A11 Matilda I Tank
The A11 Infantry Tank, Mk I, Matilda I was a British infantry tank of the Second World War. Despite being slow, cramped and armed with only a single machine gun, the Matilda I had some success in the Battle of France in 1940, owing to its heavy armour which was proof against the standard German anti-tank guns. Its weak armament made it unsuitable in combat against enemy armour, and the tank was obsolete before it even came into service. The Battle of France was the only time the Matilda I saw combat. After the fall of France, Matilda Mk. I tanks were withdrawn from service and used for training.
It should be noted that this is a completely different design to the more successful A12 Infantry Tank Mk. II Matilda II.
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A11 Matilda I Tank 
A11 Matilda I Tank 
A11 Matilda I Tank 
Royal Tank Regiment recruits learning the workings of a Matilda Mk I tank at Farnborough, 1940 
A11 Matilda I Tank 
A11 Matilda I Tank 
Matilda named Dreadnought of the 4th Royal Tank Regiment, Acq, France October 1939 
Matilda Mk I tanks and crews of 4th Royal Tank Regiment in a farmyard at Acq, 19 October 1939 
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A11 Matilda I Tank 
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A11 Matilda I Tanks of 4th RTR being transported by train France 1939 
A11 Matilda I Tank from the Polish 10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade, England, 1941 
A11 Matilda I Tanks 
A11 Matilda I Tank 
Abandoned A11 Infantry Tank Matilda named Gort, 1940 
The driver of a Matilda I in France during the winter of 1939–40 
2nd Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment during an exercise near Hebuterne, 11 January 1940 with an A11 Matilda I Tanks 
2nd Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment during an exercise near Hebuterne, 11 January 1940 with an A11 Matilda I Tank
Camouflaged
Camouflaged A11 Infantry Tank Mk.I Matilda I 
Camouflaged A11 Infantry Tank Mk.I Matilda I 
Camouflaged A11 Infantry Tank Mk.I Matilda I 
Camouflaged A11 Infantry Tank Mk.I Matilda I 
Camouflaged A11 Infantry Tank Mk.I Matilda I 
Camouflaged A11 Infantry Tank Mk.I Matilda I 
Camouflaged A11 Infantry Tank Mk.I Matilda I 
Camouflaged A11 Infantry Tank Mk.I Matilda I 
Camouflaged A11 Infantry Tank Mk.I Matilda I 
Camouflaged A11 Infantry Tank Mk.I Matilda I 
Camouflaged A11 Infantry Tank Mk.I Matilda I
Abandoned and Destroyed A11 Matilda I Infantry Tanks
A11 Matilda I Tank France 1940 
A11 Matilda I tanks and French tanks in an armour junkyard somewhere in France 
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A11 Matilda I Tank in Cambrai 1940 A11 Matilda I Tank 
Destroyed Matilda I named Glenorg Abandoned A11 Infantry Tank Matilda named Gort, 1940 
Abandoned Matildas in France 1940 A11 Matilda I Tank
