TANKS will once again roll through the streets of Dorset in a major commemoration of D-Day.

This year's Armour & Embarkation event, a historic military vehicle road run, takes place from June 18–19.

To commemorate the immense build-up of military hardware leading up to the D-Day landings, 10 tanks, half-tracks, armoured vehicles, heavy trucks, and more will take to Dorset's roads.

This year’s Armour & Embarkation event will feature legendary vehicles like the Sherman and other tank destroyers, and 40 other classic military vehicles.

Based at the war time camp D5, the village of Broadmayne will support their 1940s weekend.

The village was used as a marshalling camp for many thousands of men for the D-Day invasion.

There will also be a scheduled stop for Armour & Embarkation at the Tank Museum, Bovington, as well as a starring role in this year’s Dorchester carnival on Saturday, June 18.

The following day, there will be two convoys, with one section taking part in the parade for Weymouth War Weekend and the other visiting Castletown, Portland, for the opening of a Second World War museum.

The official sponsor of this year's event is Wargaming, which makes war-themed computer games.

“It seemed very fitting to have one of the biggest gaming companies in the world support and sponsor Armour and Embarkation,” said Jack Beckett, organiser and founder of the event.

“Wargaming has done so much to conserve and promote WWII history. We are more than honoured to have them alongside us for the event. They will help bring our hobby and our WWII history to a massive audience.”

“The Armour & Embarkation event will enable spectators to get a real taste of history,” said Richard Cutland, head Of military relations Europe at Wargaming. “As both a retired soldier and a Wargaming Employee I am extremely proud that as a company we are sponsoring this WWII tank experience to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the build-up of D-Day in Dorset, England.”

Many people who attended Armour & Embarkation in 2010 and 2012 will once again come to Dorset for the event.

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