{"id":58071,"date":"2020-06-23T06:00:55","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T10:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=58071"},"modified":"2021-06-25T08:59:13","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T12:59:13","slug":"defending-britain-with-a-bayonet-hobarts-pike-the-tank-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2020\/06\/23\/defending-britain-with-a-bayonet-hobarts-pike-the-tank-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Defending Britain with a Bayonet | Hobart&#8217;s Pike | The Tank Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z7ycD041Uy0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The Tank Museum<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 24 May 2020<\/p>\n<p>Director Richard Smith looks at Percy Hobart and the incredible weapon he was issued on joining the Home Guard at the start of WW2; a bayonet welded to a pole. Major General Percy Hobart commanded the 79th Armoured Division and gave the revolutionary, specialised tanks used on D-Day their nickname &#8220;Hobart&#8217;s Funnies&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tankmuseumshop.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/tankmuseumshop.org\/<\/a><br \/>\nSupport the work of The Tank Museum on Patreon: \u25ba <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/tankmuseum\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/tankmuseum<\/a><br \/>\nVisit The Tank Museum SHOP &#038; become a Friend: \u25ba <a href=\"https:\/\/tankmuseumshop.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/tankmuseumshop.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter: \u25ba <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TankMuseum\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/TankMuseum<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram: \u25ba https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tankmuseum\/<br \/>\nTiger Tank Blog: \u25ba <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.tiger-tank.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/blog.tiger-tank.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nTank 100 First World War Centenary Blog: \u25ba <a href=\"http:\/\/tank100.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/tank100.com\/<\/a> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_2020-06-23-Defending-Britain-with-a-Bayonet-Hobart\u2019s-Pike-The-Tank-Museum.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_2020-06-23-Defending-Britain-with-a-Bayonet-Hobart\u2019s-Pike-The-Tank-Museum-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-58073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_2020-06-23-Defending-Britain-with-a-Bayonet-Hobart\u2019s-Pike-The-Tank-Museum-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_2020-06-23-Defending-Britain-with-a-Bayonet-Hobart\u2019s-Pike-The-Tank-Museum-853x480.png 853w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_2020-06-23-Defending-Britain-with-a-Bayonet-Hobart\u2019s-Pike-The-Tank-Museum-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_2020-06-23-Defending-Britain-with-a-Bayonet-Hobart\u2019s-Pike-The-Tank-Museum-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_2020-06-23-Defending-Britain-with-a-Bayonet-Hobart\u2019s-Pike-The-Tank-Museum.png 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tank Museum Published 24 May 2020 Director Richard Smith looks at Percy Hobart and the incredible weapon he was issued on joining the Home Guard at the start of WW2; a bayonet welded to a pole. 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