The Tank Genius the Army Threw Away — Then Begged to Come Back
The unbelievable story of Percy Hobart - the British tank visionary the army pushed aside just before WWII, only to bring back when Britain needed him most. From predicting blitzkrieg to creating the bizarre but brilliant "Hobart’s Funnies" for D-Day, this is one of the most overlooked stories of innovation, stubbornness, and survival in modern war. 🇬🇧⚔️🚜 If you enjoyed the video, hit like 👍 Subscribe to Redoubt for more untold military history stories 📚 Drop a comment with which of Hobart’s Funnies was the wildest 👇 #PercyHobart #HobartsFunnies #DDay #WorldWar2 #WWIIHistory #MilitaryHistory #TankHistory #BritishArmy #NormandyLandings #Churchill #Blitzkrieg #ArmoredWarfare #DesertRats #HomeGuard #WarHistory #RoyalTankCorps #InnovationInWar #AlliedInvasion #BattleOfNormandy #Redoubt 00:00 Intro 02:43 Hobart Sees The Future Of Tanks 05:01 Brilliant But Impossible To Work With 06:46 Rise And Fall Of An Armored Pioneer 09:41 Blitzkrieg Proves Hobart Right 10:31 Churchill Brings Hobart Back 13:28 Rebuilding Britain’s Armored Strength 14:23 The Mission That Created Hobart’s Funnies 19:47 D-Day And The Test Of The Funnies 22:38 From Normandy To Lasting Legacy 24:58 The Cost Of Ignoring Visionaries 26:48 Outro
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