have used every possible variation of search terms over the last few days, to no avail. Looked up the night before last and it was 5:30 AM. Yikers!

If one of you happens to trip over it, please, please toss it in for me.
- It was a collection of three films put together including, as I recall, MK 1 through xyz .... early Churchills, with a bit thrown in on Armoured Vehicles.

 

Friend or Foe: WW2 British Army Tank Identification Training Films circa 1940. (26 Minutes.)

Thanks for this goes to http://www.youtube.com/user/PeriscopeFilm?feature=watch

"A series of training films that feature tanks and other armored vehicles.
In this case the purpose is not only to familiarize soldiers, weapons and tank crews with the history of the tank, but to prevent friendly-fire incidents.
Within these films you'll see a wide variety of mobile weapons systems used by the Royal Tank Corps. and Royal Tank Regiment. These include Crusader, Matilda, Challenger, Valentine and other tank models."

It starts off with a few minutes of WW1 Tank clips.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukuIYjHYOUQ

 

Thanks for this goes to http://www.youtube.com/user/HuntleyFilmArchives?feature=watch

British Anti tank guns, the selection and engagement of targets. (3 Minutes.)
Film intended to instruct non-commisioned officers in the principles of organising anti-tank defences. Artillery.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swk4Flq-Nnc

 

Early war years Military training and information film about halting tank advances (11 Minutes)

Thanks for this goes to: http://www.youtube.com/user/HuntleyFilmArchives?feature=watch
(Although I hate the fact that they insist on splashing their logo all over the center of length of every film. I would like to know who claims responsibility for this policy...)

A Silent British "Military training and information film showing tests of obstructions designed to halt a tanks advance, possibly just prior or in the early years of World war two.
Tank under examination is not very good and gets stuck continually and has to be towed out of ditches etc."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMI8xvMKt0Y

 

Operating the US M-3 Medium "Lee," (British "Grant") and the M-3 Light "Stuart" Tanks in World War 2.

Thanks for this to: http://www.youtube.com/user/ZenosWarbirds?feature=watch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73Lxw5OQDmc

 

One of the other films that was THE reason for this thread.

An interesting early WW2 German Training Film on how the Infantry could best engage Russian Tanks.

(For the life of my, I can not identify the first tank in this film. It is not the T26 or the T26-1931. Definitely early war... I suspect it was likely filmed during the German / Soviet cooperative years.)

Thanks for this goes to: http://www.youtube.com/user/ThePanzerWarMachine

The Russian Army captured this film and reused it. It's counterpart is posted somewhere, subtitled in English teaching Russian Red Army Tanker crews on countering Axis anti-tank infantry tactics.
- Again, I have been unable to relocate it. I - or hopefully one of you, will post it here when and if we do find it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MPGlVYsJkY

 

WW2 Russian Training Film on Infantry Anti-tank and Tanker tactics fighting a Panzer tank crew - including counter measures used by German Tankers.

Thanks for this and to the English Commentary to: http://www.youtube.com/user/colacas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4JQbgccR4Y

 

1942 German Army training film on how to use improvised munitions against T-34's and KV-1's and KV-2's.

Thanks to: http://www.youtube.com/user/logibear64

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpe_cFQ8uyc

 

The first half of this Film has interesting clips on Training on the Russian T26-1930 light infantry tank.

Thanks to: http://www.youtube.com/user/CanKiwi2?feature=watch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT4LRzJIpp8

 

1943 German Tank Training Film on how to deal with Russian Fixed Field anti-tank combat measures.
English Voice over by by Harry Giesse ''The Voice of World War 2.''

Thanks to: http://www.youtube.com/user/ThePanzerWarMachine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKmsuijnGqk

 

Panzer im Angriff (Tanks in the Attack) 1944 German Training Film on tank and infantry anti-tank tactics. Part 1.

Thanks to: http://www.youtube.com/user/WeirdWWII

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50scY1DlanI

 

Panzer im Angriff (Tanks in the Attack) 1944 German Training Film on tank and infantry anti-tank tactics. Part 2.

Thanks to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XQuCKcfkFU

 

1943 U.S. Army Training film depicting how to make an Sherman M4 Tank ready for battle.

Thanks to: http://www.youtube.com/user/QuarX

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zdDfJ4GZ2Y

 

US Word War II Tank Combat Firing Training Film

An interesting training film made by the US Army to provide an overview of a tank's firing capability.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMTjcU-kmNM

 

1944 Panzergrenadier Training Film Part 1

Thanks for this and the English subtitles to: http://www.youtube.com/user/WeirdWWII

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0icZeEdKn0w

 

1944 Panzergrenadier Training Film Part 2

Thanks for this and the English subtitles to: http://www.youtube.com/user/WeirdWWII

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3HaYfT-Xc8

 

1944 Panzergrenadier Training Film Part 3

Thanks for this and the English subtitles to: http://www.youtube.com/user/WeirdWWII?feature=watch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KW2RUXzdRA

 

1944 Panzergrenadier Training Film Part 4

Thanks for this and the English subtitles to: http://www.youtube.com/user/WeirdWWII?feature=watch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV-F2tkEEqM

 

M26 (T26E3) Pershing Heavy Tank Training Film

Thanks to: http://www.youtube.com/user/QuarX

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7xJ23V51KU

 

1944 US M24 Chaffee Light Tank Training Film Part 1

Thanks to: http://www.youtube.com/user/EvilFingers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj3AYuCDtYU