| Caption | Cromwell tank crew of C Squadron, 5th Royal Tank Regiment in Hamburg, Germany, 4 May 1945; the man sitting on the tank was a former Russian POW who had been fighting alongside the crew | ||||
| Photographer | J. Mapham | ||||
| Source | Imperial War Museum | ||||
| Identification Code | 4700-30 BU 5258 | ||||
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| Photos on Same Day | See all photos dated 4 May 1945 | ||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen |
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