The story
Major General Sir Percy Cleghorn Stanley Hobart commander of 79 Armoured Division, who was made responsible in March 1943 for the development of specialised armoured vehicles, known as 'Hobart's Funnies', to spearhead the assault phase of the invasion 16 June 1942
Source Imperial War Museum
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